ARC 160M Meters

Just installed my new ARC 160M’s.   Loving the sound, build quality and looks.  But, the meters have no action till almost 12:00. Even then it’s not overly active.  Obviously at that high volume I’ll go deaf in short order all to see needles move.   My question is:  should there be more movement on the meters at conversational levels.  Basically there isn’t any at my normal listening levels.