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Problem with Home Theater Volume

This is driving me absolutely nuts, and is getting worse with time.

In surround sound modes my system has a major lack in overall volume. Set at max, I mean max, the loudest passages in a movie hits 95db at most. The problem is getting worse and worse and I am at a loss.

I have tried different DVD players, different digital cables/inputs, different power conditioners, different ac circuit for the pre amp to be plugged into, different amp ac circuit, different power cords. The late night mode is not on, I have reset all the settings to factory defaults in case I goofed something up.

Any ideas? The amp is 200x7 only using 5 channels and the speakers sensitivity is 90.5db.

Thanks
Marty
marty9876
marty9876 OP
120 posts
 
I was looking at peak volume levels. All numbers listed were peaks.

Multiple problems are not fun to deal with. I do have a second set of speakers to play with, good old Cerwin Vegas...

Thanks
Marty
sean
6,231 posts
 
Throw the Vega's in there and see where you go. While they are probably more efficient to begin with, this will give you some idea as to where the major problem exists. Sean
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marty9876 OP
120 posts
 
I threw in the vegas and the vegas play way louder. I don't know the sensitivity of the vega's or the impendence of the Heron-i's so it's hard to tell what is happening.

Marty
stehno
1,453 posts
 
Sean's da' man!!!
sean
6,231 posts
 
While i'm not familiar with the Heron's, the fact that the Vega's will play as loud as you like tells me that the main culprit in this situation is your speakers. The fact that they used to play as loud as you like but no longer do so also points to your speakers, especially after verifying proper operation with the Vega's. My first step would be to contact their manufacturer and see what can be done.

I would also contact Sim Audio and inquire about the volume disparity when throwing the surrounds into the situation. I think that something is "funky" there too. Sean
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