Atrium 60 volume issues

jzpasnu
jzpasnu Posts: 12
edited September 2007 in Troubleshooting
Hi guys,

I just installed my Atrium 60 deck speakers, and I have a volume issue. They are hooked up to Zone 2 of my Onkyo 605 and I have a volume controller installed in the wall.

To get the speakers to a respectable volume level, I have to turn the volume control all the way up, and have the receiver practically maxed out. It's not the receiver b/c I tried my old Onkyo and it did the same thing. The home builder installed the volume control, and don't know how to troubleshoot that. Any ideas?

Thanks.
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  • Paul in Canada
    Paul in Canada Posts: 178
    edited September 2007
    I don't know anything about your receiver but if you turn down your volume control (half way) and increase the volume on your receiver (zone 2) that may make a difference. I hope that it is some thing that simple but if not I'm sure someone else can help you.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited September 2007
    Hello,
    Do you know the manufacturer of the volume control? There are two different types of controls. One is a simple potentiometer and the other style is based on a transformer. The receiver is connected to the primary side of the transformer and the speaker is connected to the secondary side of the transformer. Probably the first thing I would do is take the control out of the wall and twist together the wires coming from the receiver with the wires going to the speaker. In other words, bypass the control. Then turn on the system and if things are sounding correct, then the control is the problem.
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  • marius94024
    marius94024 Posts: 4
    edited September 2007
    If bypassing the volume control gave you good volume, here is one thing
    the problem could possibly be.

    Many of the volume controls also have an impedance amplification circuit (used if you are hooking up several pairs of speakers to the same speaker output on your receiver).

    If you have 1 pair of 6 or 8 ohm speakers, you would want it set to 1x. If you have 2 pairs, set it to 2x. For more complicated scenarios, google it to see what advice you get. The higher level your impedance amplification/matching is set to, the lower the volume (but it is required to protect your receiver when hooking up multiple pairs).

    On the volume control I have in my kitchen, I have to take off the face plate, then the knob, then a plastic plate below that to see the switch.
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