L, C & R outputs on Receiver question

jemrey81
jemrey81 Posts: 161
edited March 2010 in Electronics
Hey guys, bear with me on this one ;)

My receiver (as all do) has the output levels for all of the channels, I am wondering what do you recommend setting them to.... or is it a "whatever sounds good to you" thing? I am only running the front 3, and a sub. Currently my L&R channels are at +2.5 and the center is +3.5 out of 10 (IIRC). Should they all be that same? Should they be set higher? Do I need to give out componant info?

Thanks :)
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited March 2010
    Using a sound meter works best.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    janmike wrote: »
    Using a sound meter works best.


    +1, or if your AVR has a auto calibration program, run that and it will take care of it for you.

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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited March 2010
    Whatever is the lowest sounding channel/s you want set to 0 gain and then pot up whatever channel is behind. For example the Left and Right would be at 0 and then +1 on the Center channel.
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