Why you DON'T Turn Speaker Levels Past 0db 😅

[AalesundTrooper]

My opinion:
No, no, no, NO!
Dont ever try to push your system to your 0!!!!
Systems are different, amps are different, so you have to try and test. And if you start to get clipping or disortions, you turn it down asap!!!
I have never, never tried to go for max volume on my system(s) EVER!
I wanna have my hearing for the lifetime, and not going deaf. The only thing i will agree on here is that if you boost channels, be aware of the volume after adjusting it over 0. If you have a eq calibration as most do, you get a headup when testing channels. You need to listen, listen and listen to your system to get it right. Dont just crank it up and believe its gonna be a blast. You will only blast your system.
For me, this i somehow it was in the good old days with the Cervin Vega speakers🤣
Edit: this comment went to wrong video🤷

[Slasher_Films_Fanatic]

Hey Kyle, I have a Sony str-dn1080 av receiver and after autocale it sets my subwoofer to 8.0. The bass was way too boomy, so I tuned it down to 2.0 db and it blends perfectly with my LCR channels which are the Sony sscs5 bookshelf speakers. I had them crossed over at 80hz, but now I have them crossed at 70hz and they actually sounds better now. I never listen at reference level or volume over 25 so the speakers are pretty loud with no distortion and the subwoofer LFE sounds like it’s coming from the speakers now. You are absolutely right about an 80hz crossover might not be good for everyone! Thanks for informing us audio amateurs 🤣🤣🤣 and keep up the great work

[markclark]

In a two channel speaker system the preamp should not exceed the mid volume settings. This can be changed on the gain adjustments on the power amp which will allow higher volume levels. On my surround settings on my processor the max I need is at zero.

[capnsnaxx]

Great video as usual. I run my speakers (mainly my center and atmos speakers) above 0. I was afraid at first until you mentioned if your speakers aren't that efficient its ok. That's my situation and like you said I never crank my speakers up to reference level. I tend to run at half volume to slightly above the halfway point. Sometimes even lower than that.

[SoberBassHead]

This is different in car audio, you actually want to have your level at maximum, this puts more rca voltage to your amps, if you can have a higher signal you run less gain which is better for sound quality.

[Chris-hruj]

As always, thanks for the education Kpaceguy. Seems like old video from your prior theater 😂👍🏽. Always picking up knowledge or inspiration from your videos.

[lyons]

I have the opposite problem my speakers at 0db with a 75db test tone are 20 db to hot. I can’t even get my level down to 75db. So what should I do in that case? Am I losing anything having my levels at -15?

[iannottingham]

I have a question, I had to increase the level.of my speakers in order to reach 75db for reference level, what about that??

[danielbarroqueiro]

my maranta sr8015 always has the default volume to -20 but if I level up the speakers using a db app its only like 67/68 db. do you increase the volume of the amp to like -12 or so to reach the 75db or you just leave it like that (67)db

[MikeMargolis-jf]

I respectfully disagree with most of what is being said in this video - while it's true you shouldn't max anything out, I've been running surround receivers for decades with my fronts and rears set to +6dB and my center to +8dB, with no adverse affects at all. I even crank up the input level adjuster for sources to +10dB, and never experienced distortion. It's all about getting more powerful sounding levels at a lower master volume number.

[vernonnutter]

What about if the calibration adjusts the levels for headroom which puts the speakers in the positive region

[Kelbywithdat]

I’m new to this hobby. What if I have a AV receiver that has no reference level, particularly the Sony STR-DH790. I run 7 speakers that are all 8ohms. 5 Klipsch for the bed layer and 2 Jamos for front height. I calibrated my system so many times and yet I still find the center channel to have low volume so I turned it up 1-2db that improved the dialogue. No heat in my AVR and no distortion. At least I don’t hear it. My center channel is a Klipsch R-25C if that helps.

[Bryan-hdnm]

Great video! So why does my anthem calibrated my speakers to plus 5.5 ?

[njrumenos]

I don’t think this is right, 0db on the volume knob is not your max amp output, output is determined on speaker sensitivity and distance to the mic with a doubling of power for every +3db, reference in anthem AVRs after calibration is completed for a 75db target is generally around -20 on the knob and depending on your speaker’s sensitivity and room size/ distance to mlp will determine your max output nothing to do with 0db

[CarlVanDoren]

Hmmm, good reason to dis AVR'S 😮

[bencancio]

I can see maybe with the center and surrounds with clipping. But if you have efficient left and right that can handle 350 watts or higher . I don't see any problems maxing out your volume level. But I believe you have to have high end speakers 🔊

[Douglas_Blake_]

It's real simple ... clipping kills tweeters. If you don't want to kill your tweeters keep those amplifiers below clipping level.

It used to be that most decently powerful amplifiers had a lamp (or led) that would flicker on when you clip your amplifier, to warn you to turn it down. For some reason that has almost totally vanished from modern consumer equipment.

[RC]

You asked for opinions, so here's mine. I'm not trying to be mean, but you don't have even a basic understanding of how these products work. All this stuff about watts, volume and amplifier power is pure nonsense. Let me ask you a question. When you are adjusting volume, how high do you have to raise the volume before you distort or damage the signal?