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Bob C
In addition to my Mac's system volume control, I have volume controls on AV software such as QuickTime or a webpage player as well as on my speakers. When I use Airfoil to send the audio to my home speaker system, I have a volume setting in Airfoil as well.
Is there a preferred way to set all these volume settings so as to get the best quality audio or does it matter?
For example, I could set the system volume setting to its maximum and then attenuate the volume using the speaker controls, or vice versa.
Answer
i set it to max on the pc and use the remote on the speakers ...watever floats ur boat ...
i set it to max on the pc and use the remote on the speakers ...watever floats ur boat ...
What is the best volume setting for my stereo receiver connected to an in-ceiling stereo with volume controls?
Lock
I am planning on supplying 110W RMS per channel to 8 speakers in my home that have a range of 60-120W each. Because this is a multi-room system, each room has its own volume control. My question: what is my best choice for setting the master volume so that I get optimal sound with volume controls at the rooms? Also, is there any way to bypass the master volume control on the receiver so that all volume control is provided in the rooms (e.g. certain type of receiver)?
Answer
I don't know exactly how are you going to connect those 8 speakers with the stereo receiver to supply the 110 W RMS per channel. The whole idea seems like one of those crazy DIY projects where some of the equipment pays the price. (Usually it could be the speakers but given that you are including some extra volume controls into the soup then maybe the receiver will become the guinea pig this time)
If this "in-ceiling stereo" is a true multi-room system it must have some controller unit with support for connecting an external equipment as the source and maybe connections will be done via line level (usually with RCA connections and not to speaker terminals), so it will bypass receiver's amplifier and volume control. Then volume control plates on each room or the controller unit should have the required built-in amplifiers. So no "desired volume level" for receiver will be needed.
If you only see cables to connect, then maybe some controller unit or multichannel amplifier will be needed before connecting the receiver to that. This is because stereo amplifiers are not designed to drive 8 speakers out of the box and also they expect a minimum nominal speaker impedance connected to each speaker terminals (So don't even try if you don't know how all 8 speakers are wired there and what will be the final impedance of that system).
But as your question is about volume level setting and not about how to connect all that, then....
Given that you really know what you're doing (and you can actually get that system all wired and working) I think the best way to get optimal sound is this:
1) Select the test material (CD or radio). But I would suggest the loudest you can get from what you're going to listen.
2) Set receiver's volume level to the minimum and turn it off.
3) Set volume controls on all rooms to minimum and only set the largest room volume level to the max (this will be our test room).
4) Turn on receiver and increment volume level until desired maximum volume level is reached in "test room" (This maximum volume level should be the maximum comfortable volume level you like or just the maximum volume level without distorton heard).
This will be the optimal volume level to use for the receiver.
(Don't forget to set volume level to min every time you turn on/off the receiver - This way volume level on each room doesn't matter).
Now just check the smallest room performance so that max volume level there is still comfortable (but as we choosed the loudest test material and not always full volume will be used it should be just fine) and then check multiple rooms at the same time until you see how the complete system performs. The volume setting on one room should not affect other rooms or else it will not work.
To bypass receiver's volume control you need to use line level outputs (RCA connectors usually called "line out" or "pre-amp") and one additional external amplifier for each room (because bypassing volume control on the receiver will bypass its built-in amplifier too).
The real multi-room solution will require specific multi-zone audio distribution equipment, they can also include multi-source control so you can listen to different sources on each zone. Try this link:
I don't know exactly how are you going to connect those 8 speakers with the stereo receiver to supply the 110 W RMS per channel. The whole idea seems like one of those crazy DIY projects where some of the equipment pays the price. (Usually it could be the speakers but given that you are including some extra volume controls into the soup then maybe the receiver will become the guinea pig this time)
If this "in-ceiling stereo" is a true multi-room system it must have some controller unit with support for connecting an external equipment as the source and maybe connections will be done via line level (usually with RCA connections and not to speaker terminals), so it will bypass receiver's amplifier and volume control. Then volume control plates on each room or the controller unit should have the required built-in amplifiers. So no "desired volume level" for receiver will be needed.
If you only see cables to connect, then maybe some controller unit or multichannel amplifier will be needed before connecting the receiver to that. This is because stereo amplifiers are not designed to drive 8 speakers out of the box and also they expect a minimum nominal speaker impedance connected to each speaker terminals (So don't even try if you don't know how all 8 speakers are wired there and what will be the final impedance of that system).
But as your question is about volume level setting and not about how to connect all that, then....
Given that you really know what you're doing (and you can actually get that system all wired and working) I think the best way to get optimal sound is this:
1) Select the test material (CD or radio). But I would suggest the loudest you can get from what you're going to listen.
2) Set receiver's volume level to the minimum and turn it off.
3) Set volume controls on all rooms to minimum and only set the largest room volume level to the max (this will be our test room).
4) Turn on receiver and increment volume level until desired maximum volume level is reached in "test room" (This maximum volume level should be the maximum comfortable volume level you like or just the maximum volume level without distorton heard).
This will be the optimal volume level to use for the receiver.
(Don't forget to set volume level to min every time you turn on/off the receiver - This way volume level on each room doesn't matter).
Now just check the smallest room performance so that max volume level there is still comfortable (but as we choosed the loudest test material and not always full volume will be used it should be just fine) and then check multiple rooms at the same time until you see how the complete system performs. The volume setting on one room should not affect other rooms or else it will not work.
To bypass receiver's volume control you need to use line level outputs (RCA connectors usually called "line out" or "pre-amp") and one additional external amplifier for each room (because bypassing volume control on the receiver will bypass its built-in amplifier too).
The real multi-room solution will require specific multi-zone audio distribution equipment, they can also include multi-source control so you can listen to different sources on each zone. Try this link:
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