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I have had a DVD player for only a few months. Most of the time it seems that I have to turn up the volume on my HT receiver much higher for DVD movies, as compared to VCR movies.Is this expected or typical with the DVD format? Is it because of the way the sound is recorded on the disc, as compared to a tape? Or could it be due to the processing or output from the DVD player?
My DVD player is a Sony DVP-S570D, and my VCR is an old Toshiba VCRPlus. I have a Harman Kardon AVR300 receiver, which powers all six speaker positions (line out to powered sub).
-Dave R
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It depends upon the particular devices. Sometimes dvds sound a lot louder or quieter based upon the analog output devices. If it's connected to the digital input on the receiver, it would be the receivers dac section which would be relevant. It's all very personal to the devices. Some players sound much quieter than vcrs due to the broad dynamic range lowering the level of much of the sound. Also, percieved volume is significantly increased for vcr, due to its high natural distortion compared with the digital formats. Human volume perception is significantly based upon distortion. Distortion is also much more damaging to our hearing, hence the brutal headaches after listening to a poor recording vs a good one at high volume. Take it easy though, for your hearing sake, don't turn up the dvd player too high, peaks of 95 dB can cause damage, and 85 cont. can too. The midnight listening mode on many players is a boon for certain widely dynamic dvds where high volume is required for speech, and then the peaks blow your head off!!! Certainly it's an extra filter in the digital domain, but your ears are sometimes worth it. Those tiny bones in there need to be pampered!
You can flip between the Prologic and DD mode and notice that the prologic is more compressed. This usually leads to higher overall signal levels. Also the DAC outputs of the decoder may have a lower output level than the analog outputs of the VCR.
I am a newbee to this board, the digital audio is way more dynamic than the analog recorder, the analog sound is generally compressed, so it seems louder all the time, but less dynamic. The DVD is going to require more headroom, from it's quieter sounds to the louder sounds.. so to keep everything from reaching the point of distortion, like your -10db inputs on your reciever, the level is set a bit lower. Your DVD specifications will indicate what the audio out level is.hope this helps,
--db
Are you running it digitally or analog?
It's currently hooked up on analog.
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