Paul Arnette
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This is the $64,000 question with my receiver, a Pioneer Elite VSX-49TXi, and I cannot seem to definitively answer this question. When I test, and I have my Toshiba's speaker settings set to the default (size=large, distance=0, level=0, and crossover=120), what should expect my readings on my SPL meter to read if my receiver is performing bass management on my analog inputs? Should the sub's db output match the other speakers?
Also, is it possible that my receiver's setting are being applied to my analog inputs except the sub? Is this a common occurrence?
I need to re-test, but last time I tested at 75db the speakers were all in line with one another plus/minus a couple db and they were consistently 7db lower than SPDIF, but the sub was the exception being 15db lower than SPDIF.