Originally Posted by Ronnie
Originally Posted by Mr Meridian
I've ignored 75dB calibration point for years and kept all the DSPs as high as possible by calibrating to the level of the lowest measured speaker at 0dB adjustment.
+1

Meridian have obviously chosen the wrong compromise here, but they have always said to play around with the Calibration, Distances and various other settings until you achieve the sound you prefer. I guess some have taken this further down thru the years than others. It was likely around 1997 since I last went with Meridian's Default Settings, Distances or Calibration recommendations

There is no reason to compromise at all. My new tool is a "compromise" (you pick and choose which speakers you want full resolution and which you wish to risk clipping on), even if they supported what I did with the tool in MConfig, it's still a compromise. No reason why all speakers can't be full resolution. But you could (and probably should) still have an overall Master "Digital Gain" adjustment for the geeks.

I'm tempted to set all speakers to +3dB and move the furniture smile But the risk of clipping due to 2dB (over +3dB) in rears is pretty low.

By the way, as 518 states, occasional clipping is no big deal.

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