Denon Loudness Management
Can anybody please explain how to properly use Loudness Management on Denon receiver? It comes with different levels of Dynamic Compression from low to high. The manual is not very in-depth about it and it seems like a feature that could be very beneficial if used properly. Thanks!
Isn't loudness management dynamic compression? Most receivers have this feature usually under different names. My Yamaha has "adaptive DRC"? I actually like dynamic compression because it balances audio output at lower volumes. I rarely, if ever, listen to anything at anywhere near reference level so dynamic compression works really well. It usually works so that the louder you make the volume ...
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Someone in Product Management pushed it, but it didn't do what it was supposed to do: make the system "sound good." That launched an investigation into the real intent of the loudness control function and a bit of re-evaluation by those individuals designing audio products.
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Surround Parameter AVR
Loudness Management This sets whether to output as specified in "Dynamic Compression" or output directly without compressing the dynamic range of audio recorded in the disc.
Loudness Management Default Value: Off When playing Dolby TrueHD, enable the dialog normalization function which keeps the volume of dialog at a certain level. Note that when this setting is Off, the Late Night function that allows you to enjoy surround at low volumes is fixed to off when playing Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD. Center Spread
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It can go by different names- DRC, Dynamic Control and Loudness Management among others- and be hidden in weird menus (looking at you, Pioneer). Sometimes, it only impacts surround content; but usually it will affect stereo playback as well.
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