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Onkyo TX-SR600 logarithmic volume control

Like all receivers of this type this receiver has a volume and other controls that are logarithmic (as opposed to linear) in design. What this means is that the unit produces much of its volume at higher settings. For example, at a setting of 50 it's about one-quarter volume, then at 60 it's about half volume and then 70 and over it has very high volume (and lots of power). With linear a quarter is a quarter, a half a half, etc. It works the same as the famous Richter scale for earthquakes where a 5.0 is not much, a 6.0 is ten times that and a 7.0 is a hundred times a 5.0 and so on. The purpose of this feature is to give the user better control over the whole bandwidth of volume choices. We've probably all had the experience on a set where you can use only 25 or 50 percent of the control, which makes it difficult to control different listening levels. So if you've dealt only with older technology this type of control could seem a little different than what you are accustomed to due to newer technology.

Your take on the volume control, to me, is correct. Both my Denon receivers are like this, granted they count in dB, so in my case -80 to -20dB is very little volume, then -20dB to -10db is good listening volume, then -10dB to 0dB is loud listening.

Thanks! I revised it to try and make it sound like an advancement over traditional analog and a positive feature. Do you think buyers would shy away the way it's presented now (re-read the revised product description above)?

Thanks again!
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reply to takeahike
Hmmm, do you work in a marketing department?

All audio volume controls on decent audio equipment follows a logarithmic change in level, that's how we perceive sound. Whether the markings on the dial are 0-10, or -60 to 0 dB, it doesn't make much difference! Embellish it any way you want, but they all function the same.

reply to takeahike
My Denon goes to "11"