As far as the volume setting goes, I have the same levels. Set at 0db and calibrated at 75db, most of my dvds are played back around -20, cds -30, satellite -15, vcr -30, tapes -30. These settings are higher than my H/K, (the H/K only went down to -64), but so what? In time I just re-learned the settings and now I base it on how comfortable the sound is and not on the display's numerical info. Have fun with your system.