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Posted by Andreas Borman (Member # 9014) on 09-29-2016, 09:23 AM:

Hi guys,

Anyone tried playing Blu-ray disks and found a way to get sufficient volume level? Compared to playing DCP the level is so low that setting the CP650 to level 10 is not nearly sufficient.
I'm using the digital coax AES3 input on the Dolby DMA8plus. I've tried connecting the analog stereo output signal from the blu-ray as a non-sync input on the CP650 too. Also low levels.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-29-2016, 10:45 PM:

The best solution is to convert a movie from a disk into a DCP using software such as MakeMKV and DCP-O-Matic - that way you can adjust the volume if necessary. I've found that it's usually necessary to adjust it DOWN by a DB or two, to avoid clipping the theater sound system during playback.