DVDs quieter than CDs?

[shakotan]

Help!

I have a Sony DVD player that I run through my Onkyo HTX-22HD Home cinema set-up.

I've noticed that CDs are much louder than when I play DVDs, when I have to turn the volume up to 45 to get any sort of decent sound out of the system.

I can't see anything obvious in the menus?

[OldSkoolRS]

I've found this as well, doesn't seem to be much you can do about it though, just the way it is.

I found a workround that might help: I have setup a 'CD' input on my amp as well as the DVD/Bluray one. I use both the HDMI and coax outputs. On the the amp HDMI is used on the 'DVD' input and the coax on the 'CD' input. On my amp each input can have the levels adjusted to line them up to match, I don't know if yours allows this fudge?

[headcase]

As a general rule, DVD is quieter, there is some official reason to why but i cant remember what it is

[The_Burg]

Early CD's will play correctly. The reason for modern CD's being so loud is due to the crap way they are mastered in an effort to make them as loud and poor quality as posibble, thereby obliterating the market for CDs and ral HiFi allowing iPODs to rule the world.
Or something similar, have a google for 'Loudness Wars' and you will find all the details you need.

[DavidY]

DD/DTS soundtracks are -10dB compared with CD, hence the increase in volume required.