HU plays radio louder than CDs...Why?

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

I have Jensen Indash receiver. For some reason it sounds like to me that my system is louder when playing the radio stations then when I play a CD. Could somebody explain to me why this could be?

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I don't know much about JVC.....but all of my older Pioneers had a featured called "Source Level Adjustment", in which you could increase or decrease the relative volume of other sources (CD player, aux input, etc) in relation to the radio tuner. So, if you set the CD player SLA to +4, then at the same volume level (say...volume 25) the CD would be louder than the radio.

Does your JVC have any feature like this?

 

[Cris 10+ year member]

I don't know much about JVC.....but all of my older Pioneers had a featured called "Source Level Adjustment", in which you could increase or decrease the relative volume of other sources (CD player, aux input, etc) in relation to the radio tuner. So, if you set the CD player SLA to +4, then at the same volume level (say...volume 25) the CD would be louder than the radio.
Does your JVC have any feature like this?

he said jensen..

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

its usually the other way around,CD sound louder and better

I would have to say its your reciever quality

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

are u playing a regular cd or is the cd burnt

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

raisedin305... there is a very simple explanation for this problem you are experiencing...

the simple explanation:

the fukin things broken!... move on

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

are u playing a regular cd or is the cd burnt

Burnt

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

raisedin305... there is a very simple explanation for this problem you are experiencing...
the simple explanation:

the fukin things broken!... move on

Thanks Chief:tomatofa:

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

he said jensen..

Haha....you're right. For some reason I read it and thought it said JVC //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Haha....you're right. For some reason I read it and thought it said JVC //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

I'll check it out today to see if it actually has that "Source Level Adjustment" but I doubt it, haven't seen that before on my H/U.

 

[Deamonicus 10+ year member]

I've got an inexspensive JVC head unit and it does this too. I never really looked at the manual for a reason. I just figured it was the way the cd was recorded. Some of the burned cd's I play are loud and some are not. The radio is always the same though. So I think it has something to do with how the cd was burned.

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

a lot of burnt cds arent as loud due to shitty rips. if its the same way with a regular cd, its cuz you have a jensen.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Burned CD's can vary in recording level especially if they were made from mp3's that you downloaded. European and classical CD's are often recorded at -10dB which is lots lower than contemporary stuff. Most radio stations use audio compression equipment that maintains a high average output level, same reason that TV commercials are louder than the programs. Before blaming the CD player try playing a regular commercial CD of some pop music and see how that compares to the radio.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I would suggest that it's simply because it is a Jensen HU.

They use bargain-basement lasers and DACs and the sound reproduction while playing CDs illustrates this pretty well.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

Burnt

burnt w/levels too low. i'm just guessing it wasn't a direct copy.

cd's can be ripped 800 ways from good. software/encoding/analog vs. digita inputs/EQ's the list goes on. You might try 'normalizing' your songs before burning next time to reach for 0 db levels.