Level
Matching
&
Input
Gain
Controls
If
you
have
ever
listened
to
a
friend’s
“killer”
home
audio
system
and
heard
lots
of
hiss,
clicks
or
pops,
then
you
may
have
experienced
an
improperly
level
‐
matched
system.
The
following
steps
will
help
you
through
the
process
of
level
matching,
although
at
the
end
of
the
day,
your
ears
will
be
your
guide!
•
Depending
on
your
source
(i.e.
SONOS
Connect,
TV,
CD
Player,
Gaming
Console,
Digital
Player,
Receiver,
Preamp
etc.)
and
the
amount
of
gain
you
want
to
set,
adjust
one
of
the
three
‘Gain
Setting
knobs’
on
the
back
of
the
Rialto
400
(Digital
Volume,
Analog
Volume
or
Speaker
Level
Volume)
to
‘minimum’
for
the
input
you
are
adjusting
the
gain
for.
This
is
known
as
“turning
down
your
gains”.
•
Start
playing
some
dynamic
music
and
adjust
the
volume
level
on
your
source
unit
to
your
normal
listening
level
using
the
source’s
volume
control.
•
Now
increase
the
amount
of
gain
on
your
Rialto
400
so
that
the
volume
increases
to
your
maximum
‘LOUD’
listening
level.
For
some
of
you,
this
may
be
louder
than
others!
•
Continue
to
fine
tune
the
gain
level
on
your
Rialto
400
to
adjust
to
personal
preferences,
‘loudness’
and
musicality!
At
this
level
of
gain,
it
will
still
allow
you
to
increase
the
source
volume
up
and
down
to
achieve
minimum
levels
or
rock
the
houses
in
the
next
street
(assuming
your
speakers
are
game
for
it
and
you
have
understanding
neighbors!).
AudioControl
User
Manual
‐
Rialto
400
13
Adjusting
Gain
and
Levels
Operation
Digital
Gain
Adjust
for
digital
input
gain
Analog
Gain
Adjust
for
analog
input
gain
Speaker
Level
Gain
Adjust
for
speaker
level
input
gain
•
Repeat
for
the
various
source
inputs
you
are
using
on
the
Rialto
400.
The
end
result
being
that
you
will
have
amazing
sounding
music
and
the
ability
through
level
matching
the
‘gains’
with
your
sources
to
‘crank
up
the
volume’
fully
benefitting
from
the
power
and
capability
of
the
Rialto
400
‘watts’
and
the
musicality
of
the
internal
DAC.
It’s
like
magic!
