Sony str-de885 & onkyo sks-ht500 problems

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Well, the speakers and receiver don't have to be the same manufacturer by
any means.  Is the receiver under warranty?  I wonder if there is a problem
with it.  Even with the Sony you should be able to get it pretty loud if you
want.  The logarithmic volume control means that the first 1/2 of the volume
control may not produce alot of sound, but then it should start increasing
in volume at a fairly fast rate.  Can you get it to play loud and still
sound good?

Here is a quote from a website that describes the logarithmic volume control
vs. linear:

Also, here is a definition for pot taper (log vs linear) from "Electronic
Projects for Musicians" by Craig Anderton:

"One other characteristic of pot taper, might cause confusion. The taper of
a pot is another word for the rate at which the resistance changes. The most
common is linear. Turning it halfway gives half the resistance, a quarter
gives a quarter, two-thirds gives two-thirds,and so on.

A log taper pot, however increases resistance logarithmically. This means
that turning up the pot halfway covers only about 10% of the total
resistance; two-thirds covers about 40%. As you get past this point, each
degree of rotation covers a progressively greater amount of resistance."

See 1/2 way up on linear is 1/2 power/resistance (attenuated power from the
max), on logarithmic, it is about 10% - that is a huge difference and until
you are used to this, it may seem like you have to crank the h*ll out of it
to get sound.  To get the same 1/2 power/resistance, it would be about 75% -
notice 1/2 way up is 10%, but 75 is about 50% - though the difference is 50%
on the volume control.

Dennis