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Yamaha RX-950: Odd Loudness Control

I don't understand how that (variable loudness) is complicated or hard to understand. It's not rocket science.
 
Joe: Maybe it would seem at least somewhat counterintuitive, especially on models with pretty large volume control and pretty small loudness control.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
 
I believe a lot has to do with reading and actually following directions. When I was teaching I found a significant number of my students were unable to read and follow directions. When I asked one student to read an error message to me, what he said/read was not what the message actually said (I was monitoring his PC). When asked where did he get what he said to me he replied that's what he thought the message meant.

There's too much interpreting and not enough direction following. I discovered this years ago with VCR's. A substantial number of VCR owners never set the time and date on theirs. When asked they almost always said the directions were hard to follow. IMO/E directions are not hard to follow if you follow them exactly and don't interpret them.

"I don't need no stinkin' directions. I already know how to do everything." There are too way to many people that think this way.
 
Joe: That's true - a lot of people expect stuff to be self-explanatory/intuitively usable. On the other hand I can only partly blame people for that expectation, considering that ease of use typically is a design goal.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
 
Is anyone denying the variable loudness is an equalizer, of sorts?

That's the whole point of the variable loudness feature and of using that for controlling the volume. The loudness compensation is, at least in theory, more correct at any volume level by using that control.
 
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