Onkyo analog/optical sound difference?

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Okay I searched through this forum and the cable forum trying to see if someone posted this - so I think reciever forum could answer this.

Bought a Onkyo TX-SR502 (thanks to the "research info" form this forum and my own experience; Circuit City had a great sale price of $230)
Hooked up the DVD using an optical line (everything works excellent). I got a little stuck on the TV/VCR situation.
I want to tape without the receiver being on - so I concluded I had to do an analog connection in the Video 2 slot from the TV (VCr/TV already connected within one another).
The sound is really low (to what I thought it would put out). I had to put it to around 55-68+ on the volume for sound, I played around with the sound field trying to find if I missed a setting (user error?)
Is there a huge difference in sound when one component is hooked up optically while the other is analog? (the optical DVD player comes in great around 23-35 volume). The receiver got hot quickly under the TV setting since the volume was set so high and I was concerned about that.

 

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The difference in volume between an analog and digital connection is totally dependent on the source; ie if the source is recorded at a loud volume it will be loud.

I can't follow your setup from your description. First, you cannot record thru the receiver if it is not on.

It sounds like you have the vcr connected to the tv and then the audio out from the tv connected to the receiver's video2 input. If that is correct and that is the case where the volume is lower, it could be that you have the tv's audio out set to 'variable' - in which case the tv volume controls the strength of the signal to the receiver. Use the 'fixed' out to solve that.

 

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BINGO!
Thanks for the TV tip, I did have it on Variable instead of Fixed,
I was more concerned about the connections and preferences on the receiver than checking the TV options.(.....daaah!)
If someone hits on this thread for the Onkyo TX-SR502 - HIGHLY recommended this receiver. I was himming and hawing on the SR702 ($680) and SR602 ($425) but I can't get into the 2 zone thing since I have two other stereo recievers (also Onkyo, ancient TX-17 and TX-38 - still sound great) in other rooms and the SR502 does a heck of a job on the DVD sound. Had a Sony DE345 that died after 4 yrs, bad main board.
Thanks for your solution!