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very little power?

Hi everyone, just installed my mcintosh mx122 and mc207 to my front projector,cable box (Fios), dvd player, cd player, etc. When I play dvds or cds the sound is strong and powerful like it should be but when I play TV I get like 1/5 th the power and sound levels. I have checked all my connections but cannot figure out why everything works but the TV portion. Any suggestions or clues to what may be going on? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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oddiofyl
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Does your cable box have variable remote out?   Is it wired via analog outs or digital?  Connected to the 122 via the cable box or TV audio out?  Some boxes or TV s have a variable digital Toslink jack which could be the problem .
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oddiofyl
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Cable box is a pain in the Arris......unfortunately comcast dumbed everything down and disabled variable digital out .   It convenient, but they got too many complaints of no sound .   Yours may not even have it.  My TV is quite a bit lower than my tuner, DAC , even phono....   I just live with it.  

Dynamic range enabled on cable , dvd, Blu-ray will sound poor on a good system.  It is to compensate for crappy systems and sound bars.
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oddiofyl
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Do you have another box like it in the house?  Worth a try if you do.
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Also check to see if box has DRC  dynamic range control , turn it off if so equipped.
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