@bwguya,
‘are you using balanced connections (XLR) for l/r? If so, then single ended connections (RCA) will all need to be elevated. I’m sure many people more knowledgeable than I can predict the theoretical amount but my recollection from when I was running a 5 channel amp is that l/r was 0 and center was +6 or 7. I have found this to be the case with 2 different ProAc center speakers (cc1 and cc2) as well as 3 different ProAc l/r speakers (response 2.5, 3.0 and 5.0... yes, at one time I owned all 5 models... ) I recommend doing a careful setup with test tones (preferably supplied from a Blu-ray test disk) and a decent dB meter. The internal tone generator on the SSP is inadequate, although it has been improved. Differences of 1 dB between center and front channels significantly impact clarity and intelligibility of dialog. I also found cable choices to be important. But really obsessing over channel levels really pays off!
‘are you using balanced connections (XLR) for l/r? If so, then single ended connections (RCA) will all need to be elevated. I’m sure many people more knowledgeable than I can predict the theoretical amount but my recollection from when I was running a 5 channel amp is that l/r was 0 and center was +6 or 7. I have found this to be the case with 2 different ProAc center speakers (cc1 and cc2) as well as 3 different ProAc l/r speakers (response 2.5, 3.0 and 5.0... yes, at one time I owned all 5 models... ) I recommend doing a careful setup with test tones (preferably supplied from a Blu-ray test disk) and a decent dB meter. The internal tone generator on the SSP is inadequate, although it has been improved. Differences of 1 dB between center and front channels significantly impact clarity and intelligibility of dialog. I also found cable choices to be important. But really obsessing over channel levels really pays off!