I made the assumption that most users would plug their units into an amplifier with separate volume setting the first time. In this case 0dB is ideal. I was particularly worried that people would worry that they couldn't hear anything if I left the volume set to minimum.

If people are plugging them straight into power amplifiers then I'll try to ensure that the volume is set to minimum as shipped in future.

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Mike Crowe
I may not be speaking on behalf of empeg above :-)