Roon Volume versus Digital Radio on BluOs

Roon Software Discussion
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When I play music from roon the volume seems to be significantly lower than when I play music from a digital radio station.

I have noticed that when I play a radio station from the BluOs app or even a radio station from within roon, that the volume of the music is significantly louder than when I play the same track on roon.

The above, of course, without any changes to the amp volume or settings.

Sometimes I want to play my music loud and feel that I am pushing my amp too hard with the roon setup.

My setup is
Roon Server on QNAP
Amp NAM M33
Speakers Dynaudio Contour 60

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Check volume leveling parameters in Zone settings by clicking speaker icon bottom right then cog wheel in the pop up.
AFAIK radio stations don’t transmit volume leveling info, so the rub is in the difference between the two highlighted settings …

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Edit:

Don’t worry, you’re actually not pushing your amp harder by turning up the volume to compensate for a weaker input signal.

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These too are the settings in my roon. Should I change them?

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Do a test, turn leveling off and listen, set unknown to the same value as the target and listen, just play with the values until you’re satisfied!

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