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How about you? Do you have to tweak too?
Mojo,
You are right, recording engineers have different taste what a good 5.1 to 7.1 Dolby\DTS audio mix should be. But I'm finding that in the past 5 or so years, the movie sound business has become much more consistent with their "presentation" of accurate surround sound fields. Soundtracks now place dialog, action, and effects audio in a mostly seamless and balanced space.
These improvements allow me to balance my 5.1 setup at almost a "0" reference level, with only a slight +3db adjustment to the center channel. With over 300 DVD's and 50 HD-DVD's, my default balances hold well 99% of my viewing\listening times w\o further tweaking!!!
SHMBO is happy...So Am I! 
Ted
p.s. HT room is 7k cf, bright and square!?  Gear listed under my name! 
Samsung 67" DLP 1080P * 2-Axiom EP500 PSW's * Emotiva UT Series Amps * Acoutimass 15's 5.1 = WOW!
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