Hi Dave,

Yes, tried them all - that is, tape inputs, tuner inputs, CD inputs and
Phono (record deck) inputs.

Bothg Scart sockets occupied. (VCR and DVD). Tried all the other
inputs....

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your comments. Re "phono", see my comments to others. there
was definitely no discernible sound difference using the phono (record
deck) amp inputs as opposed to any of the others (CD, Tuner, Tape
Deck). As I said right at the beginning of all this, the sound quality
was muted, muffled and required the amp volume control to be set at
just under half way to be able to hear anything at all...

The Pioneer Amplifier is model A-221, late eighties vintage.

In article .com,
Bruce writes
Hi Jim,

Thanks for your comments. Re "phono", see my comments to others. there
was definitely no discernible sound difference using the phono (record
deck) amp inputs as opposed to any of the others (CD, Tuner, Tape
Deck). As I said right at the beginning of all this, the sound quality
was muted, muffled and required the amp volume control to be set at
just under half way to be able to hear anything at all...

The Pioneer Amplifier is model A-221, late eighties vintage.


You have deffo got something wrong there;(. Have you tried anything like
a Freeview, assuming you can get reception in your area, or a DVD player
as yet?....
--
Tony Sayer

In article .com,
Bruce wrote:
As I said right at the beginning of all this, the sound quality
was muted, muffled and required the amp volume control to be set at
just under half way to be able to hear anything at all...

If you unplug one phono from the TV and touch the centre pin with a
finger, do you get a buzz on the speakers with the amp set at normal?

If so, I'd say there's a fault on the TV.

--
*No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver,purple

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Bruce" wrote in message
ps.com...
Hi Dave,

Yes, tried them all - that is, tape inputs, tuner inputs, CD inputs and
Phono (record deck) inputs.


Do you have a setting for the headphone volume in the TVs menu? If so, try
adjusting that.

Digital built-in to the Toshiba TV. DVD player works fine and (when
playing an audio CD) at normal volume setting...

Yes, Toshiba TV manual recommends setting the headphone/line out volume
to max. Have done that. No difference.

In article .com,
Bruce writes
Digital built-in to the Toshiba TV. DVD player works fine and (when
playing an audio CD) at normal volume setting...


So it seems something may well be up with the outputs on the TV
somewhere.

Be "interesting" to try another TV so as to indicate a fault with the TV
which now seems very likely, or perhaps you don't like the TV sound,
very unlikely.

Preserve me thinks
--
Tony Sayer