Aboutcleggsan Expertise Consumer Electronics of all kinds. Audio, esoteric audio systems and components, video, tv. Digital equipment for consumer use. Ham radio and automotive electronics. Note: I give advice on tv repair based on general consumer electronics engineering experience but I am not engaged in actual repair of sets. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THE MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER AND AGE OF THE SET.
Experience Electrical Engineering; recording, broadcasting, design, international standards, tv and radio theory and practice.
Organizations FELLOW of AES (Audio Engineering Society)
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International Consulting Organization
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Various Consumer Electronic publications
Education/Credentials BSEE
MSCS
MBA
Awards and Honors Famous Engineer for Digital Audio
Question Have a 1993 Sony Trinitron TV, picture is still great for standard TV, but the sound is muffled, very muffled, increasing the volume only slightly helps, tried different modes on the audio menu: SAP, MTS, Main, No change in sound, attached external speakers, same thing, no sound, any ideas, I would like to keep the TV because the picture is good
Answer Model number????
If the set has a headphone output try that. If it has rca audio outputs try that. Did you use external amplifier when you tried external speakers?
If you can get good sound from the headphone jack or from the rca outs then I recommend you buy a set of PC speakers at the computer store and hook them up. That will be cheaper than trying to repair the output amplifier inside the tv. PC speakers w/subwoofer and good sound are $20 and up.
Let me know if there is more to the story - and be sure to give a model number.
