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Tim Streater wrote:
I think I tried the optical out with a cheapy D2A jobby, but the audio
quality seemed poor so today I'm just using the headphone output.

Did you put both into amp inputs so you could compare?

Headphone outputs often don't produce enough volts for a line in.

I found a Toslink to phono which had an output level control. Allowing you
to set it as required.

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