i believe (i could be wrong, but i dont think so) that the audio outputs of sony t.v. s are set to variable whenever the t.v. s speakers are on, so if you hook it up the way J. Bond suggests whenever you turn down the t.v. volume or mute the t.v. the amplifiers volume will also be decreased or muted. if you have a digital reciever you could hook up the digital out from the dvd player to the receiver and the analog out put from the dvd player to the t.v. this will also give you much better sound from the receiver. if you do not have digital connections on your receiver you may need to resort to y adaptors and split the analog audio from the dvd player to the t.v. and receiver seperately.