Cannot hear audio on imported clips

Hello All,
I have used iMovie HD to import DV (sony DVCAM format tape) using the camera (Sony PD-170) and a DV tape player/recorder. In both cases the audio is inaudible in iMovie. I have tried raising the audio level in the clip as well as extracting the audio and raising the level. No dice. I am able to get audio using Microsoft MovieMaker (sorry!). But, I prefer iMovie for editing.
When I play the tape on a tv monitor the audio is fine. the level is low, but turning up the volume on TV is fine, at least to hear the tape.
Any ideas on how to get the audio up in iMovie?
eholz1

Your audio settings may have been changed.
1. Open Audio MIDI Setup (/Applications/Utilities/), then check the Audio Output setting.
2. Change the Audio Output setting to 44100.0 Hz.
3. Quit Audio MIDI Setup.
More info on why this happens, here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300832

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