Why am I not hearing the startup chime?

should I be concerned that the start up chime didn't sound when I turned on my iMac?

If it were set to Mute prior to shutdown, that is
where it remains at the next startup...
So if that doesn't cure it on next boot, to set
the control up or down, or un-mute, post back.
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