biodigitaljazz Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Left speaker sounds louder than right, and the power output meters reflect it. Noticeable on aux, phono 1, and phono 2, considerably more so on phono 1. What might cause this? Vintage 70s era gear: pioneer sx 980 and HPM 100s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Once I had a L/R channel issue and it ended up being as simple as a loose connection on my cartridge. Good luck and hope you find the culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 If it's not simple connection issues then you need some proper tests, that receiver was supposedly refurbished when you bought it wasn't it? So if it's not an obvious simple fix I would ask the guy you bought it from if he can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 The problem with vintage equipment. Its vintage and breaks down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 No refurb, bought from a family friend who bought it originally and just had it sitting in the basement. I didn't even think to switch the speakers in their inputs and try to find the culprit, and start to consider replacements. I'm hoping its just the receiver- I have a hunch finding a comparable replacement for that would be cheaper than the speakers. This wouldnt be caused by the right speaker having a longer path to run from the receiver than the left would it? The receiver is on the far side of the left speaker from the right one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You should always have equal speaker cables. My amps are right near my left channel, but both channels use an 8ft cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 You should always have equal speaker cables. My amps are right near my left channel, but both channels use an 8ft cable. This is great to know, thank you Andy. Pretty sure it's the receiver- noticing some bias when listening with headphones. I've found a bit of a balance by turning the R/L balance toward the right until they sound even in headphones and now I can just use bump the volume up a bit I think. I'll experiment a lot throughout the day with this, including the length of the cables! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 You should always have equal speaker cables. My amps are right near my left channel, but both channels use an 8ft cable. Yes equal lengths means equal resistance and impedance which means both sides of the amp see the same load, although they have to be quite a percentage different to get a really noticeable listening difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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