I have a similar problem, but I can also see the difference on the meters on my MC2205. I'm thinking it's a problem with my MX130 preamp. I guesss I will try switching the cables and see if the problem reverses.
Channel Imbalance - HELP
It has finally got the better of me.
Ever since my first high-end system bought 15 years ago, I got it home and the left channel was louder than the right. I traced it to the amplifier, took it back to the dealer and funnily enough it was perfect at his place. He was good enough to exchange it for a new one anyway, but when I got it home, exactly the same thing!
I swept it under the carpet and just enjoyed the music. A few years later (with a whole new set of components) it was annoying me again, then I had an issue with one of my speakers and blamed it on that - I got rid of those too.
I was in denial.
Now, 15 years later with not one single component the same as in my system even only five years ago, I did some scientific measurements and sure enough, the right channel is 2dB down on white noise!!!
I did some swapped the L and R channels at the preamp output so the signal was going through DAC and preamp correctly, then swapped for power amp and speakers. You know what this did? - evened out the whole mess! Indicating to me that it is a progressive thing through each component.
What's going on??
Sorry for the long post, but I've had enough!!
Ever since my first high-end system bought 15 years ago, I got it home and the left channel was louder than the right. I traced it to the amplifier, took it back to the dealer and funnily enough it was perfect at his place. He was good enough to exchange it for a new one anyway, but when I got it home, exactly the same thing!
I swept it under the carpet and just enjoyed the music. A few years later (with a whole new set of components) it was annoying me again, then I had an issue with one of my speakers and blamed it on that - I got rid of those too.
I was in denial.
Now, 15 years later with not one single component the same as in my system even only five years ago, I did some scientific measurements and sure enough, the right channel is 2dB down on white noise!!!
I did some swapped the L and R channels at the preamp output so the signal was going through DAC and preamp correctly, then swapped for power amp and speakers. You know what this did? - evened out the whole mess! Indicating to me that it is a progressive thing through each component.
What's going on??
Sorry for the long post, but I've had enough!!