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Phono cartridge left / right output voltage differ

Just received a new Denon DL-S1 cartridge and noticed that the output voltage for the left and right channels are different.The left is .16 mv and the right is .18 mv.Though this is only a .02 mv difference it turns out to be about a 12% difference between channels.

Will I hear this channel imbalance ? Should I send it back ?

Thanks
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larryi
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This difference is about a .5 db difference. That is well within most cartridge specifications. One can hear a .5 db difference as a subtle shift in the position of the center image in a set up where the center image is narrowly drawn, but, the shift will be hardly an issue (if it is an issue to you, then you MUST have a balance control, preferably one that can be operated by remote control.
larryi
3,716 posts
 
I must have remember the formula incorrectly--I thought it was 10 log (P1/P2).

In any case, one db is not that big a difference if you have a balance control.
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