Ultimate stereo nightmare


I have a complex stereo system, having accumulated many various components through the years. I also have an impenetrable jumble of wires.  Until now I’ve been able to deal with problems that arose. Now that I am elderly I can’t easily get down on the floor to assess things. I bought and installed new very expensive speaker cables (Audioquest Robin Hood), and subsequently found that my right channel was not working. After switching cables, the right channel was still not working. So the problem is somewhere in the system.  I don’t know if it’s a loose cable or something else and have no way of tackling the jungle of wires to check it out. 
I hired a company that claims they deal with these things, but there’s such complexity I don’t know whether they can deal with it.
 

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Jasmine is coming over tomorrow supposedly.

 It’s confining under these wires.

Thank you for your replies.  
I wish I could get to the back of the system.  Unfortunately. It’s all sitting on the bottom of a very long TV table, so I have access only from the front. I would love to disassemble it all and start over, but all my cables are from one company (Morrow) and look exactly the same.  A nightmare!

I live in the New York area (Long Island.)

I have engaged a technician who’s coming tomorrow morning. 
I hope he doesn’t throw up his hands in horror!

My best guess is that it’s a loose or disconnected cable. No sign of a fuse blowing, but it’s possible.

My tech canceled for today.

I’ve printed up labels for all the wires to facilitate the job.
Now I just need somebody to unclutter the system and get on their hands and knees to attach them.

I’ve been reassigned another technician for tomorrow: a “Jasmine.” 
Trying not to be sexist, but I wonder about that.

Well, I think my audiophile days are over. I took the whole very complicated system apart and labeled the various wires the best I could.  That’s the problem.  At my age (83) things are not as exact as they should be and I probably screwed up somewhere. I’m afraid Humpty Dumpty is never going to be put back together again. 
 I wanted to make things easier for the technician but I don’t think she’ll be able to cope with this.

Oh well, there’s always my headphones.

Thanks everybody for your comments and support!

 It’s nice to know the forum is behind you.

The company’s name is HelloTech. 
Very professional and good to deal with. 
 

waytoomuchstuff,

 I just added new speaker cables (Audioquest Robin Hood,) so I’m waiting for them to break in.

After relatively few hours of break-in the set is sounding better than ever.

Pictures are already available in my details.

@mastering92 

They sound great. A little laid back, but probably need more breaking in.  
Detail is wonderful.

 

Jasmine was a very nice young woman.

Don’t  get your testicles in a bunch, though.