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Why would my left and right channel be 4.5DB different?


Lost240

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My left channel needed to be adjusted on my receiver to be 4.5DB higher than my right. Could the horns be that sensitive? It isn't the room placement, because when I walked up to the speakers one was clearly quieter than the other until I adjusted them. I thought I was going deaf in my left ear. Could there be something going on with my crossover? I still need to switch left and right speakers to see if its an amp issue. 

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So last night i switched the wire at the amp and it equalized the speakers.  My only thought is that the speakers are off by a little bit and so are the channels on the amp so combining the two only made the problem worse. This evening I am going to physically switch the left and right speaker. If this solves the issue I will be happy. 

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53 minutes ago, Lost240 said:

So last night i switched the wire at the amp and it equalized the speakers.  My only thought is that the speakers are off by a little bit and so are the channels on the amp so combining the two only made the problem worse. This evening I am going to physically switch the left and right speaker. If this solves the issue I will be happy. 

 

I have had issues in the past with decreased output from a speaker due to binding post connection not being tight enough.  Perhaps when you switched wiring you actually just fixed the connection.  Or maybe you have a bad wire and moving it around allowed a better signal at least transiently.  I would re-try the way you had it to start now and see what happens.  If issue still there would also try new speaker wire.

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So after I switched the inputs on the amp and tried it, I then went and switched the wires on the speaker end. This way the correct channels would be playing. At this point the problem was back, so I can rule out the speaker wire. 

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Well one is in a corner and the other one has a ways to go to the corner. I have switched the speakers and now there is only a 2DB difference. I also put new jumpers on and tightened down the connections on the horn. I am going to attribute the 2DB to the room and seating position. 

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On 7/15/2017 at 0:41 PM, Lost240 said:

Well one is in a corner and the other one has a ways to go to the corner. I have switched the speakers and now there is only a 2DB difference. I also put new jumpers on and tighter down the connections on the horn. I am going to attribute the 2DB to the room and seating position. 

 

The room could easily make a 2 dB difference.  For instance, moving a speaker from a position well out in a room into a corner can increase the bass volume by 6 dB.

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