michaelwjones Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Dumb question and I think I know the answer, but would someone please listen to "So What" on Kind of Blue and tell me which toward side Miles tends to be standing? He's been toward the right on my tubed pre/amp set up, but I plugged in a SS amp and he moved to the left. I have an integrated placing him toward the right, so which on side does anyone else have him? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn3 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I'd check your connections on your separates - sounds like you have L and R switched somewhere. Some separates invert polarity, but that wouldn't cause what you're experiencing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwjones Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, jcn3 said: I'd check your connections on your separates - sounds like you have L and R switched somewhere. That was my first thought so I double checked all the connections & they are "properly" connected: R to R and L to L. That's why I asked about others listening to "So What." Perhaps the "new to me" SS amp has its internals reversed. I have not had a SS amp in my system in heaven knows how long. Or perhaps just the amp shifting the soundstage based on its design; it's subtle but very noticeable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Hmmmm...if you turn the balance all the way left do you only get sound from the left speaker? Same with right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwjones Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 3:55 PM, babadono said: Hmmmm...if you turn the balance all the way left do you only get sound from the left speaker? Same with right? If I had done that, the answer would have been yes, and produce the same sound. The amp has an absolutely flat, mechanical slide stereo/mono switch which is internally mounted with a "window" in the chassis to operate. It was switched to stereo. Lacking any other good ideas, I decided to open the amp and deox'd everything that moved or made contact. When I put it back together, Miles was where he was supposed to be. The logical culprit was a stuck s/m switch since the only other moving parts are the on/off switch & dual gain controls. Subsequent fiddling with the switch confirmed it. All is well. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Nice outcome 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 So when you said "moved to the left" you meant front and center Like Shakey said good deal. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwjones Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, babadono said: So when you said "moved to the left" you meant front and center Like Shakey said good deal. Enjoy. Front, but just slightly to the right of center 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 15 hours ago, michaelwjones said: Front, but just slightly to the right of center 🙂 Mono is mono is mono. If it sounded a little one side or the other than that side was louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I would have to say .... So What. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 4:19 PM, michaelwjones said: deox'd everything that moved or made contact. It is a good idea to toggle, slide or spray the unused switches every few years! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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