Channel imbalance with turntable playback


So I’ve been having a slight channel imbalance for awhile now. Vocal tend to lean left and just overall left leaning gain. I swapped the L&R input on the phono preamp and it sounds way more balanced. Any harm in just leaving it or should I swap them back and figure out what the problem is causing this? Thoughts? Thank you!
paulgardner

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No harm leaving it!
A possible cause is antiskate. Antiskate is used to counter the force which is pulling the tonearm to the center of the record. Too much or too low antiskate will cause the stylus to ride one side of the groove more than the other, which will cause channel Imbalance.