How to test balance between right and left channel


Does anyone know if there exists a simple straight forward test equipment that can tell me whether the left and right channels of my speakers or amps or preamps or CD are outputting the same level/strength of signal?

Can this be done with the help of a multimeter, if so how?

many thanks.
lall

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Thanks for your replies. Bfr/Rrog, you may be absolutely correct. My dedicated audio room has a sloping roof - 8ft high on one side and up to 20 ft on the other. But before I tackle this problem, I need to be sure that the slight imbalance I am getting at time does not come from my equipment. I know my cd is ok as i can read my the balance levels on it. But i need some sort of equipment to individually test each component of the chain to identify the source of my problem.