Kenwood KA 8100 Integrated Amp...No sound in left channel ?


I turned on the Amp and had no sound from left channel....and then I pressed high hz filter button.
...in and out several times...the channel came back and it is now playing fine.
Does this indicate a problem ...or just a dirty contact ?
thank you
rocky1313

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It’s at that age where one possibility, the ugliest of all.. is the one I made with the last three integrated amps I worked on.

Complete switch disassembly (of all switches), and scrubbing of the contacts with 2000 grit sandpaper, reassemble switches, re solder, and then reassemble the gear. They might never suffer a fault in the entire life of the gear, ever again.

That’s the only ’real’ solution that works. Contact cleaner works for a bit, but then......