Lower Volume from One Monoblock


Technical question on Cary 500 monoblocks. One amp is noticeably lower in output volume than the other. My sound was off-centered, a good bit louder on the left. Swapping the monoblocks left to right the louder sound swapped too. The left channel is now lower in volume. Any ideas on what goes wrong with a monoblock to reduce the output. The amp plays, it is just lower in output than the other amp?
stickman451

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Stickman, If you are thinking about replacing the Cary's you might want to give some thought to the CAD 500.1t's. In most respects, the 500.1's are much better amps than their predecessors. They don't come up for sale very often though.
Stickman, I haven't tried any of the Bryston amps in my set up. It's been all Cary for a long time now.
Russ offers good advice. If a fuse blows on one side of the Cary MB's you will get a much lower volume (really low) out of that amp. Its always worth a try taking the cover off and seeing if there is anything obvious.