My tonearm must be wired out of phase

Thought about that testpilot, but wouldn't a loose pin mean signal or no signal?

Thanks for responding, I switched the white and blue leads with the red and green.  Out of phase might not be the correct terminology.

Perhaps as mijostyn suggested the clips are on the wrong wire inverting phase.  Similarly, my CJ preamp inverts phase.  Like you Lewn, I can't tell the difference with phase inversion but for good measure I reverse my speaker connections at the speaker.  I also have a phase inversion switch on my phono preamp but can't really discern a difference either way.

I haven't spent a lot of time on this new discovery yet.  While I can conclude at early stages is what I described above.  Before this new revelation the soundstage was nice and "chunky" from the center, right center and far right with a noticeable hole left center and far left.  

I know what wiring your system or speakers out of phase sounds like and my description above is not that.  That result is as you mention Lewn, extreme sounding.  With the cartridge leads reversed it sounds way better in terms of filling the entire stage between the speakers.  Not change in tonality just equal balance between the channels and speakers........man.....analog.  Of course my digital plays fine.

Thanks chakster there is one sitting in my album rack!   I even used it for channel balance test tones never thought to test polarity.  At any rate it will be an interesting test. 

The tonearm is wired in correct polarity using the hifi test record.  The puzzling piece for me is when the connections at either the pins or the phono pre are reversed, the balance is spot on between the channels according to my mono block meters and my ears.

It appears to be my phono pre, switching tubes does not change the imbalance, the right is still louder than the left.  Also, I retubed it with fresh tubes.  I just had it in with a tech and he adjusted the power supply to the designers specs but otherwise measured in perfect working order.  I thought it was solved.

Conclusion, chase the dragon and go a witch-hunt or listen with the leads reversed which reverses the channels but sounds terrific.  Or listen to my backup phono pre which sonically is inferior.

My conclusion means some issues with components are daunting and evasive.  I have been after this for a while.  My last resort is shipping a 50lb component possibly overseas.