Hi everyone! My Oppo 105 seems to be favoring the right channel slightly over the left. Now, before you ask any questions, here’s the system and the troubleshooting I’ve done:
System:
Sources: Oppo 105 (digital); Hagerman Trumpet MC phono stage
DAC: Schiit Gungnir
Amp: Schiit Ragnarok 2/Yamaha 801
Speakers: Reference 3A MM Gen 2
Cables: Acoustic Zen and Belden ICs/ Nordost White Lightning speaker
Troubleshooting:
- Swapped speaker cables - no difference (i.e., right side still favored)
- Swapped speakers - no difference
- Swapped inputs on the amp - no difference
- Swapped amps - no difference
- Run IC’s straight from the Oppo to amp, bypassing the external DAC - no difference
- Tried both balanced and unbalanced outputs from the Oppo - no difference
- Listened to both CD and Tidal playback - no difference
- Yet when I play from my phono stage, the sound is even and instrument placing is where it should be, even when using the IC’s I had used with the Oppo
- One thing i haven’t done yet is try a different digital source - mainly because I don’t have one.
Is this a thing? I would chalk it up to speakers or, more likely my room acoustics except for the perfectly balanced soundstage generated by the analog components. Thoughts?
