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Phono cartridge left / right output voltage differ

Just received a new Denon DL-S1 cartridge and noticed that the output voltage for the left and right channels are different.The left is .16 mv and the right is .18 mv.Though this is only a .02 mv difference it turns out to be about a 12% difference between channels.

Will I hear this channel imbalance ? Should I send it back ?

Thanks
carbonfiberone

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carbonfiberone OP
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Sorry I didn't mention that this reading is straight off the spec sheet that came with the cartridge.My last DL-S1 spec sheet read .15 mv for both channels.So I expected this new one to have the same output in both channels too.

Not sure if there will be a big enough difference in volume to hear between the right and left channel.So seeking advise.
carbonfiberone OP
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First I'd like to thank all of you for help in making a decision on what to do.All your comments have been appreciated.

I finally got something I could sink my teeth in after being told that the difference between the channels would be somewhere around 1 db or less.Thanks for that.That doesn't sound like a lot and if it turns out to be a problem I do have a balance control on my preamp.

So I've mounted and aligned the cartridge and had time to casually listen to one side of a Lp.Of coarse in the back of my head I think the right channel is louder but I'm really not sure.I will have some time over the weekend to listen more critically.Plus I can compare it to another cartridge.

Thanks again for your help
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