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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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dan_ed
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The difference is ~.1 dB. No, I don't think you can hear that.
dan_ed
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Yes, Al and Dre win the cupie doll. I glanced past the milli. :-)
dan_ed
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It is also mathematically correct to compute 20 log for each voltage and subtract the results. However, you have to get the decimal points correct for millivolt values. That was my mistake. Using the quotient method as Al posted avoids the pit I fell into. :-)
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