Replace pre-amp

BTW the model is the Perseaus $1895 new. There are a few listed here used for a lot less.

Check out Rogue audio. They make nice tube preamps with phono in your price range.

I already replaced the foam around the woofers. I don't think it's the speakers. They both sound great and when I changed the balance of the pre-amp they both sounded equally loud and the music still sounds very good. Yes, before I buy I will get the pre-amp checked out to see if it can be fixed but with a new amp and cd player I'm kinda looking at a possible upgrade with the pre-amp too. You know that upgrade bug.

It might be your speakers. Nestorovics are quite old. Do the woofers have foam surrounds on them? If so there toast unless you have had them repaired. Try switching speakers?

I would fix it if I liked it; would be much cheaper than searching for a new one. I would at least get a diagnosis and estimate before I abandoned it.