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Ultimate stereo nightmare

I have a complex stereo system, having accumulated many various components through the years. I also have an impenetrable jumble of wires.  Until now I’ve been able to deal with problems that arose. Now that I am elderly I can’t easily get down on the floor to assess things. I bought and installed new very expensive speaker cables (Audioquest Robin Hood), and subsequently found that my right channel was not working. After switching cables, the right channel was still not working. So the problem is somewhere in the system.  I don’t know if it’s a loose cable or something else and have no way of tackling the jungle of wires to check it out. 
I hired a company that claims they deal with these things, but there’s such complexity I don’t know whether they can deal with it.
 

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roxy54
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@rvpiano 

Taking another look at your system photos, I think that you'd have an easier time accessing the back of your gear if you mounted your TV on the wall. It might sound better too.

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russ69
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I also just looked at your system pictures. Some young fellow will have no problem getting you all patched up. 

curlyhifi
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@dinov .... Based on personal experience this is the best advice I would give.

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rvpiano OP
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My tech canceled for today.

I’ve printed up labels for all the wires to facilitate the job.
Now I just need somebody to unclutter the system and get on their hands and knees to attach them.

I’ve been reassigned another technician for tomorrow: a “Jasmine.” 
Trying not to be sexist, but I wonder about that.

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dweller
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Nothing worse than working on wires you don't have free-and-easy access to. Recently reorganized my home theater rig -took two days, and thought I'd have to call an ambulance a couple of times. The result? Lost 80% functionality in my "Main HDMI out" connection (no video or eARC) but the secondary HDMI still works sort-of. We suffer for our art.

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