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.

rvpiano01-12-2023 9:40pm

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jerryg123 Details Discussions Posts This discussion 3,429 posts 01-14-2023 at 12:55am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well thank you @tony1954 I found this kit of cable management tools to be quite handy.
jerryg123 Details Discussions Posts This discussion 3,429 posts 01-14-2023 at 01:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Did the tech get things squared away for you sir?
holmz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,328 posts 01-14-2023 at 01:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete OP. Start by evaluating your preamp by doing this. Switch the input interconnects AND the output interconnects SIMULTANEOUSLY. Play some music. If the RIGHT channel is still not working then the problem is in your pre. If instead the LEFT channel is now not working then the problem is somewhere else. Best of luck. Bruce These two things, and ear buds, are what I use. And an iPhone and this for injecting a signal into the chain.
snapoli2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 98 posts 01-14-2023 at 02:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete This is the best thread yet. So many unanswered questions… did Jasmine come over? Was she able to fix your system? Are you stuck under a giant pile of wires awaiting help? FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD DONT LEAVE US HANGING!!!!
rvpiano OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,482 posts 01-14-2023 at 03:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jasmine is coming over tomorrow supposedly. It’s confining under these wires.