Soundstage and voices lean to the left side????


Is this just a common occurence on recordings that one channel is stronger on LPs?? I have checked azimuth with a meter and it is spot on! I am getting equal output levels from both right and left channels on test tones.

Rather than the singer being dead center, they seem to be left center. My speakers are spaced equally from rear and side walls, etc.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

R.
red2
It seems to just be some recordings. Others sound just fine. So I assume it is the recording. I do not have a balance knob on my setup, so I guess I will just have to live with it.

Thanks for all the thoughts!

R.
I have also noticed that it is the recording. I have many CDs too that favor the left channel.
Check your anti-skating. Too much or too little can skew the soundstage to one side or the other.
I think it's the recordings. I have had the same issue and on a lot of recordings the instrument or singer tends to be on the left of center.

The best way to know is with a mono recording mentioned above.

Rob
I had a similar problem with music sounding "tilted to the left". My house is about 50 years old, and it occurred to me that the floor might not be level. So, I used a jack to lift the left side of the floor in my listening room, and the sound slid back to the center. I had to try several different heights for the jack, but after some experimentation I found that about 1.5 inches was just right. Any further jacking up made the sound move too far to the right. You may need to raise your floor more or less, so be patient... If you don't have the time or interest to try this method, then I have also found that tilting your head to the left (or right) helps to make the sound more balanced.