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Somehow I've got myself a "WTF" dilema with my newly setup Turntable. HELP!

If I plug one IC from the "high out" of my phono stage (for example, the right side)
into the right side of my integrated amp's "AUX" input jack. Low and behold, I only
get music out of the right side speaker.
If I unplug that IC, and plug the other IC (1 pair) into the left side of my phono stage
(again "high out") then into the left side "AUX" input jack of my integrated amp, You
got it, left side sounds great, nothing out of the right speaker.

Now, when I plug them both in (as in normal connection of phono stage to amp) I get
95% of all music information out of one side, and yes, WTF only 5% out of the other
speaker.

All cables are securely connected. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
markj941
czarivey
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According to my wife, WTF is World Taekwondo Federation. 
jperry
1,408 posts
 
It appears to be your phono stage based on your diagnostic results. You should swap the tubes and see if the problem follows the tube. If so replace the tubes. If not substitute another phono stage to confirm. If that fixes the problem send the phono stage for service.
tketcham
267 posts
 

Hi, markj941,

The JD9 uses dip switches for left and right channels for gain; check to be sure that the dip switches are set to the correct position for each channel.

Regards,

Tom

miner42
698 posts
 
Tubes are my guess, on the integrated amp since all inputs give same results.  Is there a phono stage on your integrated amp you could try?  Gold Lion tubes are affordable.
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almarg
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Although some of the reported observations seem inconsistent with the possibility of a polarity reversal in one channel (which could conceivably result from a miswire in the new turntable, or even a miswire within the cartridge itself), to be certain that isn’t causing the problem I would suggest that you try reversing the + and - connections to one (and only one) speaker, at either the speaker end or the amp end of the cable (but not both).

As you may be aware, a polarity reversal on one channel can have strange effects on image position and focus when both channels are playing, but would not affect sonics significantly when only one channel is playing.

Regards,
-- Al

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