Right Channel louder than the left

I dont have a tube tester but may be able to take the pre amp into a shop and see if I can use one there. Great idea

I had the same problem and spent time testing my 6SN7 tubes. They turned out fine, so I then tested azimuth using 1khz tones. There was definitely a problem with one channel "leaking" more than the other.

A very slight azimuth adjustment was all that was required. As a result, I now have significantly better imaging and soundstage.

I later learned that my Soundsmith re-tipped stylus is very, very sensitive to azimuth. From what I have read, it is a Fritz Geiger design. This has prompted me to buy a USB microscope, one recommended by by Mike at Continuum.

Before you truck tht pre-amp down to a techie simply switch the tubes in the phono stage from left to right. See if anything changes. If not, tubes are not your problem.

I actually just switched the input source to CD and the levels even out. I dont think its the preamp.

Dravid1, Doesn't the pre-amp have tubes in the phono section? If so, those would be the tubes that were referred to. Your other sources would not 'see' the phono stage tubes in the pre-amp so it is possible that those could be the problem even though your line stage tubes are fine. Just change the tubes from side to side, or better yet if you have some new tubes just try replacing them. If you don't have any extras, you should! :-)