New Vinyl but sound from only one side?

byfthalone
byfthalone Posts: 345
edited December 2011 in Electronics
please be gentle I am new to the whole turntable/vinyl scene. I just purchased a couple of LP's from a local store and put the record on but no stereo...I checked the connections and they are fine and I remember playing a record a month or so ago and it was in stereo but my left speaker isn't making a sound. It's fine for everything else I play....any ideas???
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited December 2011
    Could be where the cartridge wires clip on to the cartridge or an interconnect. Worse case scenario's: internal in the turntable or problem with your amp.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited December 2011
    Mono record?
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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited December 2011
    both of the album covers say Stereo...as far as added info...not sure what to say other than I get great sound out of my right speaker but absolutely none from the left. I listened to TSO Christmas CD right after an it's fine...great tone from both...guess I'll just keep trying to play around with it. I hadn't played the TT at all for the last three months and then it was fine. thanks all for your input.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited December 2011
    bent needle, bad interconnects, check the leads going to the cartridge.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited December 2011
    Even if it was mono it would still play out of both speakers. Most likely a bad connection. Have you checked the little wire clips at the back of the cart?
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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