Tweak it . . . till you eff up you system and want to sell it all!

SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited September 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
Yeah you heard me . . . ugh. Just finished a long night of studying and decided to listen to some tunes before bed. Little do I know that my system will sound less than perfect. Yesterday, I decided to setup my Adagios properly according to the setup manual. Great! My speakers were placed and sounded excellent. Yet for some reason . . . when I turned them on today, the image was off to the left. The balance on the preamp is correct. When I toss on my HD555 cans the sound is centered. So the issue is somewhere between my preamp output and my speakers. God, has anyone ever had this problem? What could have changed. I'm afraid I may have blown something. I changed my tubes to be sure and the problem persists. Tomorrow after some rest I'm going to pull all my cables off and clean them. Any other suggestions?

. . . nothing worse than your system crappin' out when you want to hear it the most.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    how long did you let her warm up for ?
    let her warm up overnight....I bet she sounds sweet
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2007
    I waited about a half hour till I played some music. I've never really had to wait before.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2007
    i've had this happen before... and for me anyways.. it wasn't an equipment issue it was that a lazy boy recliner was to close to the right speaker and it was acting like sound deadening foam. i moved the chair which wasn't right in front of the speaker, but off to the side.. and sure enough everything was ok again.

    this may not be your same problem.. but this bugged me for the longest time.. i swapped out cables, amps, pre amps, speakers, sources, etc.. and finally it came down to room furniture. who would have thought that?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2007
    my problem talked about above, really affected the SDA's. other speakers not so much. also, if one of your speakers is farther away from you than the other one. that will lessen the volume of that speaker too. this i find with my SDA's and my RTi's as well.
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  • Spacedeckman
    Spacedeckman Posts: 96
    edited September 2007
    Welcome to the world of hifi. I can't tell you how many "improvements" I made to my system that sent me the wrong way. I've started over at least 3 times.

    Nature of the beast.

    Mark
    System:

    VPI Scout/Benz Ace
    Sutherland PH2000
    Arcam CD72
    Yamaha DVD-CX1 (primarily for CD..26 lbs, all BB D/A)
    Audioprism Mantissa w/Reference PS
    Parasound HCA750 (temporary)
    Audiovector M1 Signatures
    Kimber 4TC x 2
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2007
    Interesting . . . . looking at my room, a bookshelf may be causing the problem. I will report back later after I unload the mass of books and move it to another wall.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2007
    Ferris . . . I mean, Dangerboy, you're my hero. It appears that the bookshelf was the issue. I removed it from the room and the soundstage became centered again. These Adagios really are sensitive to everything in the room. Geez, I used to think my old Lsi15s were picky things.
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