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The vocals on any recording were on the right of course instead of being in the center. The trebles are significantly less pronounced on the left side (I just felt like half deaf in left ear – believe me it is horrible experience). The imbalance is noticeable with headphones and speakers. 20-30% than left one (if normal channel balance is 50L/50R then what I experience is app. The problem: channel imbalance of Rega Planar 3 with Exact - right channel louder app. The LPs: mainly brand new, sealed RTI, Optimal, Quality Records pressings and 1st German ECM pressing (usually NM/EXC or simply the best condition I could find). The room: room acoustically treated with acoustic panels, diffusers, the speakers set up accurate to 1 mm. The system: Yamaha A-S2100, BW 702 S2, Nordost Red Dawn speaker cables. The device: Rega Planar 3 with Exact catridge (both 2020 models, cartridge fitted by official dealer) bought brand new 08.2020. I am very sensitive to channel imbalance and if it occurs it ruins the soundstage and in effect the whole listening pleasure no matter how well the system performs in other departments. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Blue Note, Impulse and the ECM is the essence for me. I do collect vinyl recordings only if the session was fully analogue (let's name it AAA) so usually until mid 80s. I decided to get TT because I wanted to listen to the all old recordings in the most original form (no CD or hi-res remasters, just the music in the form of how it was meant to sound). I am jazz, rock and punk music lover in general. I posted similar message on three different boards - I am not going to disappear - I will answer any questions in any form.
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I just hope to help someone with similar problem, since I know how frustrating it can be.
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In the end, I am fully aware of criticism I may face in the comments - that is ok for me to judge anything I wrote freely. No wonder they hide their e-mail from greedy eyes of hostile customers (like me). I also have my spiritual need to share with all of how Rega handled the difficult art of customer service. I attached the pictures of what helped me to restore proper balance. I found dozens of posts on different forums regarding this horrible issue and only one solution among these posts which solved my problem. This post is about common issue related to Rega TTs – namely channel imbalance (with usually right channel significantly louder than the left one).