one of my my speaker channels does not work on my receiver?

Question

one my of my speaker channels does not work on my receiver anybody know what could have happend to it. or did it blow out.

Answer 1

To diagnose: First, check your balance knob. Sometimes a cat or child can monkey with it.

Then in the back of the receiver swap the left & right speaker connector wires to find out whether it's the speaker or the connection. If the sound switches sides, then the problem's in the receiver. If the same speaker stays silent, you've ruled out the receiver as the problem. Swap back the wires before proceeding.

Next, the quickest thing to do is make certain the connection wire is still firmly attached to the speaker. If they are, try disconnecting the dead speaker and attach the wires that are currently going to the working speaker. If the speaker comes to life, it's probably the wires themselves. If not, then it's within the speaker.

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