Yes, if it is easy to do, the driver swap will confirm that is, or is not the issue. I hope it is not because drivers can be expensive. The ideal would be a driver from the manufacturer. The original driver may be a custom job. It is quite easy for even the smallest manufacturer with not much of its own R&D capability to specify and get drivers customized. A local dealer in my area who makes some of his own speakers to sell in the shop, had woofers customized for his requirements. He specified some of the basic design elements and performance parameters, and the manufacturer built prototypes. As a retail shop, which builds a somewhat limited number of custom speakers, the minimum order of 40 appeared to be a challenge, but, about two years later, he is ready for another order of 40. That was it. Easy. If ProAc says their driver has been customized, it probably is a genuine claim.
Proac Response 3.8 stereo imaging is not centered
I picked up a pristine pair of Proac Response 3.8 speakers recently. They sound lovely, however the sound on one side seemed slightly weaker than the other side with the stereo image or soundstage offset to the louder side. This has never been an issue with my other speakers. Speaker cables are the same length. Switching the speaker wires at the amp output doesn't change the asymmetry. Switching the speakers from left to right and vice versa does change the asymmetry. So my conclusion is that the one speaker is slightly louder than the other? The individual speaker drivers are performing fine and the musical presentation is otherwise fine. Could the crossover components be the problem? Any other ideas to troubleshoot this?
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