Right Channel Lag

Hello Motdathird,

Judging by what you have said so far, My opinion would be you have a dead spot towards the bottom of the volume control on the preamp(minimum volume).
I could not swear to this without actually having the unit(s) in front of me.
There are other common possibilities(faulty speaker relays in amp, or muting relays in preamp if used in either),but the more common of them is the volume potentiometer.
As long as the system works well at listening levels that suit you, and you don't hear any distortion this should not be a problem.
If the system exhibits any distortion, or causes static. or over-excursion of the speakers it would be a good idea to have it professionally checked out(start with the preamp, then the amp).
Good Luck, I hope this helps.

AK

Thanks for the responses. As a first attempt I am going to switch to another set of tubes in the pre to see if one of Sean's theories might identify the culprit. Will also run my tuner directly to the amp to see if I can eliminate the amp as a source of trouble.

Mot, leave the same tubes in the preamp, just switch the channels that they are operating in. If the "lag" changes channels along with the tube swap, you've found your culprit. If not, time to call up Sherlock Holmes : ) Sean
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