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Ultimate stereo nightmare

I have a complex stereo system, having accumulated many various components through the years. I also have an impenetrable jumble of wires.  Until now I’ve been able to deal with problems that arose. Now that I am elderly I can’t easily get down on the floor to assess things. I bought and installed new very expensive speaker cables (Audioquest Robin Hood), and subsequently found that my right channel was not working. After switching cables, the right channel was still not working. So the problem is somewhere in the system.  I don’t know if it’s a loose cable or something else and have no way of tackling the jungle of wires to check it out. 
I hired a company that claims they deal with these things, but there’s such complexity I don’t know whether they can deal with it.
 

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jond
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rvpiano I had no idea you were up there in age great job disconnecting it all man! And fingers crossed it's a nice easy fix. I hope you've tried some of the troubleshooting ideas suggested.

grislybutter
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@rvpiano 

pretty awesome system you have.

It's perfectly understandable if it's a pain and not as pleasant as it used to be. I hope the technician will work out though

rlj
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As we age we have to downsize from our otherwise youthful choices.     At age 70 I have a hard time getting off the floor.   I've been using Sprout 100 and the new Bluesound Powernode powering bookshelf speakers.      Better yet are the powered speakers.   

 

 

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tony1954
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@jerryg123 

OCD is not a negative. Assures that everything is tidy and in its place.

I have it as well and the nest of cables behind my rack is a constant source of aggravation.

No matter how many times I make an effort to "clean things up", by the time I'm finished it all looks the same.

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jerryg123
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Well thank you @tony1954  I found this kit of cable management tools to be quite handy. 

 

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