@ghdprentice @noromance , sorry I was unclear on one critical point: it does NOT take just a few minutes to clear up the issue. It takes hours, and days in some cases, to resolve. One thing that often clears the issue is shutting off the switch to my Torus RM20 that powers everything, and leaving it alone for 5-6 hours. However I’ve just now done that I’m not there yet! All it takes is a gentle movement of any component and the problem will occur, but a quick fiddle unfortunately does it resolve the issue.
@holmz I’d agree it is likely a connection issue if not for the fact that I can move any component in my system and the problem materializes instantly! Very frustrating.
Also of note is that it is not related to restarting my digital devices, as the issue happens when moving a device or cable while the system remains on and is playing music. Very frustrating! It’s such a relief when it gets back to optimal sound.
My guess is it’s somehow related to my cabling. I have two unnecessarily long power cords (3m) but I believe I’ve laid them out in as clean a way as possible with minimal coiling.
I guess one test I could do is buy 5 1m cheap generic cords and see if the problem disappears.
@ddd1 no it’s not ear pressure. When the problem is there it remains until I do something to eventually address it. And when the problem goes away, it is gone for good until I move something in my system.
I mentioned this but to elaborate, once the problem happens, when I move things around again, the unbalance effect changes. Gets better or way, way worse, but doesn’t fix without leaving the system totally unpowered (not just off) for hours. Sometimes the issue is very subtle and other times it’s extreme. That said, I’ve been trying to get back to normal currently leaving unpowered for hours, but it didn’t help this particular time…. Which prompted me to vent on this thread!