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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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soix
9,628 posts
 

Congrats on finding the issue — must be a relief knowing what it is and that there is a replacement available.  Great idea to go with factory unit just for peace of mind and especially if you might wanna resell them down the road.

sounds_real_audio
1,018 posts
 

I am sure you have tried this however you might reverse the speaker wires, left.to right and right to left just to rule out upstream  issues.

sounds_real_audio
1,018 posts
 

I am sure you have tried this however you might reverse the speaker wires, left.to right and right to left just to rule out upstream  issues.

larryi
4,047 posts
 

This is a very good speaker that is very much worth fixing.  A factory supplied driver is the best approach.  Even if an off-the-shelf ScanSpeak driver would work, you will have some lingering doubts that might hurt your ability to enjoy this fine epeaker.

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onhwy61
5,235 posts
 

Are the factory replacement drivers available as matched pairs?

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