Hello DIY Folks,
I bought a Marantz 3800 and noticed that if I turn the volume all the way counterclockwise, I could still hear music from the left speaker, although the volume is really low. This doesn't happen when I move the balance slider to the right speaker.
Could this be a dirty volume pot, or could it be something worse? I'm out of Deoxit and headed to Guitar Center to buy a can for $15 either way.
I'm also going to switch to another preamp just to verify that it's this preamp.
Not really that big of a deal in my mind, because I don't normally listen to music with the volume turn all the way down, just wanted a sanity check.
I bought a Marantz 3800 and noticed that if I turn the volume all the way counterclockwise, I could still hear music from the left speaker, although the volume is really low. This doesn't happen when I move the balance slider to the right speaker.
Could this be a dirty volume pot, or could it be something worse? I'm out of Deoxit and headed to Guitar Center to buy a can for $15 either way.
I'm also going to switch to another preamp just to verify that it's this preamp.
Not really that big of a deal in my mind, because I don't normally listen to music with the volume turn all the way down, just wanted a sanity check.
It's probably just a quirk of the volume control, and is harmless. Cleaning likely won't change that.
Thanks, Rayma. I'm not going to worry about it since I never listen with the volume all the way counterclockwise.