Left speaker dropping out internittently

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Hi All
I've been having a problem with my left speaker dropping out periodically,
with no apparent rhyme or reason or pattern. It happens when I'm playing
CDs or DVDs. Yesterday I got clever, waited for it to drop out, and
switched back and forth between CD and Phono. Left channel worked on Phono,
not on CD. This seems to isolate the problem in the CD player, or does it?
Are there separate input circuits to confuse the issue? I've wiggled all
the connections and they seem secure. The receiver is a Technics SA-GX550
that I've had for 8 or 10 years. The DVD player is a JVC XV-N4
that's about a year old.
(the vinyl was the Paul Butterfield Band-"In My Own Dream" )
Any insight will be appreciated.
Brian, in Cedar

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"John A. Weeks III" <john@johnweeks.com> wrote in message
news:291120041123176427%john@johnweeks.com...
> In article <%nIqd.366866$Pl.116432@pd7tw1no>, Brian Barnson
> <deathtospammers@ethanol.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been having a problem with my left speaker dropping out
>> periodically,
>> with no apparent rhyme or reason or pattern. It happens when I'm playing
>> CDs or DVDs. Yesterday I got clever, waited for it to drop out, and
>> switched back and forth between CD and Phono. Left channel worked on
>> Phono,
>> not on CD. This seems to isolate the problem in the CD player, or does
>> it?
>> Are there separate input circuits to confuse the issue? I've wiggled all
>> the connections and they seem secure. The receiver is a Technics
>> SA-GX550
>> that I've had for 8 or 10 years. The DVD player is a JVC XV-N4
>> that's about a year old.
>
> First off, you may want to leave your speakers switched left for
> right for a while to ensure that it is the same channel that drops
> out. In this case, it would now be the right.
>
> Next, you need to isolate if it is the receiver or the CD player.
> You could try plugging the CD player into a different input, such
> as the tape in. If it still drops out, then it isn't the input
> that is the problem. You would need to try a different source
> device, like borrowing a different CD player or using a tape deck
> for a while. If the drop outs continue, it is the receiver. If
> the drop outs stop, then it is your CD player. As a last resort,
> try a new cable between the CD and receiver.
>
> -john-

Thanks, switching the speakers is a good idea and I could also switch
the L/R
inputs from the DVD. I have the old 5 disc CD player in the basement, if I
can remember how it works.
Brian, in Cedar