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Arcam A15: Check an unintended left/right balance offset

Arcam A15 — Check an unintended left/right balance offset. Follow the exact documented route and keep the actual result.

Manufacturer-documented Reviewed 2026-11-09 · Revision 1

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When this guide applies

Exact Arcam A15. Only an already confirmed unintended non-centre Balance setting; do not change a deliberate accessibility or room setting. Only normal external user controls; no mains modification, chassis opening, reset or firmware installation.

Connection scope: Analog line / headphone audio · Optical digital audio · Bluetooth. Symptom: Sound plays from only one side.

This is a documented check, not a diagnosis of your equipment. The model name does not confirm the selected input, mode, software or connected partner.

If your exact model or a required setting is unknown, use the “I don’t know” branch below. Do not apply a similarly named model’s instructions.

Checks and possible outcomes

Start at scope. Follow the link that matches what you actually observe. Alternative branches are not a single sequence of actions.

scope

Confirm the exact setup

Have you confirmed Balance is unintentionally away from zero, and is playback already quiet?

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented ARCAM A5/A15/A25 English Owner’s Manual ↗Audio Menu, Balance, PDF p8 — Balance selects the left/right output balance; zero is the centre setting.Original ARCAM A15; not the later + model. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Open Balance

In the amplifier Audio Menu, select Balance.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented ARCAM A5/A15/A25 English Owner’s Manual ↗Audio Menu, Balance, PDF p8 — Balance selects the left/right output balance; zero is the centre setting.Original ARCAM A15; not the later + model. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Centre the known unintended offset

Set Balance to 0 using its navigation controls. This does not diagnose speaker wiring or a failed channel.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented ARCAM A5/A15/A25 English Owner’s Manual ↗Audio Menu, Balance, PDF p8 — Balance selects the left/right output balance; zero is the centre setting.Original ARCAM A15; not the later + model. · Source checked 2026-11-09

result

Check the actual result

With the same quiet programme, are both channels now audible?

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented ARCAM A5/A15/A25 English Owner’s Manual ↗Audio Menu, Balance, PDF p8 — Balance selects the left/right output balance; zero is the centre setting.Original ARCAM A15; not the later + model. · Source checked 2026-11-09

Possible result

Confirm the unknown detail first

Do not infer a source setting, installed cartridge, connector role, software state or partner capability. Obtain the exact documentation before continuing.

insufficient data

Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

    Possible result

    Keep the actual observation for support

    Record the exact model, source, input and last observed response. These checks do not diagnose a failed component. No reset, service work or blind update is prescribed.

    next support

    Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

      Possible result

      Checks completed — keep the observed result

      This records the observation in this particular setup, not a guaranteed cure, physical Audio Review test or measurement.

      steps completed

      Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

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