Well tested the EMPEG today in the house. Slid the player into the docking sled, plugged RCA's into the front set of preamps and still no sound from the left side. Slid balance to the far left, no sound. Slid balance to the far right, right channel sound. Slid balance to middle, only right channel sound. Unhooked right RCA, no sound from either side. Plugged the left side into the Empegs Right Preout, sound comeing from left speaker. Plugged the right into the left, no sound. By the way, the balance on the recevier I plugged the empeg into was set to center.