Well, yesterday I noticed there is no sound from the front left channel of my AVR-X5200. I don't recall hearing any kind of popping sound. I did a reset using the front panel and still no sound from front L channel. I also turned off the power to the 5200 for about an hour, to no avail. I then went into the speaker setup and ran manual test tones. Upon doing so, the front L channel has a very slight tone but barely audible, while the front R, center, L & R surround channels, and sub test tones are loud. I run a 5.1 system.
Now, I am using an Anthem STR preamp's home theater bypass feature for the front L/R channels. It is not very old, so I doubt that the STR is the problem. When using the STR for two-channel music, the front L speaker works just fine.
So, I just read some cases on the internet of other people with Denon AVRs in which the front L channel was not working. In some cases, it appears that the output stage for that channel was damaged.
Does it sound to you like that is probably what happened? Obviously, the 5200 is way out of warranty. Does anybody have a ball park figure on the cost of repairing the left channel, if that is the problem? Any other thoughts?
Now, I am using an Anthem STR preamp's home theater bypass feature for the front L/R channels. It is not very old, so I doubt that the STR is the problem. When using the STR for two-channel music, the front L speaker works just fine.
So, I just read some cases on the internet of other people with Denon AVRs in which the front L channel was not working. In some cases, it appears that the output stage for that channel was damaged.
Does it sound to you like that is probably what happened? Obviously, the 5200 is way out of warranty. Does anybody have a ball park figure on the cost of repairing the left channel, if that is the problem? Any other thoughts?