No sound left speaker

[Lobo]

So I got my RMA Pandora back again and noticed that the sound was very low (or so I thought). Today I finally got around to messing with the sound volume in XFCE and discovered that the sound is low because only the right speaker is outputting.


So, two questions:


1. is there a way to mute just one speaker via software? Maybe thats what happened somehow. Grabbing at straws here but third time shipping costs isn't funny anymore.


2. I have the feeling this is going to be a hardware issue, so can I fix this myself?


TIA.

 

[Mr_Loon]

Just to narrow things down a little, how does the left channel sound through headphones?

 

[Lobo]

Through headphones I've got stereo sound, so I guess it is a hardware problem.


So, question 2 still stands...

 

[chapterboom]

I had a similar problem with my pandora; there was stereo when i used head phones but mono (left speaker only) when using the built in speakers. I found that the lid screws were tighter on the right and when i loosened those I was able to hear sound from the right speaker. I guess the lid is not designed to allow space for the speaker to move when the lid is screwed in tight.