Amp channels kick in at slightly different times

[Participant]

Hi all

My old NAD3040 sounds great and works pretty much perfectly. There's one very minor niggle, which is that the L+R channels kick in at slightly different times when I switch the amp on (the gap is about two seconds).

Is this a sign that I need to open it up and give it a service? Any ideas what might be causing this? If it's something that will develop into something more serious, I'd like to catch it early.

Cheers.

 

[Participant]

It's happened since I bought it about 5 months ago and I noticed it straight away. The price was low so I might just live with it until it dies like you say.

Wouldn't know where to begin soldering caps etc.

Cheers.