Mac Mini Audio

I bought a mac mini at the beginning of this month and a few days ago i noticed that the audio is only playing out of the right channel of my speakers
i've tried using the earphones that came with my ipod and its only playing out of the right channel too
any suggestions??

Hello,
First, I'd check the audio settings in your system preferences.
Go to the  menu
Then, System Preference
Then Sound
Then the Output tab
Now, check the balance, and make sure it's centered and not to the right.
Let us know what you find.
I hope this helps.
Let us know if you have other questions.
P.S., if you'd like, go ahead and click the "Helpful" or "Solved" buttons on any of the posts / replies above if you feel they were helpful or adequately answered your question.

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