Airport Express: Sound only from left channel

I've got an Airport Express which used to work fine, but at some point in the past few months, I noticed that there was no audio coming from my right speaker when using Airtunes. I've check the cable and it does transmit both left and right when I hook my iPod up to it.
I've also got the low volume problem going on in the left channel that's working. And ideas?

I took the AirPort Express to the Apple Store and it turned out that it was a physcial problem with the hardware. It had to be replaced.

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I use a Samsung Notebook (Q35) and iTunes extensively. My WLAN (801.11 g) connection is already set up with an existing access point and router - but what I really want to do is to make up a wireless audio connection between iTunes and my stereo system. Sounds like the AirPort Express is the right thing to do - but, please, can anybody tell me
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hi Björn,
a) if I can use both my existing WLAN network and the AirPort Express as ONLY audio gateway to my stereo TOGETHER at the same time (I do not want to include the AirPort into my WLAN-DSL network - I only want to use it as audio gateway to the stereo),
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b) which performance I can expect in such configuration (does surfing the internet slow down the audio link in such configuration)?
i haven't notice a significant slow down while i'm surfing internet and streaming AirTunes but i'm not able to tell you how much bandwidth AirTunes actually needs.
c) can I use the AirPort Express to take up an extrenal harddrive in such a configuration?
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P.S.: Do You know - can I use the USB connector in the AirPort Express to connect to a USB hub - and use it to connect it to my iPod and synchronize my iPod wireless?
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