Very weak Right Channel output

Looks like this is a growing hardware defect on the iPod Classics. This leaves me wondering how long Apple will ignore this before resolving the problem or do their sales level leave them unmotivated to even discuss it.
I have the 160GB model, about 15 months old. The right channel has gone VERY weak.
I am using the standard factory headset which works fine in any other device so the headset is ruled out.
The headset jack in the iPod is clean and makes good contract with the headset and persists when connected via the base connector (see below), so the headset jack is ruled out.
I can connect the iPod to a portable docking port that connects to the iPod via the connector at the base of the headset. The right channel is also weak when playing music out the portable dock speakers. So, this rules out all connectors.
Next, I tried changing the Equalizer settings across all personalities (Rock, Jazz, etc) with no change in the problem.
Next, I tried doing a master reset (Press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons simultaneously until the Apple/iPod logo appears). No joy. Problem
Finally, the Factory Reset was tried using iTunes (which only seems to erase the hard disk and reload all my music).
None of this has worked. Either there was a bad firmware update from Apple, which they will never admit to by policy obviously, or there is a hardware defect in the latest design of the iPod Classic. There are far too many people posting this problem on the net for this to be an isolated case.
Has anyone found a resolution to this problem (WITHOUT armchair guessing)?
Thanks.

- If it works with other headphones the try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. Also try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack
- Next Try the standard fixes to rule out a software problem.
- Reset. Nothing was lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
If still problem that points to a problem with the headophone jack.

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- If it works with other headphones the try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. Also try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack
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Hi
First to thank you for taking the time to read and consider this if you do - any help in this would be hugely appreciated
Ok - I'll try to make this as concise as poss but it needs some explanation:
I'm home-recording hobbyist musician. One of the things I would very much like to use the iMac for is to back up old four-track tape recordings, recording them as wav or mp3 as the case maybe and saving them to my hdd. Easy right? Apparently not, so far... let me explain:
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Pancenter, thanks once again.
Sorry about delay replying - have had an internet outage here just to add to my woes haha.
Anyway, the good news is that I think I've cracked it:
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Peace.

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