Reply to Xone 22 - Channel and Cross fader bleed coincidence?

Hi folks,

Firstly, I believe my cross fader is bleeding (which is apparently a common problem).

Secondly I believe my channel faders might also be bleeding. If I have the cross fader set in the middle and the channel fader all the way down I can still hear the track playing.

Thirdly, if I am playing a track through Channel 1 with the Channel 1 fader down and increase the volume of the Channel 2 fader the volume of the Channel 1 track increases.

Is it coincidence that this has happened at the same time and simply a matter of replacing faders, or is there possibility of a different problem (loose wiring, PCB soldering etc)?

As a final question can the 22 operate with the cross fader removed?

Cheers,
Emmett