A balance control system for multichannel audio apparatus wherein stereophonic signals are transmitted through plural audio channels of the audio apparatus. The balance control system includes a balance control network connected to the audio channels for selectively adjusting the relative amplitudes of the respective stereophonic signals transmitted therethrough with respect to each other. The balance control system further includes at least one signal delay circuit included in at least one of the audio channels for establishing relative delays among the transmitted stereophonic signals. The delay circuit is controlled simultaneously with the control of the balance control network.