How does everyone pan stereo channels? (Not quite a newbie question)

[TheBassBagwhan]

I've never worked much with stereo tracks, usually straightforward mono guitars, vocals, drums, etc... with the occasional stereo keys.
Lately I've discovered some awesome stereo patches for guitar sounds and synthetic, but you don't really want them in the middle of your mix.
What's the best method of nudging or moving a stereo pan to either side without diminishing the stereo effect? Meaning, the opposite side to the pan will lose volume, right? Or worse, move closer to the centre where you don't want it?
Hope I'm making sense. Thanks.

 

[FMN-Music]

When it's a wide stereo source, I often prefer Dual Panner to shift it more to one side.

When it's a narrow stereo, the Balance Control works just fine.

You can of course also go full nerd with these kind of plugins.