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Snake Doctor

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I have to move my front speakers out of the room for a day while getting the carpet cleaned. Since I always worry about speaker placement I had tape on the carpet to mark the distance from the wall and direction they should face, this took a year or so to accomplish and I still play with them.

Now I have to kind of start over, but my question; since getting the speakers nine years ago the same front speaker has always been on the right and on the left. I have never moved the right to the left side or left to the right side. Should I switch the speakers to the opposite sides? If so why? If not why?

Thanks,
 
You should try it, see, er, hear if you can hear a difference, and report back.

My beloved Advents...

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...which I listened to for over 30 years and still refuse to sell, have off-center tweeters so technically could never have had a symmetrial sound stage.

But I never noticed. :shhh:
 
They should sound identical, which is impossible, of course. But, a good set of speakers should sound enough the same that any difference should be indiscernible to you. If there is a very minor audible difference, you may notice it for the first few hours of critical listening then you will get used to it and not notice any change at all.

Our mind's ability to remember auditory events is VERY VERY VERY poor.
 
Flint said:
They should sound identical, which is impossible, of course. But, a good set of speakers should sound enough the same that any difference should be indiscernible to you. If there is a very minor audible difference, you may notice it for the first few hours of critical listening then you will get used to it and not notice any change at all.

Our mind's ability to remember auditory events is VERY VERY VERY poor.
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You were right, as hard as I tried I could not tell one bit of difference. After watching a movie, I put on some music, turned the system to stereo and the sound as incredible as usual. Now I am back to pushing one speaker an inch further from the wall, measuring, and doing the same to the other. Would like to get them in place before putting down the spikes.

Anyone want to come over and help?? BTW, thank you for the reply.
 
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