2-channel imaging

rburgess714
rburgess714 Posts: 616
edited November 2017 in 2 Channel Audio
Listening to a digital track from a familiar live jam band who I know where each musician is on stage I can isolate their position and is prevalent on solos. Today I switched out an amp using the same speaker and rca cables. For some reason it sounds if the keyboardist has moved to the other side of the stage. What could cause this? I am sure it must be something I did?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,551
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    You've got a left and right cable switched.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
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    ... or there's something funny about the particular digital track that the OP listened to today compared to whatever version he/she is familiar with...
    or there's a "STEREO NORMAL/REVERSE" switch somewhere that got flipped (on a preamp or feature-laden integrated component... the kind of thing a 1978 Marantz or McIntosh would've touted as a feature ;))?

    Just spitballin' here...
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    Yep, cable was it. Feeling behind my gear I logically connected and followed my cables but the P5 bypass R was on the left..
    Thanks,
    RB
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,551
    Happens to all of us sooner or later.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    Yeah, I didn't like that about the P5
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  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
    That is why I like a balance knob on my receiver......... I was looking at one preamp and they mentioned it didn't have one. Quit thinking about it immediately.

    You will be surprised of the number of speaker problems you can diagnose with the balance, treble, and base knobs.

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