mr k barnett
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I only listen through headphones, and suffer from over-sensitivity to harsh treble, and have tried various things to help, - but suddenly I've realised I've never tried swapping the left and right (RCA) output cables from my CD player to my headphone amplifier - on the basis that one ear might be more sensitive than the other, and I think I notice the "pain" more towards the left side from many of my CDs -- -- --
Sounds like a stupid question but, -- can I assume that all that will do is swap the sounds left and right with no loss, nor distortion of the hifi sound ?
From a stereo recording done with the musical instruments on a stage in front, and with a singer central at the front of the stage, -- my IDEAL sound through headphones would reproduce those positions faithfully, -- loudspeakers in the living room may be able to do that, but I've never experienced that through headphones !
-- I have always heard the sounds from front-centre of the stage, at in an "IN-HEAD" position, - which I find to be an acceptable compromise that is nicely cohesive with the sounds in my left and right ears.
Therefore, if I swap the left and right cables, I might well move / alter some of the "in-head" sounds, but if I am happy with the overall effect, -- there's no problem -- -- IS THERE ???
(Thanks).
Sounds like a stupid question but, -- can I assume that all that will do is swap the sounds left and right with no loss, nor distortion of the hifi sound ?
From a stereo recording done with the musical instruments on a stage in front, and with a singer central at the front of the stage, -- my IDEAL sound through headphones would reproduce those positions faithfully, -- loudspeakers in the living room may be able to do that, but I've never experienced that through headphones !
-- I have always heard the sounds from front-centre of the stage, at in an "IN-HEAD" position, - which I find to be an acceptable compromise that is nicely cohesive with the sounds in my left and right ears.
Therefore, if I swap the left and right cables, I might well move / alter some of the "in-head" sounds, but if I am happy with the overall effect, -- there's no problem -- -- IS THERE ???
(Thanks).
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