"David Looser"


No. Don't mess around with "PVC T-coupling" or any other such nonesense,
just put the headphones on and listen. The effect of having them
out-of-phase is immediate and obvious. And as Phil said that is s far more
reliable method of ensuring correct phasing than assuming that the lead
colour use is consistent.


** Must be lotsa folks who have never had the dubious pleasure of listening
to out-of-phase signals on stereo phones - cos moulded on plugs and three
wire leads makes doing it even deliberately a bit tricky.

But those who have owned or mucked about with * electrostatic * or *
electret * head phones might well be aware of how it sounds - as there are
four wires to deal with and every chance that at some stage miss-connection
to the amp's speaker terminals will create the issue.

Damn shame these products have all but disappeared or become extraordinarily
expensive.

As a reference for sound quality ( or to hear exactly what is on a
recording) a pair of Stax Electrostatics were in a class of their own.


..... Phil