"spamtrap1888"
"Phil Allison"

** I have come across folk with their hi-fi speakers wired out of phase
and
gone un-noticed for months or years. Room acoustics and listening position
being critical to observing the fact. However, stereo headphones wired out
of phase is just the weirdest sound and not tolerated by many for long.

Headphone listening is nothing like listening to stereo speakers or
natural
sounds in the environment - the outer ears are no longer involved and
moving
one's head has no effect on the sound heard. The stereo effect becomes
extreme and the "sound stage" appears to be inside one's head extending
left
and right as well. Plus the who damn thing moves about with your head
movements.

That's why we really should have binaural recordings for headphone
playback. Weren't there stereo-to-pseudo-binaural converters at one
point?


** An Australian company called " Lake Technology " designed and made the
things.

Dolby Labs bought them ( circa 2003) and everything went pear shaped.




..... Phil