Out of Phase?


Has anyone stumbled on a recording they could swear is out of phase - meaning that you need to reverse the connections on ONE speaker to give the recording focus, to create a center image? I have, and I'm stunned when it happens, particularly the latest discovery - RCA LSC 1903 - Brahms Violin Concerto - Heifetz. I've had the CD for a while and I often don't pay attention to CDs, but I recently purchased the Classic Records vinyl reissue. As soon as Heifetz came in it was apparent. The violin sounded like it was coming from all over the place. I couldn’t believe it, but having run into this at least two other times (RCA – Julie Andrews – Sound of Music and a Carpenters album) I thought, well… maybe. So I reversed the connections on the right speaker. It was a little less conclusive than with the other two albums. But the violin had more focus although it was mostly clumped up behind the right speaker.

Just curious if others have run into this?

KLee
kalee
I swear some parts of recordings are out phase, the rest in...

I have one record, The Firm, that I think the bass guitar is out...the rest is in. The phase switch fixes the bass, messes the rest up.