Wonderglue
New Head-Fier
So i am not an audio savy, but i can spot the difference between 320 KBPS an FLAC for example, and i have a fair range of headphones, ranging from JVC-HA-RX 900 to ATH-M50xBT from Audio Technica, along with their ModMic for gaming and music listening. So i bought a cheap 5.1 system for my PS3/PS4 and soon PS5. Before that i had some super cheap 2.1 system (But anything is better than TV Audio, even if it has a woofer and 3D surround) It was black friday, so why not.
The system in question is Genius SW-HF5.1 4800 v2, but it could be anything really.
I wired everything nice and tidy, so i don't want to do that all again because it took me A LOT of time to make the cabinets, and hide the wires.
Problem is, There is Front Right, and Front Left speakers. They don't have + and - cables, you can put then in any way you want so there is no phasing. Same for Central and Rear Speakers.
Now i have swapped the Front Right and Front Left speakers in a different order, so my Right speaker is on the left side, and my Left speaker is on the right side. However they are wired correctly on the AMP. So From the left side, comes the left sound, from the right side, comes the right sound, even tho they are labeled differently. Both speakers are identical apart from the sticker on the back. I am happy with the sound, bass and everything. Instead of using ear level audio like i have on my PC, i opted for system that is higher.
Is that fine, or not? Would that make my listening experience, or rather gaming experience worse? Does it even matter which speaker goes to which jacket if they are wired properly at the AMP? As in, the sound is not reversed or anything, just the speakers or labels themselves? Are they in fact identical and the label means nothing?
There was no static, or audio crackling or cutouts either, everything sounds pretty much perfect.
So... is that alright? Can i ignore the Front Left and Front Right labels if they are wired correctly? Since the speakers themselves are identical.
Thanks for any replies, btw.
EDIT: I swapped them around, despite the hassle. They look identical, but their sound may not be from what i was reading. Maybe the cheapest ones produce the same sound music wise, but i read that at least decent ones produce different sound when listening to music depending if it's left or right. No matter the jacket setting.
It's a shame i didn't got a clear answer, but oh well. Whoever is reading doesn't have to go through all the trouble explaining it to me. Or if they wish to help someone else if they search for the same problem, they can post.
The system in question is Genius SW-HF5.1 4800 v2, but it could be anything really.
I wired everything nice and tidy, so i don't want to do that all again because it took me A LOT of time to make the cabinets, and hide the wires.
Problem is, There is Front Right, and Front Left speakers. They don't have + and - cables, you can put then in any way you want so there is no phasing. Same for Central and Rear Speakers.
Now i have swapped the Front Right and Front Left speakers in a different order, so my Right speaker is on the left side, and my Left speaker is on the right side. However they are wired correctly on the AMP. So From the left side, comes the left sound, from the right side, comes the right sound, even tho they are labeled differently. Both speakers are identical apart from the sticker on the back. I am happy with the sound, bass and everything. Instead of using ear level audio like i have on my PC, i opted for system that is higher.
Is that fine, or not? Would that make my listening experience, or rather gaming experience worse? Does it even matter which speaker goes to which jacket if they are wired properly at the AMP? As in, the sound is not reversed or anything, just the speakers or labels themselves? Are they in fact identical and the label means nothing?
There was no static, or audio crackling or cutouts either, everything sounds pretty much perfect.
So... is that alright? Can i ignore the Front Left and Front Right labels if they are wired correctly? Since the speakers themselves are identical.
Thanks for any replies, btw.
EDIT: I swapped them around, despite the hassle. They look identical, but their sound may not be from what i was reading. Maybe the cheapest ones produce the same sound music wise, but i read that at least decent ones produce different sound when listening to music depending if it's left or right. No matter the jacket setting.
It's a shame i didn't got a clear answer, but oh well. Whoever is reading doesn't have to go through all the trouble explaining it to me. Or if they wish to help someone else if they search for the same problem, they can post.
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