3M RCA cable

[DiggyGun]

I have managed to

I have been in touch with the guy who has made all of my cables and he is going to make me one which will be Vanne Damme Pro for £12.50 delivered which I think is reasonable and I know what his quality is like. I can then move the powered speaker away from the turntable and it will be my left speaker when I am sitting down. Thanks for your replies.

Can you not wall mount them either side of the conservatory doors.

 

[Fandango Andy]

Thanks for your input. I am going for the new cable and if it makes me happy then my goal is achieved .

Good luck. I'm sure you will. Get there one way or another.

 

[DougK1]

Headphones might work better in this situation

 

[camcroft]

Headphones might work better in this situation

People have said not to worry what is left and right .I certainly wouldn't put the left cup on my right ear and vice versa and yes I do use headphones a lot for desktop use.

 

[camcroft]

Can you not wall mount them either side of the conservatory doors.

No space and wouldn't look very nice I would think anyway with wires running down the wall which is face brick as it used to be a part of the outside.

 

[camcroft]

I have just seen a video on youtube and the amplified speaker has a speaker connection and it says feed to right speaker. So that says to me that the powered speaker is the left so when they are behind / at the side of me the right speaker (amplified ) is my left.

 

[Fandango Andy]

It is reasonable.
RCA is not the hardest he will ever have made, but even so, what with the cost of parts and postage, he's certainly not greedy with his price 👍

Similar price to amazon basics, can't argue with that!

 

[Fandango Andy]

I have just seen a video on youtube and the amplified speaker has a speaker connection and it says feed to right speaker. So that says to me that the powered speaker is the left so when they are behind / at the side of me the right speaker (amplified ) is my left.

People have said not to worry what is left and right .I certainly wouldn't put the left cup on my right ear and vice versa and yes I do use headphones a lot for desktop use.

I don't think we will ever get to a right answer, as stereo setups just aren't designed for you to sit between the speakers. The best you can hope for is to find a sound you like.

Going back to what you said at the start, it sounds better when facing the speakers. were you in front of the speakers or kneeling on the sofa as if in the same position as when sat but facing the other way? If the former the improvement is sound is your position, not jut the direction you face. In the two quoted sections above, it sounds like you are treating the speakers like headphones, but they are two different things.

Imagine you are at a jazz concert. You face the stage, the trumpeter is on the left of stage. the piano on the right. Now turn your back on them. They are still in the same place. The trumpeter may be to your right, but he is still in the same place and you can still hear him in the same place.

Now imagine you have a really good live recording of that concert. You have a stereo set up perfectly and it has a really good soundstage, you are stood in the perfect position to listen. You can hear the trumpet on the left of stage and the piano on the right just like when you were there. Turn your back on the speakers. you will still hear the trumpet on the left of stage. There is no need to swap the speakers around. In fact it will sound bad if you did.

Now repeat the exercise with headphones. Whichever way you turn, the stage is still in front of you.

It sounds like you are trying to replicate the experience of headphones, or speakers in front of you while having the speakers to the side of you. It isn't going to happen, it will never sound right. It might be that the best compromise is to treat the speakers like headphones and have them the opposite way around as you are planning. I honestly don't know! The one think I would say with this regard about speakers and headphones being very different; when listening to headphones you are listening to one channel with each ear. with speakers you listen to both speakers with both ears at the same time.

It sounds from other comments that rearranging the room isn't an option. That's a shame as it could be the best option.

 

[camcroft]

I don't think we will ever get to a right answer, as stereo setups just aren't designed for you to sit between the speakers. The best you can hope for is to find a sound you like.

Going back to what you said at the start, it sounds better when facing the speakers. were you in front of the speakers or kneeling on the sofa as if in the same position as when sat but facing the other way? If the former the improvement is sound is your position, not jut the direction you face. In the two quoted sections above, it sounds like you are treating the speakers like headphones, but they are two different things.

Imagine you are at a jazz concert. You face the stage, the trumpeter is on the left of stage. the piano on the right. Now turn your back on them. They are still in the same place. The trumpeter may be to your right, but he is still in the same place and you can still hear him in the same place.

Now imagine you have a really good live recording of that concert. You have a stereo set up perfectly and it has a really good soundstage, you are stood in the perfect position to listen. You can hear the trumpet on the left of stage and the piano on the right just like when you were there. Turn your back on the speakers. you will still hear the trumpet on the left of stage. There is no need to swap the speakers around. In fact it will sound bad if you did.

Now repeat the exercise with headphones. Whichever way you turn, the stage is still in front of you.

It sounds like you are trying to replicate the experience of headphones, or speakers in front of you while having the speakers to the side of you. It isn't going to happen, it will never sound right. It might be that the best compromise is to treat the speakers like headphones and have them the opposite way around as you are planning. I honestly don't know! The one think I would say with this regard about speakers and headphones being very different; when listening to headphones you are listening to one channel with each ear. with speakers you listen to both speakers with both ears at the same time.

It sounds from other comments that rearranging the room isn't an option. That's a shame as it could be the best option.

Standing facing the speakers. At a listening distance as I normally would listening to my main system.

 

[Minkey1]

Personally, rather than have speakers behind me, or firing at me from the side, I’d use longer cables and skirting board style ducting to hide it, and have the kit in front of me, where it’s designed to go 🤷🏼

 

[Fandango Andy]

Standing facing the speakers. At a listening distance as I normally would listening to my main system.

I thought that may be the case. As suggested, it sounds like moving back between the speakers is what killed the sound quality not turning around.

Maybe share photos from other angles and a floorplan. Maybe someone on the forum will see a solution you haven't worked out yet?