Out of phase? Polarity? Something else?

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forumrookie

Audiophyte
Hello, all. I'm hoping that one of you gurus can assist me because I'm lost.

The setup:

Balanced Source (computer interface) TRS to Amp TRS inputs 1 and 2. Amp to speakers Left and Right.

The issue:

I thought that one side was wired out of phase. Sound in one speaker is garbled with no bass definition when panned in the center. If I pan hard left or right, both speakers play together and sound great - stereo image is magnificent... panned hard either way. Makes no sense to me.

When I reverse polarity on one speaker, same result. When I remove one speaker, sound is sometimes garbled sometimes clean making it hard to track the issue. I've swapped out the input/output cables, interfaces (2), the amps (3), and the speakers (3 pair). The only thing that I haven't swapped are speaker wires but the speakers play fine from other sources.

Connecting the speakers directly to the amps - sound is great. Connecting powered speakers directly to the interfaces - sound is great.

Could the TRS cables rather than TS be an issue when it comes to phase/ polarity (left and right)? Anyone have any insight?
 
everettT

everettT

Audioholic Spartan
Hello, all. I'm hoping that one of you gurus can assist me because I'm lost.

The setup:

Balanced Source (computer interface) TRS to Amp TRS inputs 1 and 2. Amp to speakers Left and Right.

The issue:

I thought that one side was wired out of phase. Sound in one speaker is garbled with no bass definition when panned in the center. If I pan hard left or right, both speakers play together and sound great - stereo image is magnificent... panned hard either way. Makes no sense to me.

When I reverse polarity on one speaker, same result. When I remove one speaker, sound is sometimes garbled sometimes clean making it hard to track the issue. I've swapped out the input/output cables, interfaces (2), the amps (3), and the speakers (3 pair). The only thing that I haven't swapped are speaker wires but the speakers play fine from other sources.

Connecting the speakers directly to the amps - sound is great. Connecting powered speakers directly to the interfaces - sound is great.

Could the TRS cables rather than TS be an issue when it comes to phase/ polarity (left and right)? Anyone have any insight?
You should probably list the gear, not just your signal path, which is still a little confusing.
 
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