A fewe days ago my system decided to reverse the stereo channels of my sound
card. Now the right sound on the left and viceversa.

Provisionally, I have inverted the speakers, but with headphones this
solution is inapplicable.

My soundcard is a soundblaster live 5.1, and i have no software installed,
simply I leave WindowsXP and his drivers to manage the card. But the hard
thing is that even if I change the SC and active the one on-board, still the
stereo channels are reversed.

Please, give me some good ideas to solve this
goddammit****ingbastardwhatthe****ing**** problem.

What may be? I have uninstalled all the recent software. I have checked all
my videogames... this thing is driving me crazy. )':

Cavalier Body wrote:

> A fewe days ago my system decided to reverse the stereo channels of my sound
> card. Now the right sound on the left and viceversa.
>
> Provisionally, I have inverted the speakers, but with headphones this
> solution is inapplicable.

Uh...turn the headphones 180 degrees?

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:51:48 -0800, UCLAN <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Cavalier Body wrote:
>
>> A fewe days ago my system decided to reverse the stereo channels of my sound
>> card. Now the right sound on the left and viceversa.
>>
>> Provisionally, I have inverted the speakers, but with headphones this
>> solution is inapplicable.
>
>Uh...turn the headphones 180 degrees?

This does not work for ergonomically designed headphones (i.e. have
one orientation), nor does it work for earbuds that anchor themselves
around the ear.

Raymond Martineau wrote:

>>Uh...turn the headphones 180 degrees?
>
> This does not work for ergonomically designed headphones (i.e. have
> one orientation), nor does it work for earbuds that anchor themselves
> around the ear.

"Ergonomically designed" ?? I have several sets of headphones, ranging
from my cheap portable CD player headphones to my new AKG701 wonders,
and they all can be reversed with no problem.

I did not consider your earbud example since the OP stated "headphones."

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:23:36 -0800, UCLAN <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Raymond Martineau wrote:
>
>>>Uh...turn the headphones 180 degrees?
>>
>> This does not work for ergonomically designed headphones (i.e. have
>> one orientation), nor does it work for earbuds that anchor themselves
>> around the ear.
>
>"Ergonomically designed" ?? I have several sets of headphones, ranging
>from my cheap portable CD player headphones to my new AKG701 wonders,
>and they all can be reversed with no problem.

The headsets you are referring to are "normal" headsets.
"Ergonomically designed" are slightly angled to make the headset more
comfortable to wear, but fail to take into account reversed channels.
While these are rare, they have appeared in the market - I know since
I had one of these, along with a reversed stereo problem.

Consider this to be the same as computer mice - some can be used by
either hand, while others feel very uncomfortable for left-handed
users.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:30:43 -0500, Raymond Martineau
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:23:36 -0800, UCLAN <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Raymond Martineau wrote:
>>
>>>>Uh...turn the headphones 180 degrees?
>>>
>>> This does not work for ergonomically designed headphones (i.e. have
>>> one orientation), nor does it work for earbuds that anchor themselves
>>> around the ear.
>>
>>"Ergonomically designed" ?? I have several sets of headphones, ranging
>>from my cheap portable CD player headphones to my new AKG701 wonders,
>>and they all can be reversed with no problem.
>
>The headsets you are referring to are "normal" headsets.
>"Ergonomically designed" are slightly angled to make the headset more
>comfortable to wear, but fail to take into account reversed channels.
>While these are rare, they have appeared in the market - I know since
>I had one of these, along with a reversed stereo problem.
>
>Consider this to be the same as computer mice - some can be used by
>either hand, while others feel very uncomfortable for left-handed
>users.


Actually most headsets, what could be considered "normal",
are slightly angled like what you're calling ergo.

This includes everything from junk came-with-chinese-walkman
sets as well as most mid to upper end cans.

As for his idea about "no problems", I'd consider an
ill-fitting pair to be a problem from a comfort or from a
acoustic alignment /AKA sound quality, perspective rather
than a more simple "can I hear something in both ears"
qualification.