Tinny Sound

[Heyho]

FALSE!
Sound is a waveform, and as such the negative trough will produce the same bass as a positive peak.
Reverse polarity will not affect bass reproduction, although it is advisable to have correct polarity.

8vRicey - I think you owe 16vGTI Paul an apology!!

What he says is totally correct.  If BOTH of the speakers are wired wrongly, it will have little or no effect, however, if only one of the speakers has it's polarity reversed, this will definitely have an adverse effect upon the percieved bass output.

Think about it logically - 2 speakers working in unsion, be it creating a negaive or posative wave will compliment each other, whereas 1 producing a positive pulse and the other a negative will cause cancellation of the wave.

Therefore fading from left to right IS the best way to diagnose this issue, as you'll only be listening to one pulse, without the influence of the other.

[tommk3cab]

yes polarity definately does effect bass production! get your facts right and try it, i have handled many systems and been paid quiet a lot too sort this problem out for people, it sounds terrible if you get it wrong and i can tell just by listening now if its right or not, the way the above person said to test it is a good idea as it isolates the problem. seriously kieth CHECK IT! you will be surprised, expect around double the output.