SH Spotlight SH Forum members: Are your speakers in correct phase?

A lot of the older receivers/integrated amps had stereo/mono switches that made it easy to hear out of phase when folding down the stereo to mono.
I've put mono switches in a couple of integrated amps and use them often for "too-wide" stereo, especially on my computer workstation.
I have two pair of Minimus-7s on my workstation, with speakers on each side positioned back to back, with the rear firing speakers wired out of phase giving an excellent sound stage for near-field monitors (and they fold down to mono perfectly.)

 

I don't know if this is a bit off-topic or not, but I have had some odd experiences with mains leads.
Almost every CD player I have owned - with detachable power leads - sounds different when I reverse the power connection.
In one position it sounds "right" and in the other almost out of phase.
(I am familiar with out of phase sound as I had one of my speakers wired incorrectly for months.)

I have a disc with an out-of-phase track on it (voice and music) and even that sounds a little different (but not really out of phase) when I pull out the mains lead, turn it over and re-connect.

Anyway, all I can say is that one connection sounds normal and the other doesn't.
Sorry if this doesn't make sense. It could just be my ears.

 

The truth is my speakers don't phase me at all. I just love my music...

 

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Can I hit PLAY first and then go stand in front? I can't reach it.