Re: Which SoundSticks speakers are left and right?

Fred C Swoyer <fswoyer@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have an about 2 1/2 year old set of harman kardon SoundSticks
> speakers. How can you tell which satellite is the left and which the
> right? I've been told one has volume controls on it, but if so where
> are they? My two speakers look exactly alike (admittedly to 50+ yr old
> eyes).

You can always resort to playing music in which you know the left and
right positions. For example, in a full orchestral piece, the strings
would be on the left. Or listen to a CD on a stereo first.

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