In stereo pairing, which speaker is left and which is right?

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March 4, 2026
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I am setting up a stereo pair with Sonos One speakers on both my bedside tables. Call them A and B. As I face my bed, speaker A is on the left and speaker B on the right. But when I am in bed, speaker B is heard on my left and A is heard on the right. I want to use this stereo pair to listen to Binaural Beats, which plays music in a slightly different frequency for each ear. So my question is -do I call speaker B the left and speaker A the right?

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Best answer by nik9669a

Does it matter?

Conventionally, “Left” is the one on the left as you face the pair.

Where will you usually be when listening? Set them up to suit that arrangement. If you don’t like that, switch them around.

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Mr. T

The OP is asking about initial setup of the stereo pair, not looking to constantly change the left/right speaker depending on where they are in the room. Doing so would be absurd.

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