background vocalist moves from left to right


I have 2 systems and have played the same track, "when the stars go blue" by Ryan Adams on each. On one system the female backing vocalist is on the right side of the soundstage, on another she is on the left. Why is that?

I swapped the leads of my speaker cables on the Speaker end on one system and she stayed on the left.
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thanks for the leads, i don't understand how the room would cause this.

Ryan Adams is smack dab in the center, and on stage right is the female vocalist/guitarist on my main system.

on my 2nd system in a separate room, Ryan remains in the middle, but the female vocalist is placed stage left.

I have noticed this was other discs as well, I recall Kate Bush Aeriel, one track has footsteps from the far edge of the speaker which progress across the entire stage to the other side. the steps begin from the left on one system and the rigth on the other.