Has anyone considered reverse stereo playback?

If the mikes were placed in front of the performance then the sound should be in the same perspective as the audience heard it. Do you have any recordings of concerts you witnessed yourself that you are basing this on? Not all orchestras place their members in the same places. It sounds very much as if you have the signal channels reversed in the chain somewhere. If you have a test recording play the channel identification section.

I am not necessarily comparing a concert recording to my negative playback experience. The studio recording is what I am finding is reversed many of the times. I am wondering if others have noticed this or choose to ignore it and accept the fault of the studio or producer. The test cd with channel identification is accurate.

If you have a recording in which the instruments are reversed, by all means, switch the (cd/dvd) audio cables as that, it seems to me would be easier than changing speaker cables.
It only makes sense to do this, IMHO.
While watching Michael Buble, live at the famous Wilturn(SP?) theater in LA, I expected the sound of the video to match the sound of the audio playback. Had I been there for the live concert, and only listening to a cd, later in time, if one existed, I would want them to appear as they did in my mind's eye. Otherwise, to me, it's one more clue that I am only hearing a reproduction.
Great question, and I think this shows the level of purity that one expects in watching, or listening to their audio systems.

Larry