HELP w/Preamp Polarity Inversion Problem


I just got a single-ended preamp that inverts polarity. Because I am biwiring and have outboard crossovers that have complicated connections to the speaker, it isn't easy for me to switch '+' and ' -' on the speakers.

Will switching the speaker cable plus and minus on the amp terminals accomplish the same thing, or is the end result not the same?
saxo

Showing 1 response by elgordo

Yes, switching at the amp will do it. Now the bad news - about half of the record and CD labels out there (RCA, Mercury, MCA, Warners, Capital, London to name a few) were recorded with the absolute phase reversed. These labels would sound better if you left it alone. Bottom line is that you need a component such as a CD player, DAC or "jitter box" that has a phase reversing switch.