K&K Phono Preamp questions.


On the front of this unit there is a polarity + mute and - knob. Is the polarity + and - in regards to the xlr outputs? Also on the back panel, there is a switch near the xlr pin 1 ground label. Is this a ground lift switch? Any and all help and other pointers regarding this unit are more than welcome. Thank you.
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If the polarity switch is on the rear panel next to the IEC input for the AC cord, then I might imagine it is for input AC polarity. However, it is also true that the balanced circuit in at least many of the K&K phono stages permits switching the polarity of the audio signal. Like you, I would expect the switch for audio signal polarity to be on the front panel for easy access.
Well, I'll call foul on the member that said Kevin designed around the Russian tubes. That may have been the case decades ago.....I spent several hours listening with Kevin in my pre-Trio stage. His tubes of choice then were Reflektors. Actually, the original Reflektors were replaced with a different batch that sounded more linear. We both agreed.