Polarity with SCD-1

To avoid having to switch polarities for different equipment, this is what I did. Most US equipment uses pin 2 hot versus the pin 3 hot config on (most) Japanese equipment. What I did was have Cardas reterminate my balanced Golden Reference cables - at the source end - to make the SACD output phase correct with the rest of the equipment. It's important to do this at the source so the + and - legs both use the same conductor. Often ground/shield is a different material from the signal bearing parts. Also, the Sony generates its balanced audio signal thru a series of cheap op amps, many prefer its signal ended operation as purer. YMMV. How's that for anal?

My Krell preamp (KRC-HR), has a phase switch that the owners manual says inverts polarity 180 degrees. Will this solve the problem?

(By the way all my Krell units have correct polarity with pin 2 being hot. The Sony has pin 3 hot.)

Richard

Yes, the phase switch will solve the phase issue but not the way these units (not just the Sony) generates a balanced signal.

Ivanj,
What does the 2nd half of your sentence mean?

Richard

Quite a few of the recordings are out-of-phase anyway. The easiest thing to do is to use the phase inversion switch in your pre-amp, just toggle it and see whether you can hear a difference. I do that all the time. There is no need to change any cable connection.