High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.

I had a Calyx Femto DAC (now sold) that had a phase option with "inverse." I never used it. It was an excellent DAC, but I sold it and bought my current DAC, T + A DAC 8 DSD. It has many options for PCM or DSD with multiple filters and settings. I bought it because it was capable of converting everything to DSD @ 48/512. That's how I listen to all my music with Signalyst HQ Player. I must say I have no experience with most of the DAC's you all speak of. I've only owned 4 all together. As far as I'm concerned this T + A will be the end game for me. I love what I'm hearing and that's my story.

fleschler

You are mixing up reverse channels on SP 8 and 10. SP 11 and Ref 3 and 5 have reverse polarity.

Good catch - you're absolutely right! I stand corrected. Thanks for setting the record straight.

"Even two sides of an LP could be different (1 side correct, 1 side wrong)."

There is a major conspiracy going on in the world. People have been going out of their way to mess up polarity of the recordings. For decades and all around the world.

Regarding "phase inversion button"...

"Um, no one has it because almost no one finds any value in it."

I have it. Two of them. I find it valuable to have them, at least I can say I checked for differences. At the same time, I find difference so minor that it seems to border imagination rather than real result.

In short, if you do not have this magic button, do not despair. You are not missing much.

Most likely the effect is system dependent. So your results are not surprising, glubson.