AC polarisation. Does it matter?

As most of my wires(Electraglides) are reversed except for the wires to the cdp and tuner should I reverse the polarity at the wall plug? That would reverse to proper polarisatiom the Hydra but then the amp and preamp would be reversed. The way I have it now the
plug from the wall is Reversed .The Electraglides in my system are all reversed in that the positive and neutral prongs switch at the iec. So I have a reversed cable to my Hydra with reversed cables from Hydra to amp and preamp which I imagine wouild be proper polarised as the hydra is switched and then it is switched back from the reversed cords from the hydra. The cords from the Hydra to my CDP and ny tuner are correctly wired so they would be reversed. What would be best for me to do. I could reverse the wall plug and the CDP and tuner would be correct but the amp and preamp would be reversed and vise versa.

(The AC polarity could also be off on the wall plug. No reason to believe the crew that installed the outlets in the house got all the wires put on the plugs the right way. They work very fast.)

They had better get the polarity correct or it can cause very severe problems with certain components. A cable box for instance will have 110 volts on it's coax center conductor if the recepticle is wired backwards.

I looked at your system and I don't think quality control is a problem with Shunyatas and Electraglides unless they make an export version with reverse polarity... I don't know.

Did you use a continuity tester to confirm this? Sorry if this seems painfully obvious, but the two ends match with respect to shape - flat on top and ground on bottom with the left/right terminals matching. Use a continuity tester on a prong/receptacle pair. If they are reversed, I certainly would not use them in my equipment.

For reasons stated above, reverse polarity is an issue and it's not minor. Usually, polarity is not an issue for pure resistive loads such as light bulbs.

With the reversed cord going to my hydra and reversed cords from my hydra to the amp and preamp does it not balance out assumnming the house is wired properly? As for the CDP and tuner they would be reversed because their cords are properly wired .Which would be worse, reversed sources or reversed amps?

Rwwear

It is unfortunitely a well documented fact that plugs get wired backwards sometimes. That is the cause of some electrical house fires when certain critical equipment gets plugged in. Can you say POP !!!

When I bought my current house, the inspector I hired found three light switches wired wrong.

In my old house I had problems with the AC/heat pump. It would blow the breaker once a month. The repair person I hired found that the control box for the heating system was wired wrong by whoever installed it.

The problem could be there for years and never be found. Most things don't need the correct polarity (anything with a 2 prong plug). Even grounded plugs don't necessarily need the correct polarity.

Some audio power cord makers do make reverse polarity power cords. They do have their uses for altering the sound. A friend made his subwoofer more lean and tight with a reverse cord.