Capitole MKII Phase controller ..0 or 180 ?..

My guess (and I'm sure a dealer or an AA owner will confirm or deny this) is that the phase controller is to help in connection with discs which are recorded in the wrong polarity. There are many who believe that Telarc dics, for example, sound better in inverted (180 degree) polarity. I myself have heard the difference on some discs, not on others (I have a similar phase knob on my Audio Logic DAC); I also believe that there is some list of discs available which sound better in inverted polarity, hopefully one of our commenters can show you where to find that list. The problem in some cases, particularly classical recordings which are multi-miked, is that you can have a jumble of different polarities in the final mix, which kind of makes changing the polarity an exercise in futility. You should try it with some discs and see if you hear a difference, as some people are more sensitive than others to this effect.

Hi Matt,

Was catching up on all the info and the Kharma's. I do believe that this phase can also be inverted unfortunately per track on each album. I always saw a difference while using my ML32 and using the phase correction, I look for the difference in the high's and voice. Can't wait to get my 32 back.

Pierre.

Some people have preamps or amps that invert phase. So, they would have to invert phase on the CD player to compensate for that. As already mentioned, some CDs are recorded improperly or mastered improperly with inverted phase.
It's usually easier to detect inverted phase in tracks with a vocalist. If it sounds like the singer is recessed behind the speakers or the background instruments seem closer than the vocalist, try the phase button. If the vocalist comes forward, you're in the right phase.

Thanks for the response guys .. yeah .. I played with it but heard squat ! .. well.. maybe one day Ill hear something worng ina recording and shifting phase will bring it all together.

Matt