When J.D. talks above about some equipment reversing POLARITY, he is referring to the polarity of both channels. If you reverse the leads (plus to minus, minus to plus) on BOTH speakers (or at the amp), you reverse the polarity. Some people hear this difference, others do not. Achieving correct polarity in your system can get complicated because, as J.D. says, some components (mainly preamps) reverse the polarity, so you need to compensate for this elsewhere in the system, such as by reversing the leads at the speakers. More than this, however, conventional wisdom says that about half of recordings do not have correct polarity. This is why some preamps and DACs have polarity inversion switches. These switches are much more useful when they come with a remote control. Dan
Speaker Polarity Testing
Is it possible to correctly connect cables as marked between
speakers and amp yet still not have correct speaker polarity? Is it necessary to test polarity, and is it incorrect often?
I have read some places about reversing the wire connections
on one speaker and listening to see if sound is improved.
Is this safe? Has anyone tried this?
I would like to make sure this is safe and causes no damage before trying on my system.
speakers and amp yet still not have correct speaker polarity? Is it necessary to test polarity, and is it incorrect often?
I have read some places about reversing the wire connections
on one speaker and listening to see if sound is improved.
Is this safe? Has anyone tried this?
I would like to make sure this is safe and causes no damage before trying on my system.
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