About half of the CDs out there have the absolute phase reversed anyway. This makes a HUGE difference in the sound quality. The absolute phase MUST BE correct, so you (and everyone else) needs a component with a phase reversal switch. Some of the major labels with reversed phase are: Mercury, Capital, RCA, MCA, DG, London, EMI, Sony, Telarc, Teldec, Epic, Vanguard and Warner Brothers. For the complete list, refer to the article in FI magazine, September 1997. Food for thought: Years ago, many pieces of tube gear were raved about by high end magazines who loved to use RCA shaded dogs and Mercs as their test records. A lot of tube gear reverses phase so with these records, the absolute phase was correct. How many incorrect decisions were made because of this?
