How do you deal with absolute polarity?


I know there is some controversy about it, but I can clearly hear "The Wood Effect" in my system. IMO, some method for switching polarity is a must to get the best sound out of ALL your recordings.

Swapping the speaker leads was not a viable option for me. My stereo amp (Antique Sound Lab Tulip) came with a switch to invert one channel so it can be bridged for use as a monoblock. I had a friend add a switch for the other channel. By flipping both switches, I can go back and forth between "normal" and inverted polarity easily.

I listen to determine the best position for each recording and mark it.

tommylion

Showing 1 response by billbartuska

Check absolute phase by disconnecting a speaker and applying current from the positive pole of a 1.5V D-cell battery to the positive speaker terminal. This should cause the speaker cone to extent outward.

Assuming that the channels in an amp that powers the speakers in a multi channel system are in phase and correctly marked this will cause all the speaker cones in the system to move outward when a positive signal from the amplifier is applied to them - and that's absolute phase.