Thanks for all your comments. I never realized that a recording could have polarity reversed - isn't polarity an electrical characteristic only? How and why would this be done? Also, has anybody ever seen stats on what % of CDs are reversed in polarity?
Must XLR pin configurations match?
I will be connecting my SACDP to an integrated amp using balanced IC's. The SACDP uses the US standard with pin 2- while the amp employs the European standard with pin 2+. Must I find XLR ICs with internally crossed wires for pins 2&3 or will standard balanced interconnects work? Can I easily make the change myself? If not, are these IC's commonly stocked by vendors? Thanks.