General Asylum General audio topics that don't fit into specific categories.

---

[ Follow Ups ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ General Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

Ping, Clark Johnsen. Polarity Question...

Posted by jea48 (A) on August 6, 2005 at 14:10:49

Clark, on another Audio forum site a member posted a question about reversing signal polarity.

My question to you is why an Artist like Dave Grusin would deliberately reverse the signal polarity of his recording?

Example is the Sheffield Lab vinyl LP of Dave Grusin, "Discovered Again", from 1976.

And then go on to tell you;
Audio Note: "For optimum Transient response and spatial clarity, we recommend that the polarity of BOTH channels be reversed at the speaker terminals (+ output terminal on power amplifier to - terminal on speaker and vice versa), however this procedure is not necessary for perfectly satisfactory playback."

Again why did he reverse the polarity to begin with? I also understand that Frank Zappa recorded his music with reverse polarity.

Below is the link to the original thread that led me to ask you my question.

• http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1122855422&openmine&zz   (Open in New Window)

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Atma-Sphere Music Systems, Inc.

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---