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In Reply to: IF you have... posted by hifitommy on August 28, 2014 at 21:17:56:
My friend has a polarity switch, and I can easily hear the difference on many classical music recordings--when it makes a difference, I notice more "air" around the instruments and overall better imaging. I'm hardly a golden-ears type, but switching polarity isn't hard to hear.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Whatever happened to the "perfect polarity pundit"? - genungo 09:54:25 08/28/14 (88)
- On a kick drum - Zipcord 07:22:17 08/29/14 (30)
- Depending on the system, I'd say that's the MOST likely time to hear it - David S. 09:21:04 08/29/14 (0)
- Or the French horn... - genungo 07:37:09 08/29/14 (28)
- RE: Or the French horn... - unclestu 13:16:55 08/29/14 (27)
- RE: Or the French horn... - michaelhigh 14:11:11 08/30/14 (1)
- RE: Or the French horn... - Inmate51 09:55:42 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: Or the French horn... - genungo 13:51:19 08/29/14 (24)
- RE: Or the French horn... - Tre' 15:52:54 08/30/14 (3)
- RE: "The direction of the blast..." - genungo 16:14:00 08/30/14 (2)
- Sorry, I mid-understood. (nt) - Tre' 16:45:34 08/30/14 (1)
- RE:... - genungo 16:50:31 08/30/14 (0)
- RE: Or the French horn... - unclestu 18:02:12 08/29/14 (19)
- Or the tuba, or the piano, or... The point... - genungo 09:25:25 08/30/14 (18)
- The point... - unclestu 14:45:02 08/30/14 (17)
- "Why screw up the playback of what is supposed to be reality any further." - genungo 15:35:10 08/30/14 (16)
- Question: - unclestu 17:01:21 08/30/14 (15)
- RE: Question: - genungo 18:07:03 08/30/14 (14)
- Therein lies the big issue - unclestu 12:46:29 08/31/14 (13)
- RE: "... you are a brave man, because many would disagree, as obviously I am." - genungo 13:40:10 08/31/14 (12)
- hmmmm.. - unclestu 17:20:09 08/31/14 (11)
- RE: hmmmm.. - genungo 18:09:32 08/31/14 (10)
- The acoustic wavefront - Inmate51 10:21:36 09/03/14 (9)
- should be simple - unclestu 20:46:37 09/03/14 (3)
- The only thing simple... - genungo 10:14:09 09/04/14 (2)
- RE: The only thing simple... - Inmate51 13:07:50 09/04/14 (1)
- RE: "... doing our best to 'get it right'." - genungo 14:48:15 09/04/14 (0)
- RE: "Whether or not it is perceivable is another matter." - genungo 20:06:51 09/03/14 (4)
- RE: "Whether or not it is perceivable is another matter." - Inmate51 21:16:14 09/03/14 (3)
- RE: "However, with regard to sound, you're on the wrong track." - genungo 22:35:49 09/03/14 (2)
- ask yourself - unclestu 22:53:02 09/03/14 (1)
- RE: "I think you better re-examine your suppositions." - genungo 23:18:40 09/03/14 (0)
- I Don't Know, But........ - Todd Krieger 15:09:47 08/28/14 (7)
- What's verted and what's inverted on a CD mean? - Poles Apart 13:20:45 08/31/14 (1)
- RE: What's verted and what's inverted on a CD mean? - Todd Krieger 12:18:44 09/01/14 (0)
- Can't believe you said that - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 08:21:40 08/29/14 (3)
- I Guess I Got Burned Out On That........... - Todd Krieger 11:39:25 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: Can't believe you said that - unclestu 13:23:17 08/29/14 (1)
- RE: Can't believe you said that - Todd Krieger 11:34:55 09/01/14 (0)
- opinions - unclestu 17:14:41 08/28/14 (0)
- RE: Whatever happened to the "perfect polarity pundit"? - IEaudiodude 14:43:03 08/28/14 (1)
- RE: Poof ! - genungo 03:02:42 08/30/14 (0)
- George Louis - unclestu 14:16:23 08/28/14 (16)
- RE: George Louis - Todd Krieger 15:15:59 08/28/14 (15)
- RE: George Louis - b.l.zeebub 10:25:40 08/29/14 (2)
- RE: George Louis - Todd Krieger 11:44:42 09/01/14 (1)
- RE: George Louis - b.l.zeebub 14:36:03 09/01/14 (0)
- driver pollarity - hifitommy 21:12:51 08/28/14 (11)
- RE: driver polarity - unclestu 23:17:25 08/28/14 (9)
- polaity - hifitommy 13:41:26 08/30/14 (8)
- My apologies - unclestu 14:38:31 08/30/14 (7)
- apologies - hifitommy 20:08:12 08/30/14 (6)
- Thanks - unclestu 12:55:34 08/31/14 (5)
- RE: "...reviewers are either not cognizant of the issue or *maybe they simply can't hear it*." - genungo 14:41:11 08/31/14 (4)
- Oh yeah - unclestu 17:15:35 08/31/14 (3)
- You don't get it. The "correct" polarity... - genungo 18:27:46 08/31/14 (2)
- LOL !!! - unclestu 13:07:33 09/01/14 (1)
- "I define a realistic system as being much more than FR; you don't" - genungo 14:15:33 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: driver pollarity - Todd Krieger 22:48:23 08/28/14 (0)
- I wonder what... - b.l.zeebub 13:17:22 08/28/14 (5)
- RE: I wonder what... - Todd Krieger 15:18:32 08/28/14 (4)
- the true standard is forward motion - hifitommy 21:14:22 08/28/14 (2)
- It's an "Unwritten" Standard........ - Todd Krieger 22:51:06 08/28/14 (1)
- RE: It's an "Unwritten" Standard........ - unclestu 14:53:56 08/30/14 (0)
- RE: I wonder what... - unclestu 18:01:45 08/28/14 (0)
- RE: Whatever happened to the "perfect polarity pundit"? - fantja 12:04:26 08/28/14 (0)
- RE: Whatever happened to ... ? - -æ- 11:16:53 08/28/14 (6)
- RE: Whatever happened to ... ? - Todd Krieger 15:30:50 08/28/14 (4)
- IF you have... - hifitommy 21:17:56 08/28/14 (3)
- RE: IF you have... - pbarach 13:17:58 09/01/14 (1)
- exactomundo - unclestu 13:40:20 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: IF you have... - Todd Krieger 22:56:16 08/28/14 (0)
- RE: Whatever happened to ... ? - genungo 13:27:03 08/28/14 (0)
- Be careful what you ask for! - M3 lover 10:56:19 08/28/14 (15)
- Clark Johnsen pretty much started it all - hifitommy 21:21:41 08/28/14 (14)
- RE: Clark Johnsen pretty much started it all - Dave Pogue 05:25:43 08/29/14 (13)
- So, Dave ... - andyr 04:33:14 08/30/14 (10)
- So, Andy, - Dave Pogue 06:08:32 08/30/14 (9)
- Nono - not pulling your leg ... - andyr 14:51:49 08/30/14 (8)
- RE: Nono - not pulling your leg ... - unclestu 15:03:39 08/30/14 (7)
- RE: Nono - not pulling your leg ... - Lakeshore Larry 08:24:45 09/03/14 (0)
- You miss my point, Stu ... - andyr 15:44:46 08/30/14 (5)
- RE: You miss my point, Stu ... - Tre' 16:51:11 08/30/14 (4)
- I never said it did, Tre ... - andyr 17:01:48 08/30/14 (3)
- OK, Now I understand. - Tre' 20:06:58 08/30/14 (1)
- Crossovers matter too. - Dave Pogue 05:18:56 08/31/14 (0)
- RE: I never said it did, Tre ... - unclestu 17:11:55 08/30/14 (0)
- No argument there! nt - M3 lover 10:36:30 08/29/14 (0)
- i was.. - hifitommy 06:15:24 08/29/14 (0)
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- RE: IF you have... - pbarach 13:17:58 09/01/14 (1)
- exactomundo - unclestu 13:40:20 09/01/14 (0)