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Re: Speaking of Absloute Phase...

Fred,

I don't think "absolute polarity" has got anything to do with the presence of low bass or not. That's more associated with relative polarity between R & L channels.

As Elmo pointed out, if the drum is recorded with correct polarity then the cone should go out with the strike. However, that doesn't give you any guarantee that all the other mikes have been connected with the same polarity!

If you have a polarity reversal switch on your preamp or phono stage then (if the track has been recorded correctly - with all mikes in the same polarity) flipping it one way should make the soundstage more defined and, particularly, a singer to sound more focussed. If the track was recorded with various mikes in opposed polarity, your simply exchanging one mess for a reversed mess!

If you haven't got a polarity reversal switch then forget about it! Jumping up to change speaker leads is too much of a PITA!! I obsessed about absolute polarity for several years and even went so far as to build a polarity reversal circuit into my phono stage. Then I found out that this circuit was actually degrading my sound ... so I removed it and I no longer worry about it!

Regards,

Andy


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