In Reply to: Its called " Listening with correct ABSOLUTE PHASE " posted by drlowmu on November 13, 2015 at 19:04:51:
That is, all drivers are wired the same way (+ to +, - to -) and have minimal or no crossovers. JA checks for this in Stereophile's speaker tests. I used speakers that were polarity-coherent (Gallo Reference 3) for quite a while, and a polarity (phase) switch was essential. That was a big reason why I got my Aesthetix Calypso linestage. Pretty much everyone could hear that a record/CD/tape was being played in the "wrong" polarity. Now (different speakers) I can't tell the difference. Trust me, it's a blessing.
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- This works only if your speakers are polarity-coherent. - Dave Pogue 05:20:05 11/19/15 (20)
- how do you know? - PakProtector 02:57:46 11/23/15 (15)
- It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Dave Pogue 05:11:24 11/23/15 (14)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - cpotl 08:42:42 11/23/15 (13)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Dave Pogue 10:05:09 11/23/15 (12)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - TubeDriver 06:36:33 01/15/16 (5)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Dave Pogue 07:33:26 01/15/16 (4)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - TubeDriver 11:35:17 01/15/16 (3)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Dave Pogue 12:06:38 01/15/16 (2)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - TubeDriver 13:06:32 01/15/16 (1)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Dave Pogue 14:06:18 01/15/16 (0)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - used-hifi 11:09:38 11/23/15 (5)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - used-hifi 11:12:29 11/25/15 (0)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - cpotl 06:58:18 11/25/15 (3)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Tre' 08:32:40 11/25/15 (2)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - cpotl 11:40:29 11/25/15 (1)
- RE: It's easy, IF your speakers meet certain requirements. - Tre' 18:10:13 11/25/15 (0)
- RE: This works only if your speakers are polarity-coherent. - drlowmu 13:12:42 11/19/15 (3)
- RE: This works only if your speakers are polarity-coherent. - Dave Pogue 13:37:34 11/19/15 (2)
- RE: This works only if your speakers are polarity-coherent. - morricab 14:30:26 11/27/15 (0)
- RE: This works only if your speakers are polarity-coherent. - drlowmu 17:41:24 11/19/15 (0)