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Break-in procedure

Is there any downside in connecting one speaker out of phase with respect to the other during break-in (i.e., pointed at each other) or, by corollary, is there any directionality issue to consider if one speaker is out of phase with the other? I am also considering purchase of a Conrad-Johnson preamp that inverts phase- so I will need to make an appropriate adjustment in the cabling (my digital source does not have a phase invert feature). Is this an issue considering that the speakers have been running in an opposite (i.e. normal) configuration?
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drubin
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Your pre-amp inverts polarity, not phase. You don't need to consider that, just connect one of the speakers out of phase. Presumably you are putting the speakers face-to-face and running them out of phase in order to cancel out as much of the sound as possible. If so, use a mono source. And be careful not to turn the volume up too high.

Not sure what you mean by directionality.
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drubin
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What difference would it make to work one speaker in the "normal" manner and one reversed during a break in? Range of motion is the same, and the speakers will see reversed polarity source material all the time anyway. If it's really a concern, reverse polarity between channels half way through the break in process.
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drubin
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If half of all records have polarity reversed, as many claim, how can this not be "normal use"?
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