Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000

Marco,
Given your very high opinion of the CLS performance with the standard 101D tubes, it'd be interesting if you heard the premium Psvane W.E.tubes installed.Quite an upgrade for reasonable cost per feedback results.
Charles,

I received my W.E.Replica 101D tubes today and have written a "very early" impression on my system page. They were worth the prolonged wait.
Charles,

Hello folks! I ended buying used the statement linestage so me top I joined the Coincident family...
I have a question. I notes thatboth xlr connections (input and output) have reversal + and - pin (as also Accuphase and a few other brands have). This cause a slight loss of focus in soundstage and a lightweight bass.
All my sources are connected through RCA but towards linestage to Power amp (standard pin) I use a balanced cable.
I suspect that this is a situati on of 90° reversed polarity. And reverse the speaker polarity cable will not resolve the matter.
Do you have some experience or suggestione to try?
Thanks in advance!
Marco

Marco, congratulations on the CSLS!

I don't know if it inverts polarity in the signal path between its RCA inputs and its XLR output (the website says "in phase" but conceivably that could just apply to the path between XLR input and XLR output).

In any event, though, even if it is inverting polarity I don't see why interchanging + and - at one end of the speaker cables wouldn't correct for that (assuming it matters at all, which would be recording dependent).

Also, btw, a polarity reversal would be 180 degrees, not 90.

Enjoy! Regards,
-- Al

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