Thanks for the replies guys! There are no polarity reversal switches in any of my gear so I need to make the changes at the speaker terminals, making quick AB comparisons difficult. I suppose when in doubt, follow the manufacturer recommendations which is what I do. Just curious whether it really matters.
Impact of phase inversion by preamp
This will be my first post on this forum so I thought I’d pose a question I’ve always wondered about. I have a Conrad Johnson Premier 18LS preamp that I’ve been extremely happy with since first acquiring it some years ago. This is a solid state single ended, single stage design that inverts the phase of the input signal at the output. The manual states that you should reverse the connections to the speakers to account for this. Obviously this is easily done but I really can’t see how it would really matter as long as things are connected consistently between the left and right channels. I’d be interested to hear what others have to say on this subject.