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Rogue preamp owners - inverted polarity, do you???

I just received my Rogue 66 preamp back from Mark with the Magnum upgrade. Prior I had been running it without the polarity inverted as suggested by the owners manual (who reads those things anyways...unless there's a problem). I decided to try it the "factory" way and invert my speaker cable leads and found there was a difference but I am not sure if its a difference for the better. I find the sound smoother (maybe a little less detail) and the soundstage seems compressed somewhat in terms of width. Now how much of the difference is attributed to the inversion or the Magnum upgrade (obviously the new linestage tubes play a big part) is impossible to determine at this point...

For you owners of Rogue preamps - do you invert or not???
rgd

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bob_bundus
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Phase inversion, or not, in my experience depends upon the source material. Some recordings, even some individual tracks, work better when inverted; the differences can range from inaudible, to subtle, to dramatic. I have this feature available as switchable at the preamp, so experimentation is easy.
I suggest that you listen to a large number of your favorite references over the course of a few days' time, then invert your cabling & repeat the process. Make some notes along the way in order to help decide which polarity is the preferred with most source material.
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