xlr question

IF your system maintains phase and IF your preamp doesn't have a phase switch, you can easily reverse the phase by reversing the phase on BOTH pairs of speaker cables. However, as pointed out, this is likely to be unecessary due to the poor production habits of the studios.

If you decide that a permanent change is called for (which several posts have suggested is open to doubt), Metaphysics is certainly right that switching speaker cables is the way to go. Changing XLR pin connections is doable but more work and you might someday forget that you've got an oddball cable, a point made by Robert Harley in his "Complete Guide to High-End Audio". I have it on (what I regard as) good authority that it's a rare CD that maintains the same polarity throughout, so a phase reversal switch, if you have one, will have to be used a lot, if you notice a difference.

I bought some magnet wire from rat shack and some xlr's and soldered the matching #'s. Sound's reeeeaaaly good.This was brought up by Bruce in a thread about a month ago. Has been a life saver.