Keymaster;470814 Wrote: > 1- Why? > > 2- It would be an easy plugin to create, I would think (or would you > want it as a post D/A option?)
Hi Keymaster, I guess a plugin could be created for this functionality. In addition you could also have tag info per track to convey this info so that polarity can be controlled. The reason for this is that not all studios release their music with a polarity of zero. In many cases, some record labels, including audiophile labels release their material at a polarity of 180 degrees. And probably even more cases exist (especially with multi track recordings) where the polarity of all individual tracks is not maintained to be the same, either all tracks at zero polarity or all tracks at 180 degree polarity, and thus switching polarity may not show any improvement on these. This often happens in many cases because many external processors used in studios flip the polarity unknowingly and in the end you may not know where you are at after many levels of equalization, compression, reverb, etc... In addition, mic feeds and mic preamps could also be responsible for flipping polarity. Studio mics are typically use XLR connections and there are two standards for connections. Pin 1 is always ground, and typically pin 2 is positive and pin 3 is negative. However some studios flip pin 2 and 3 around, thus flipping polarity. As for a front panel switch, yes it could be avoided. I probably made that suggestion due to often seeing other audio components with a dedicated polarity switch. If a dedicated button or control is available on a remote that is easy to get to, then a dedicated switch on the Transporter may not be necessary. I don't know if the polarity inversion pre or post D/A would make a difference? I would guess that since all you are doing is inverting the waveform, it may not matter where in the chain it happens. It could happen downstream even in your preamp in the analog domain. Another thing that I would like to see is the format/bitdepth/frequency of the file being played on the front panel display. My mp3 player does this and it is very handy to know what you are listening to at a glance. For example FLAC/16bit/44.1kHz or mp3/192... TV -- tv69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tv69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69447 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
