Looks like you got a bit of breaking in to do now especially with the Sabrina’s . Congrats hope you like your new setup
Audiofreak71
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markd51
Nyuk Nyuk
That's pretty goddamn rude!
the skipper
Professional Curmudgeon
you apparently didn't read the thread, how many times does e have to be told what to do.
Defender-90
Member
Reversed polarity on the speakers
markd51
Nyuk Nyuk
Yep, he just changed "polarity", on a $19K pair of speakers. Wish I had such problems! LOL
God bless, and carry on!
What is always a good thing to have, is a local audio buddy-friend. Then you won't perhaps have to come here and get abused in all these dopey lame forums by "authorities" who probably don't know jack.
God bless, and carry on!
What is always a good thing to have, is a local audio buddy-friend. Then you won't perhaps have to come here and get abused in all these dopey lame forums by "authorities" who probably don't know jack.
Defender-90
Member
Looks like you got a bit of breaking in to do now especially with the Sabrina’s . Congrats hope you like your new setup
Audiofreak71
yeah I went today and demoed the system……the speakers sound incredible.
Defender-90
Member
Yeah I read the Conrad Johnson manual and it said to reverse polarity on the speakers……I did that and problem solved.
the skipper
Professional Curmudgeon
I'd like to see where Conrad Johnson says connect the speakers in reverse polarity..
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cademan
Lunatic Member
This would only be if the speakers were wired out of phase to begin with. Sounds like they were.
cademan
Lunatic Member
Lol, first you cuss then use God bless in your next post.
the skipper
Professional Curmudgeon
That would be highly unusual and the next owners of them should be made aware of this defect, as should the manufacturer.This would only be if the speakers were wired out of phase to begin with. Sounds like they were.
cademan
Lunatic Member
He probaby did it inadvertantly.
the skipper
Professional Curmudgeon
It was suggested he check this in post 2. This is post 3
If they were wired incorrectly, I'd let the manufacturer know about it, or at least the next owner.
If they were wired incorrectly, I'd let the manufacturer know about it, or at least the next owner.
cademan
Lunatic Member
Yeah, I saw that one too. Kinda wondered myself at first.
THF2
Where we are going, there are no roads
I think that the general theme here is to practice “process of elimination”.
That is the surest way of discovering the “possible” causes of a problem.
Example: I was with a guy today testing out a turntable. He plugged it in to an outlet that he thought was working. No dice.
I then recommended that he plug it into another outlet. Still no dice (or so it would seem). I removed the platter and discovered that the belt had slipped off of the platter.
Tried it again but still no dice. For S,s & G’s, I selected the 45RPM button and low and behold, it started working. Turns out that the indicator bulb for the 33RPM speed was not working so, when I finally pressed it after the 45RPM worked, it worked just fine.
I guess the moral of his story/thread is that we can all do simple basic hinges to try and discover where the problem lies, whether it be changing outlets or changing sources.
That is the surest way of discovering the “possible” causes of a problem.
Example: I was with a guy today testing out a turntable. He plugged it in to an outlet that he thought was working. No dice.
I then recommended that he plug it into another outlet. Still no dice (or so it would seem). I removed the platter and discovered that the belt had slipped off of the platter.
Tried it again but still no dice. For S,s & G’s, I selected the 45RPM button and low and behold, it started working. Turns out that the indicator bulb for the 33RPM speed was not working so, when I finally pressed it after the 45RPM worked, it worked just fine.
I guess the moral of his story/thread is that we can all do simple basic hinges to try and discover where the problem lies, whether it be changing outlets or changing sources.
Mister Pig
Pigamus Maximus
It's pretty common knowledge that Conrad Johnson components invert phase. Here is an excerpt from the review of the CA200 amplifier.
The CA200 inverts absolute phase, so care must be taken to reverse the speaker connections to compensate.
This is an aspect of installation that CJ owners need to pay attention to.
The CA200 inverts absolute phase, so care must be taken to reverse the speaker connections to compensate.
This is an aspect of installation that CJ owners need to pay attention to.
