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RE: How to measure absolute polarity?

6 Moons Author's statements,

"In fact, there's a 50:50 chance that any given recording features inverted polarity."

"It's important to understand that the pursuit of absolute polarity -- or transient fidelity as it should be more helpfully thought of -- doesn't give a damn about whether your system, as is, inverts polarity or not."

"It can only be determined in situ, by ear - and only if the recording quality makes it transparent enough in the first place."

I realize there are lists but lists can be wrong. For example, George Louis' list of audiophile type CDs in Reverse R polarity - the list you linked to - comes up with a whopping 92% of all CDs are in Reverse polarity. Do you believe that? I will admit that if 92% of audiophile CDs WERE in reverse polarity it would be hilarious.


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