Help with inverted phase Newbie Question

I followed the link and, interestingly, the "Wood Effect" didn't come up. So I searched the A'gon archives, and it seems it hasn't come up at all... I don't know why I remembered the WE, but I think some piece of gear I had explained (probably a theta box, they all seem to have phase inversion toggles on them) that "some" people are sensitive to the WE. Here's a link to a Positive Feedback article on it:

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue1/cjwoodeffect.htm

Be interested to hear what people think of it...

I have a phase inversion switch on my DAC, which can be controlled with the remote. I can hear a difference every time I switch polarity on any CD, but many times I cannot truly tell which is "correct". Yes, I can hear polarity, and I believe it is important. The author who cites the Wood Effect brings out many good points. The main item is the lack of a standard, i.e. the compression part of the original air motion should be reproduced as a compression wave from the speaker. Another interesting point is mixing. What if mixed-in music, maybe recorded at a different studio or with a different engineer, is not the same polarity as other parts of the recording? What about phase preservation when FM radio reception is demodulated? Another concern is that original polarity is not preserved over the entire frequency spectrum in both the recording and during playback. Maybe this is why analog playback is still popular and preferred by many audiophiles. There is no digital signal processing, the grooves in the LP are at least a close approximation to the original air motion.

Sorry, but analog playback doesn't help. Many record labels, including all of the Mercury Living Presence and RCA shaded dogs have the absolute phase reversed. All of my CDs have a small red or green dot inside the case to let me know if it has the phase reversed. It's that important.

I can hear the phase on some things, but usually am not concerned about it enough to switch (my Pre also has a phase switch.. but why not a toggle on the remote???)
IF my remote had a button to switch back and forth, I might do it more... but I just cannot be bothered with it most of the time
Flames will appear: I am just not anal enough to HAVE to have it right... it's getting hot already!!!! Whoo Hoo!!
The difference I notice is the music seems to be 'behind' the speakers, or the same music seems to be 'in front' of the speakers... image wise.
I do NOT care if the MUSICIANS choose to sit in front of, or behind my speakers!!!

PS: I have (almost) always had PLANAR speakers...
Infinity or now Maggies. So my experience of clearly having the musicians in front or behind the speakers may be different than folks who use "one sided" speakers.