Benz cartridge phase?

Dcblr,

Could you tell me where you read this information? Just curious.

It is possible that there may be some confusion about the cartridge phase due to the operation of the Benz Phonostage.

The Benz-Micro Lukaschek PP-1 T9 Phonostage does invert polarity due to reduced internal component usage and design choices. When using the PP-1 T9 users can then reverse the polarity/phase at the cartridge by swaping the leads to compensate.

Dre

I read the same thing over the weekend. It was mentioned in a review of the Glider which appeared in the November 2010 issue of HFNRR. I just sent an e-mail about this to Musical Surroundings, and I will let you know what their answer is.

I will go on record saying that I switched the cables at the speaker (putting them back in phase as my phono preamp inverts phase) and I did hear an improvement.

I just got back an E-mail from Garth who said that Benz cartridges are phase correct if wired correctly in the arm.

I contacted Benz directly and they confirmed the their cartridges are phase correct. To confirm that they sent me the connection sequence and it matches to the sequence on my SME 309.

In any case if you want to change polarity, then swap +&- for each channel ........... red+ green- (R). white+ blue- (L)