[Lagerfeldt]

Yes, it's interesting that the change isn't just a question of punch and low end but also one of distance perception. Clearly demonstrated in Alistair's audio file.

I also find it intriguing that:

· Just about everybody can hear the effect
· It's possible to check it yourself, and assuming the playback systems are setup correctly:
· It's reproducible and therefore controllable

And then a couple of people still insist on blabbering irrelevant nonsense, defending a book they wrote or acting like a sockpuppet.

I started this thread to hear how often other ME's checked for absolute polarity - not to start a moronic discussion questioning absolute polarity as a phenomenon or whether we can check and control it.