Are the Gen2 amps XLRs wired with pin 3 hot?

[AudioHTIT]

Mar 15, 2021 9:23:26 GMT -5 LuisV said:

Mar 14, 2021 19:55:24 GMT -5 doc1963 said:

I realize that you haven’t participated around here much since you moved from the XMC-1 over to the HTP-1 camp, but you were an active member here for many years prior and, during that time, this same subject has been discussed to death. So much so that I’m very surprised that you’re just learning of this.

I will say that, in principle, I don’t disagree with you. However, if reversing the speaker cable output polarity at the back of the amp bothers you that much, spend 50 bucks and buy five of THESE. Plug one into the end of each XLR cable before plugging it into the amp.

Problem solved for a lot less money than having custom "polarity reversing" cables made and it is definitely a much cheaper solution than replacing an otherwise perfectly fine amplifier...

Been a member since 2009, actually longer as the Lounge forum was rebuilt and we lost track of when we originally signed up... anyway, I don't recall this... so cool... you learn something new everyday.  My previous setup was an XMC-1, XPA amps and I used XLRs, so the combo corrected the phase... interesting bit of info.  

I can't add more to this conversation, other than saying thanks for sharing the details.  I must have missed this or possibly understood the potential issue when I purchased the XMC-1; however, since I was using XPA GEN 2 amps and it was sorted, I forgot about the potential out of phase concern...  

I started a thread on this a couple years ago, and updated it as new information was received. The first page also includes recommendations on fixing the issue based on ‘scenarios’, including mixed amp types.

emotivalounge.proboards.com/post/999619/thread

This post has the latest summary of the various Emotiva amps:

emotivalounge.proboards.com/post/1046160/thread

[LuisV]

These types of posts should become "sticky" and sit at the top.