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Dear all, I have now had the chance to 'experiment' with reversing the Figure of 8.  Yes (as suggested) there are differences and sure we all hear them differently.  I have only vetted this on my Elevator so for but one way the sound was notably more open and forward in presentation, more punchy even.  Curiously, louder for the same volume setting (maybe the forwardness!).  Not sure I would use the word focused that has been applied but hey what is in a few words!  Having settled on this option now I broadly understand the impact of the change, the Revelation should be simple! 
 
Many thanks for your suggestions everyone.
 
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Such a suggestion appeared in Marantz integrated amplifier instructions some years ago. They used a "Euro plug" reversible mains connector.
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Further observation, having settled on the Elevator figure of 8 the Revelation appears less conclusive. 
The PSU is powered down for 15-20 seconds enabling the reversal - how long should the power up be left to provide accurate results - I have left for 5 mins and wonder if the performance is dropping off to confuse the initial results before bringing optimum performance?  I believe a 72 hour is suggested but presumbaly when powered off for a sustained period.  Any further thoughts guys?? 
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I think I remember Graham saying just to pull it out reverse it and push it back in without powering down. I could be wrong. I was once.
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Originally posted by ICL1P ICL1P wrote:

I think I remember Graham saying just to pull it out reverse it and push it back in without powering down. I could be wrong. I was once.
That's what I did but always with the TT arm raised to pause the music. If swapped very quickly the LED on the front does not even go out. I then resumed play immediately to listen for subtle changes and decide which is more musical

nb: always best to mute the amp/speakers first too, if you do the swap slowly it may put a hefty thump through the system


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