As far as van del hul cables are concerned the "directionality" indicates at which end the screen is attached to the phono connector
This only applies to their interconnects with two internal conductors + a shield like their D102 mk III
This type of interconnect is "effective" only if the source component is grounded. The connector that has the shield connected to it should be connected to the source component
The theory is that any rf induced into the shield is diverted to ground at the source and never being transferred to the next component in the audio chain.
I have used this particular architecture and found it very effective
As far as the other "directional" cables are concerned - I have tried an Audioquest cable which had the arrows but only used a coax cable architecture and did not witness any difference in audio quality regardless of the direction they were connected.
Having said that, I do not dispute the claims others have witnessed
Try them and see what you think :-)
This only applies to their interconnects with two internal conductors + a shield like their D102 mk III
This type of interconnect is "effective" only if the source component is grounded. The connector that has the shield connected to it should be connected to the source component
The theory is that any rf induced into the shield is diverted to ground at the source and never being transferred to the next component in the audio chain.
I have used this particular architecture and found it very effective
As far as the other "directional" cables are concerned - I have tried an Audioquest cable which had the arrows but only used a coax cable architecture and did not witness any difference in audio quality regardless of the direction they were connected.
Having said that, I do not dispute the claims others have witnessed
Try them and see what you think :-)