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Speaker cable arrows???

I bought a used pair of Silverline Audio's Conductor cables. Plugged them in 
and was very pleased with the neutral sound I was getting. Bare wire to the 
speakers, and bananas on the amp end. Then I realized that the arrows on 
the cables where pointing towards the amp. OOPS, I reversed the path 
direction, and couldn't hear any difference. Zero.
My preference would be to have the bananas on the amp end.

Can I disobey the arrows, and run the cables effectively backwards?

markj941
markj941 OP
53 posts
 
Sorry, Somehow my question ended up in the speaker category, obviously it belongs in with the cable discussions.
dill
2,516 posts
 
Relax, it is only a guide to when you first hook them up. It will remain as a reminder to you to install them again in this direction if you have to remove them for some reason or if you sell them. They where broken in by you in this direction.
arcticdeth's avatar
arcticdeth
1,572 posts
 
Don’t matter which way arrows go.

enjoy the music.
millercarbon's avatar
millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Hilarious. Stop. Guys. Seriously. You’re killing me here.

First of all, it won’t hurt anything. At all. Impossible.

If you hear no difference run them whatever way you want.

Not all cables are directional. At least not always to the extent its obvious to everyone. Obviously.

Cables that are directional are directional. Does not matter how they are hooked up initially, or for how long, or anything like that. They simply sound better one way than another. Always. Permanently.

Cables that aren’t directional may be marked directional by manufacturers that know that is just the kind of thing certain audiophiles will notice, whether they are able to hear these kinds of things or not.



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