Musiclink cables sound better reversed

All my reference CDs sounded better last night with the Musiclinks reversed than with any of my other cables. In the “right” direction, bass drums sounded like someone plunking on a watermelon, and the mids and highs sounded compressed and muffled. I would say the Musiclinks added just a tad more warmth than my Audioquest cables, in the “wrong” direction that is. But it was just the right amount of warmth in a system that is not that warm to begin with, and the mids and highs were just as clear and airy as with the Audioquest.

I can compare the RB-1590 to the NAD M25, which I tried at home before returning it for the Rotel. I used four of its channels to biamp my B&Ws. To me at least, the M25 sounded really good, but I missed the airy highs of my old Rotel 1075. To me, the M25 just sounded too sterile and not exciting enough. When I hooked up the Rotel RB-1590 after hearing the M25, I found what I felt was missing in the M25. It was much more exciting and complex listening. Voices sounded more like voices and all sounds seemed to have more range and complexity, with equal clarity and way more powerful and even faster bass, at least on my speakers.
I dont know if this makes sense. But to me it was like the difference between a quality CD sound from the NAD and a quality vinyl sound from the Rotel.

I love my rc and rb 1590 combo.