Directional cables - what does that really mean?


Some (most) cables do sound differently depending on which end is connected to which component. It is asserted that the conductor grain orientation is determining the preferential current flow. That might well be, but in most (all) cases the audio signal is AC (electrons going back and forth in the cable), without a DC component to justify a directional flow. Wouldn't that mean that in the 1st order, a phase change should give the same effect as a cable flip?

I'm curious whether there is a different view on this that I have not considered yet.
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Like usual GeoffKait forget to be stupid and write very interesting true thing ,it is my opinion for sure...Perception is a time mystery...When a recorded event play in a dvd you cannot synchronize your internal clock easily, but more than that, you cannot also naturally guess the future like usual with these organ that read and create time, our intuition and our imagination...You only guess with your reason and this is a bit short of the task...
What was told to me is that the metal (copper, silver) is drawn in one direction that is accounted for.
Audioquest advertises highly polished surfaces of their solid core conductors for some of their high end cables.. Does that eliminate the problem? 🤔


DRAGON CONDUCTORS: SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER (PSS)
Perfect-Surface Technology applied to extreme-purity silver provides unprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) is AudioQuest's highest-quality metal. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundaries that exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers.
I can't wait for Part 2.  I got enough money for all the booze in the world lols.
Better start drinking now, Scooter. Part 2 is coming. Don’t have an aneurism. 😳