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Interconnect Directionality

Have I lost my mind? I swear that I am hearing differences in the direction I hook up my interconnect cables between my preamp and power amp. These are custom built solid core silver cables with Eichmann bullet plugs. There is no shield so this is not a case where one end of the cable’s shield is grounded and the other isn’t. 

There are four ways ways to hook them up:
Right: Forward. Left: Forward. 
Right: Backward. Left: Backward
Right: Forward. Left: Backward
Right: Backward. Left: Forward. 

There is no difference in construction between forward and backward, but here are my observations:

When they are hooked up forward/backward there appears to be more airy-ness and what appears to be a slight phase difference. When hooked up forward/forward or backward/backward, the image seems more precise like they are more in phase. The difference between forward/forward and backward/backward is that one seems to push the soundstage back a little bit while the other brings it towards you more. 

What could possibly cause this? Does it have something to do with the way the wire is constructed and how the grains are made while drawn through a die? Am I imagining this? Have I completely lost my mind?
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geoffkait
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jea48 - You might just as well have said the sky is blue. Those wiki links, as authoritative and scientific as they may be, don’t get us any closer to the answer to the question, why is wire direction audible? Quoting Ohm’s Law or Maxwell’s equations don’t win either side of the argument. Now, if you had stated, e=mc2 then I would more inclined to say that’s relevant.

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mkgus OP
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Photons have zero mass although they carry momentum. Or I should say they can transfer momentum. 
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geoffkait
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You totally did not get my comments. I found no problems or errors with the links. That’s why I said quoting ANY scientific explanation is like saying the sky is blue. Just because a statement is true doesn’t necessarily mean it supports a given proposition. The reason I said e=mc2 helps explain my proposition regarding how the audio signal works is because that particular equations includes the term c which is the speed of light. We know for sure that photons are the only particle that can/must travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, so we can probably conclude current in wire or in free space is composed of photons. Now, I’m not saying that proves anything about directionality, but first things first. If you can find a scientific explanation or equation that indicates or provides evidence why directionality cannot be real I’m all ears.

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