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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Not sure if your post is trolling, a serious question, or lack of knowledge. The questions really have little bearing on the question at hand.

In AC, the net effective drift velocity is 0, so in a balanced AC line, without DC offset, electrons never move far from where they started, in bulk at least. That does not mean stochastically that some electrons couldn't ... except they don't jump transformers of course.

They do move back and force within fuses though :-) ... both directions in any given fuse.

"Charge" is simply an excess of charge carriers, either positive or negative, though really you don't collect positive charge carriers so much as deplete negative charge carriers. That does not play in a transformer so I am not sure what actual question you are trying to ask here ....  I am giving YOU the benefit of the doubt you have some idea of how a transformer operates?



jea483,136 posts10-21-2019 4:58pm@ roberttcan 

Would you please explain how the electrons in the transmission lines ever leave a generating power plant. Do the same electrons ever reach our homes?


Do the electrons in the primary winding side of an isolation type power transformer pass from the primary winding to the secondary winding? How about the charge?



roberttcan"Not sure if your post is trolling, a serious question, or lack of knowledge. The questions really have little bearing on the question at hand. 


Actually I could not disagree with you more so I can only respond as you and state: "Not sure if your post is trolling, a serious question, or lack of knowledge."
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