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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
dill
2,516 posts
 
" They simply sound better one way than another. Always. Permanently."
Right, hence the purpose of the arrows ... 
andy2
1,545 posts
 
The difference of "directionality" may be subtle, so you may need some pretty high end system to tell the difference.  

For most systems, however, the difference may be too small to be audible.

If anything, the arrows serve to let you know the cables are hooked up consistently either at the amp or speaker ends.    
ebanksms
92 posts
 
Trust your own ears. I believe that directionally and "golden ears" are all BS but I usually comply anyway "just in case" ;-) 
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Its like the Twilight Zone episode where the guy goes for gas and cuts through the forest and winds up in this town where everything looks the same except nobody knows anything that's happened the last 30 years. 

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yogiboy
5,645 posts
 
Here ya go!
https://www.psaudio.com/askpaul/why-do-cables-have-direction/
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