cat_doorman
I wonder if having a preference for wire direction correlates to a sensitivity to absolute polarity.
I don’t think the physics of preferential flow direction are being questioned here. Geometry can create those conditions. Look at the Tesla valve in fluid flow for an analogous example. Diodes aren’t strictly geometry but are definitely have a directional bias. Since the structure of cable is not assumed to be perfect it should logically follow that one direction could have slightly different physical characteristics. I think where most people object is that since audio is composed of AC then the effect of these differences should cancel out.
>>>>>The theory of wire directionality is based on the premise that wire is actually not symmetrical physically. The crystal lattice structure of pure molten copper and copper when it has cooled is symmetrical; however, that symmetrical structure is 🔜 deformed 🔙 during manufacture, especially when the copper wire is pulled through the final die, although most likely deformation has already occurred during pulling through previous dies. Thus, the crystal lattice structure is no longer symmetrical, far from it. Like quills on a porcupine’s back. 🔙 🔙 🔙 One assumes photons prefer to travel in the direction of the quills. 🤗
Absolute polarity is a separate issue. It’s not actually correct to say wires act like diodes. Directionality is an audiophile effect, audible, but not an effect that shows up in other applications. Absolute polarity can easily be separated from wire directionality of wire experimentally.