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So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again...

Here is a very relevant discussion among physicists about the directionality...the way signal and electrons should flow... based on conductor orientation. Some esoteric, high-end manufacturers say they listen to each conductor to see which way the signal should flow for the best audio quality.

Read this discussion. Will it make you rethink what you’re being told and sold?

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/is-a-copper-conductor-directional.975195/
edgewound
edgewound OP
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Yes I believe the type of wire makes a difference because they have different levels of resistance and capacitance which is measurable. How come the manufacturer like Belden doesn’t say that their cable needs to be oriented in a specific direction? Are they dumb?
edgewound OP
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The discussion is also about audio frequencies. 
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nonoise
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Belden isn’t a person. It’s a company. It may be company policy to not mention cable directionality but the people who work there may think otherwise.

Case in point: my speaker cables were made by a former Belden engineer who worked there for over 20 years. He labeled his cables as directional and said so with the paperwork that came with them.

Maybe he felt the other guys couldn’t hear what he was hearing. Kind of like, here.

All the best,
Nonoise
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sugabooger
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And the subjectivists have now brought in their quotable expert (that’s what the links claim at least but can we trust anyone that claims transmission lines at audible frequencies?). How will the objectivists answer? Will this get bloody?


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