What do the arrows mean on my cable?

And how do I tell the difference between a digital cable and an RCA cable, they look the same.

Are the ones with the arrows more likely to be RCA for analog connections?

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rtorchia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 138 posts 09-02-2022 at 02:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hook your components up with the arrows heading in the “correct” manufacturer recommended position. In the event that it actually makes an audible difference, a contentious point, all will be fine. That’s what I do, but I really don’t believe there is any difference and am just playing it safe. Come to think of it, I really don’t believe that high end cables make any difference either.
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,206 posts 09-02-2022 at 03:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @rtorchia You must believe it makes some difference, since any cables that have arrows have at least some pretension to being high end.
rtorchia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 138 posts 09-02-2022 at 03:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No, one again I hedged my bets. I have reasonably priced Wireworld cables. I think using ultra cheap cables such as what we used back in the 70s and 80s is probably a bad idea and elected to buy something a notch up. I did get suckered for a moderately expensive USB cable that was reviewed on ASR as being no different than the Amazon generic cable, yet it cost 5x more.