Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables


Are Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables directional?  If they are how do you know which is the amp end and which is the speaker end?  I only found one article at Positive Feedback that said the noise filter should be closer to the source but I haven't been able to find any information that would confirm that and the person who lent me his cables swears it goes the other way.  I have listened, and do hear a real difference but it is unclear to me which is "better".

 

pinwa

@richardbrand I am not a physicist nor do I own speakers that only accept spades.  I'm certainly not going to argue that Furutech's marketing makes any sense.  In fact, I would agree that it sounds more like nonsense.  And if you read what I have written,you will find that I haven't expressed any opinion about the cables other than noting that they sound different depending on which end is connected to the amp and which end is connected to the speakers.  

I believe there have now been 12 people that have responded to this thread and not a single one actually knows anything about these cables and I suspect most of them haven't ever bothered to compare cables in a highly resolving system.  But all of those people seem certain that they actually know some sort of absolute truth, but without being in possession of any actual experience or observations that would lend any credibility to their assertions.  Curious isn't it?

I went back and re read your post. The manufacturer says they build these cables with spades on amp end and bananas on the speaker end, that would be the directionality of said cables. Other combination of ends if requested, so if you were to buy these they would most definitely have an arrow on them or other tell tale sign on which direction they go.
 

 They would say which way they go and your asking members here how they would know which direction?

You were trying to drum up some criticism and start a cable bashing from a member, you've stated your purpose's in your  last post,  that's my take on it. 
 

if you were genuinely interested,  you'd asked if someone else had these cables to begin with and how do they know which direction?

Extrapolating from Furutech balanced ICs like Reference III, which cannot be reversed for obvious reasons, the filter would go at the source end, as @roxy54 said.

stephenjfoster

I simply try to sort out the sensible folks from the delusional and stopped going to church when I was 18. I pretty much read these topics for laughs and to figure out who to ignore.

So you're a self-confessed troll.

@cleeds 

I have been called worse, mostly by my ex-wife. I read these forums to learn about hifi equipment and music. Most members know much more about the subject than  I do. Some have a better science or engineering background. Too many don't recognize the role of the mind over our perception (although everything else matters) The problem becomes trying to sort out the useful information from the delusional crap. Same problem I have with the news, I read multiple sources from CNN to FOX, figuring the truth is somewhere in between.

I don't consider myself an audiophile, I'm just not that anal. I love music and movies. I'm willing to spend 10s of thousands for high quality equipment. I believe in quality cables but IMO anything more than a few hundred is a waste of money.

I probably need to learn to keep my mouth shut but my filter seems to be weakening with old age. When someone tries to claim an AC signal cable is directional in violation of the laws of physics I snaped. I will try to keep my opinion to myself. As I said, it is a waste of time to argue with the faithful.