Nordost Frey interconnect hum

Have you tried both orientations of the Freys, i.e., with the arrow pointing toward the preamp as well as toward the power amp? The shield is presumably grounded at only one end, so hum pickup could very conceivably be sensitive to the direction in which the cable is connected.

Unless you have specific information defining the meaning of the arrow that is marked on that particular cable, I would not make any assumptions as to what it signifies.

Regards,
-- Al

I noticed a hum when I didn't have them properly set. Just jiggle and tighten or remove and put them on again. Great cables.

Frey's come with WBT Nex Gen RCAs .. the Nex Gen has a fragile ground lug that can easily be bent back and broken off if care isn't taken when installing the cables

Once the lug bends back or breaks off the connection is lost and you get the humming

Check the ground lugs on the RCAs to be sure none are damaged
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Thank You very much for all the replies. I really appreciate it. I checked the ground tabs during a visual inspection right after i received the cables and they look fine. The solder joints looked ok as did resistance checks on the cables. I also tried installing them in a reverse direction and i am sure they were very tight. I use Deoxit on all the connections. The jacks on my amp are only a few months old. Like i mentioned, there is no hum with any other cable i use. What makes matters weirder is that both cables have the problem. I'm going to call Nordost tomorrow. The two that might be able to figure out if there is a problem were at the CES last week. I'm hoping the seller will take care of the problem if there is something wrong with the cables but he has been unresponsive recently.

Pongagt, unless the cables prove to be defective, the seller has fulfilled his obligation.

Nordost is an excellent company and has excellent customer service. Good luck.