If that's the case then I'm assuming which I shouldn't that in the case on an equaliser, the arrows would then point towards it? Surely an EQ device has a pair of input sockets and a pair of output sockets? Think of your system as a river. Chuck a stick signal into it at the point were it starts the source - CD, tuner, turntable etc. The stick will float downstream, away from the source towards the sea speakers.
On the way, it will pass through the amp and anything else you have connected up. Posts: 14, I'm David. Assuming you can hear a difference at all - and some cables don't mind which way round they are, although others are terribly directional, at least when new - run both the same way and try each pair both ways to see which suits you best. As long as the crystals are properly aligned it doesnt matter.
I've always assumed that where the manufacturer has bothered to put directional arrows on the cable this is from the component source to the amplifier. For speaker cables it is from the amp to the speaker. Or trying to read the liner notes backwards I did this once by accident. I was doing some systemmaintenance, and I took out the speaker cables to clean the connections. When I put the cables back in, and fired up the system, it sounded "wrong". The tonal balance was different, and the musical timing was off.
I scratched my head for 10 minutes, and then I noticed that the cable was now running the opposite direction to the way it had been. I swapped tha cable round, and everything was back to normal. Really, did it get down into the missing brain cells? You are halucinating. Now scratch in the other direction and see if the sitch comes back, with equal or more intensity. Proving that the itch has directionalty.
Does anyone know how scratching one's head will solve a question? A shielded cable has the shield connected to only one end of the cable. That end should be connected to the sending component to be effective. That is one reason for an arrow. With non-shielded cabls I believe the other reason is because over time the cable will become oriented to the direction its placed in.
The arrow is to make sure you do not lose this burn in benefit. I have reversed the direction on non shielded cables and it does not sound right after the cable has become burned in. Sorry but that is NOT true. It takes two conductors to make an electrical circuit, so without this connection there is no return path for the signal current, and the cable will not work. In this case, the shield is only connected at one end.
This means there is no signal current flowing in the shield and it is more effective as a shield. A simple cable with only one center conductor and a shield is very vulnerable to interference, since the signal current must return through the shield and this current is very much subject to interference and signal degradation.
Using two signal conductors plus a shield that is grounded at one end only is therefore a much better system. Balanced cables are very superior to ANY unbalanced cable, because they have two signal conductors, neither of which is connected to ground. The shield is grounded at both ends and is thus extremely effective.
Any interference would be a common-mode voltage equal in voltage and phase on both wires and would be null; not amplified. These cables allow runs of feet or more with 0 interference or signal loss, even with tiny signals such as the output of a microphone. An unbalanced RCA cable would be useless in these types of systems.
Another industry urban myth to charge for a product that is not good from the begining! Audio is AC. The cahnge in current direction is in the audio bendwidth FR. Would you care to exchange the cable direction by that arrow, every time the current direction changes? All speaker cables on the market are not good! None is made for your system requirements to get the most out of it.
I didn't notice any difference in sound after the switch. My question is: Is there a reason that the cables have an arrow that would indicate which way they should be connected or does it really matter?
Messages: 3, Only if they're color coded and you need the codes to know what connects to what. I'm not sure what you mean by "color coded". The arrows should point away from the source. Happy Listening ………………. Freedom , Apr 10, Messages: 24, Location: Mid-Maryland. Can you explain why there is a "direction"? Not knowing much about this it seems like there really should not be any difference in direction. A wire is a wire??? Messages: 7, Location: Pensacola. I guess I am looking for an education on this.
To me, a wire or interconnect could be solid, stranded, etc. Install Accessories. Marine All Marine. Stinger Select Interconnects. Audio Amplifiers. Vehicle-Specific Subwoofer Enclosures. Store Locator. Your cart is empty.
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