Invidiosulus Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 That my cable between my CD player and my amp was backwards. The little arrows marking the direction of the signal flow were going the wrong way so I swapped them around. I'm not sure if it makes a difference but it gives me peace of mind which happens to be the name of the Iron Maiden album I've misplaced -josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-Throat Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I do this all the time, it makes my tubes re-charge. After 10 hours or so, I sell them as NOS on E-bay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloceleste Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Veloceleste said... "I found that running the left channel cable flow reversed creates a phase shift that creates slightly more more air in the treble. However, not so much when running the right channel cable in reverse flow." Phew!!... I was warned that doing this could cause the formation of a Black-hole......[*-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 If I were W.C. Fields I would say something like "Go away kid, you bother me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechMan Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Foghorn Leghorn FTW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The "directional" cables just have the shield lifted on the end that is supposed to be receiving the signal. The idea is that any EMI currents get shunted back to the low impedance of the source device and don't get transmitted down stream. If you don't have any noise in your system, then the side you connect the shield on doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 So if I plug the cable in the wrong direction, electrons refuse to move? Or move sporadically? Or maybe unevenly, up and down all over the place? I didn't know that electrons can distinguish between the right and wrong direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 I don't think I can tell a difference with the CD player. I used this cable on my turntable a while back and I remember being able to tell a difference. Not sure if I would notice it now or not. Now if I can just find that Iron Maiden CD. -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloceleste Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 it gives me peace of mind which happens to be the name of the Iron Maiden album I've misplacedSteve Harris' inspiration for naming the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Somebody liked to print arrows on the wires to show the direction of the audio. If your over 60 you can't see the arrows anyway. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Audio is AC. It flows in both directions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 The "directional" cables just have the shield lifted on the end that is supposed to be receiving the signal. The idea is that any EMI currents get shunted back to the low impedance of the source device and don't get transmitted down stream Exactly. It has nothing to do with electron "flow" (sic) direction.But not all manufacturers agree which end should be lifted, e.g., Siltech, who sees it the opposite of everyone else. I reversed all my I/C's once and couldn't tell a whit of difference in noise level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 The "directional" cables just have the shield lifted on the end that is supposed to be receiving the signal. The idea is that any EMI currents get shunted back to the low impedance of the source device and don't get transmitted down stream Exactly. It has nothing to do with electron "flow" (sic) direction.But not all manufacturers agree which end should be lifted, e.g., Siltech, who sees it the opposite of everyone else. I reversed all my I/C's once and couldn't tell a whit of difference in noise level. Yep, boat dese giuse are wright. Au jus ual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Audio is AC. It flows in both directions. How do you figure that?I'm running my CDP into the L/R jacks of the 6 channel input on my yamaha surround reciever. Much less noise than using the CD input. Most likely because it bypasses the DSP circuitry. -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 So if I plug the cable in the wrong direction, electrons refuse to move? Or move sporadically? Or maybe unevenly, up and down all over the place? I didn't know that electrons can distinguish between the right and wrong direction. Only if they can SEE the arrows![] Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Once upon a time on a planet far away I bought some new equipment from an "established" mod shop. While there I checked out their selection of cables and decided that since I was rebuilding my system, needed appearance matching cables as they would be showing and I would get a decent price combined with my purchase. I got to watch them build the interconnects to my required lengths and there was no shield lifting or any other magic, they simply slid the shrinkable boots over and shrunk them in place. I asked WTFO and was informed that the conductor would be trained over time and therefore be "better". The arrows were simply there for reference so that if and when I disconnected the cables I would know which went where so the cable would not have to re-learn the path to greatness. The above story is true as told to me by the un-named manufacturer, except for rmy underlined cynisim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I don't even pay attention to cables marking and didn't even know that there are arrows marking on them. I just plug the cables in and enjoy, never had any problem. Beside, I can't tell if there is any different as to which end of the cable I am suppose to plug in. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 That my cable between my CD player and my amp was backwards. The little arrows marking the direction of the signal flow were going the wrong way so I swapped them around. I'm not sure if it makes a difference but it gives me peace of mind which happens to be the name of the Iron Maiden album I've misplaced -josh Yep putting this cable in backwards is necessary to hear those backward satanic messages in heavy metal music. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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