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Speaker Cable directionality: reversable??

I bought a demo pair of XLO ultra 6 cables which have directional arrows on the ends of them. The specifics of my equipment requires that I would either have to re-terminate them (to take the spades off the amp end) or else hook them up in reverse of the labelled arrows.
Is there any reason why the cable direction matters, or would reversing them just mean I would have to "break-in" the cables again.
Please help me out; I don't want to undermine the quality I paid good money for!

Much thanks for any advice!!

Oleander (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-15-02

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11-15-02 This is a question that has been discussed numerous times on ... Bigtee

11-15-02 They may be shielded but for speaker cables in most cases it ... Marakanetz

11-15-02 It depends on the design of the cable. you would have to bre ... Sonic_genius

11-15-02 Yes it matters, simply because of shielding - not because of ... Aball

11-15-02: Marakanetz
if they're shielded than on the amp's end. technically this helps to avoid an influence of micro-phonics. if the level of micro-phonics or near-by power sub-station is very high the directionality is recommended. otherwise there will be no difference whatsoever.
breaking-in from the other side is total crap.
Marakanetz (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-15-02 Shielded speaker cables ? are you sure you're not confusing ... Seandtaylor99

11-15-02 For those who tried to answer my question, your input was ap ... Oleander

11-15-02 Keep in mind that some manufacturers put arrows on their cab ... Bomarc

11-15-02 Oleander, while it might compromise the results, you might b ... Unsound

11-16-02 This is so simple: yet no one gets it & practically everyone ... Bob_bundus

11-16-02 Bob-b---that is exactly why i said there are a "few&quo ... Bigtee

11-16-02 Okay, i'll take a stab at it. if the wire is drawn thru the ... Twl

11-16-02 Put on beatles record. if you hear 'paul is dead', your wire ... steve@

11-16-02 I hope the same amount of power (w = v x a) travels both way ... Bigtee

11-16-02 Oleander: just turn your wires around and don't worry about ... Bomarc

11-18-02 Oleander .. sorry for the misunderstanding ... you can get b ... Seandtaylor99

11-18-02 Twl .. phasing of speakers is done so that the cones don't m ... Seandtaylor99

11-18-02 Power does not travel bidirectionally; it flows from the sou ... Bob_bundus

11-18-02 Bob .. i think you'll find that most "naysayers" w ... Seandtaylor99