Which way should a cable's "Ground End" go?


Just found two old pairs of Van Den Hul D-102 interconnects in my bin which have "ground end" stickers at one end. Do I connect this side of the cable to the signal source (CDP) or the preamp? And for the additional pair, from my preamp to amp, which way should the ground go? Thanks for your help.
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Showing 2 responses by eagleeye7

cleeds,

My logic says that the "Ground End" should face the current source, in which case you would be mostly correct, current flow wise.

This, however would place the wrong end to the initial current source, i.e. CD player, Turntable, etc.

Do you recall where you got your information from?

Thanks,  eagleeye7 
Guess that I answered my own Question with this copied directly from their site discussing their cables; at least for "Unbalanced Operation"

""In unbalanced operation the two internal conductors can simply be taken together with the shield acting as the signal return, though the better and preferred layout (which we apply) has the shield only connected to signal ground at the signal source side (marked by a ground-end marking sticker) and one of the internal conductors functions as signal return.""  

This clearly states ""has the shield only connected to signal ground at the signal source side (marked by a ground-end marking sticker) and one of the internal conductors functions as signal return.""

Thus the marked end faces the current source, which is logical.

eagleeye7