[Richard Crowley]

"TonyP" wrote ...
I own and have seen marketed "directional" audio rca interconnects. I
have also seen those that are not "directional".
Question, what makes some directional and others not? Is there a valid
reason for having a "direction"? Has it to do with grounding?

In some cases, the ground/shield is conneted at only one end.
The arrows would indicate that the destination would have
the ground connection, etc.

OTOH, any notion that cables can be made to be "better"
in one "direction" than the other is pure marketing fabrication
and is only meant to get extra $$$ out of your pocket and into
theirs. Consider just the fact that your audio is "AC" and
flows in both directions thousands of times per second.

I would NOT buy any cable that has arrows on it just
on the principle that the manufacturer/vendor is trying
to lie to me and trying to steal my money, and is unworthy
of my business. For the same reason, I avoid popular
"name brand" cables like Monster, et.al.