Just have received a pair of Opal XLR Interconnect from Audioquest, but I
found that one of the cable is running from the reverse direction. Should I
have this cable replaced with an normal one?

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Just have received a pair of Opal XLR Interconnect from Audioquest, but I
found that one of the cable is running from the reverse direction. Should
I
have this cable replaced with an normal one?

No need to do so.

Isn't that the direction of the interconnect is very important or it will
have no effect on balanced cable?


"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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Just have received a pair of Opal XLR Interconnect from Audioquest, but
I
found that one of the cable is running from the reverse direction.
Should
I
have this cable replaced with an normal one?

No need to do so.

"¥|¤è¤ì" wrote in message
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Isn't that the direction of the interconnect is very important or it will
have no effect on balanced cable?


"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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Just have received a pair of Opal XLR Interconnect from Audioquest,
but
I
found that one of the cable is running from the reverse direction.
Should
I
have this cable replaced with an normal one?

No need to do so.

The only thing that counts is that the color of the internal connectors is
such that pin #1 on one end connects to pin #1 on the other end, same for
the other pins.

No electrical engineer or physicist believes that the conductors have
directionality. The arrows are printed on the outside of the cable for
stupid people to attract them to purchase.

Thank You and now I know that I have been cheated for years about the
directions of the audio cables.

Regards,
Squarewood.

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Isn't that the direction of the interconnect is very important or it
will
have no effect on balanced cable?


"Robert Morein" wrote in message
...

"¥|¤è¤ì" wrote in message
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Just have received a pair of Opal XLR Interconnect from Audioquest,
but
I
found that one of the cable is running from the reverse direction.
Should
I
have this cable replaced with an normal one?

No need to do so.

The only thing that counts is that the color of the internal connectors is
such that pin #1 on one end connects to pin #1 on the other end, same for
the other pins.

No electrical engineer or physicist believes that the conductors have
directionality. The arrows are printed on the outside of the cable for
stupid people to attract them to purchase.

"Robert Morein" wrote in message

"¥|¤è¤ì" wrote in message
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Isn't that the direction of the interconnect is very important or it
will have no effect on balanced cable?


"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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"¥|¤è¤ì" wrote in message
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Just have received a pair of Opal XLR Interconnect from
Audioquest, but I found that one of the cable is running from the
reverse direction. Should I have this cable replaced with an
normal one?

No need to do so.

The only thing that counts is that the color of the internal
connectors is such that pin #1 on one end connects to pin #1 on the
other end, same for the other pins.

No electrical engineer or physicist believes that the conductors have
directionality. The arrows are printed on the outside of the cable for
stupid people to attract them to purchase.

Ignores the fact that there are cables with the shield connected at just one
end, thus making the cable electrically asymmetrical. In some circumstances
one has better noise rejection with the shield connected to the source, and
in other cases one has better noise rejection with the shield connected to
the load. In many cases it doesn't matter.

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Ignores the fact that there are cables with the shield connected at just
one
end, thus making the cable electrically asymmetrical. In some
circumstances
one has better noise rejection with the shield connected to the source,
and
in other cases one has better noise rejection with the shield connected to
the load. In many cases it doesn't matter.


This could be signficant if the cable has different gender connectors on
each end.

I just have contacted with our agent here (Australia) that they will fix my
cable tomorrow.


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Ignores the fact that there are cables with the shield connected at just
one
end, thus making the cable electrically asymmetrical. In some
circumstances
one has better noise rejection with the shield connected to the source,
and
in other cases one has better noise rejection with the shield connected
to
the load. In many cases it doesn't matter.


This could be signficant if the cable has different gender connectors on
each end.

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Ignores the fact that there are cables with the shield connected at
just one end, thus making the cable electrically asymmetrical. In
some circumstances one has better noise rejection with the shield
connected to the source, and in other cases one has better noise
rejection with the shield connected to the load. In many cases it
doesn't matter.

This could be significant if the cable has different gender connectors
on each end.

In fact every XLR cable and adaptor I've ever seen, with the exception of a
few special-purpose adapters, had different gender connectors on each end.
That's the convention, that's how they are made. So, the proposed
contingency is irrelevant. For all practical purposes *every* XLR cable has
different gender connectors on each end.

Furthermore, the gender of the connectors is irrelevant to where the shield
is connected. All XLR connectors, whether male or female, have some facility
for connecting the cable shield to the connector. It is up to the person who
assembles the cable, whether the shield is actually connected.

Actually the XLR cable should be running from the female side to the male
side. I used this cable to connect between my CD Player and my Krell 400xi
Int. Amp.. One of my cable was soldered with direction from the Int. Amp.
to the CD player. Unlike ordinary RCA plug that I cannot change the
direction easily.


Thanks for your precious opinions!


Regards,

Squarewood.
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Ignores the fact that there are cables with the shield connected at
just one end, thus making the cable electrically asymmetrical. In
some circumstances one has better noise rejection with the shield
connected to the source, and in other cases one has better noise
rejection with the shield connected to the load. In many cases it
doesn't matter.

This could be significant if the cable has different gender connectors
on each end.

In fact every XLR cable and adaptor I've ever seen, with the exception of
a
few special-purpose adapters, had different gender connectors on each end.
That's the convention, that's how they are made. So, the proposed
contingency is irrelevant. For all practical purposes *every* XLR cable
has
different gender connectors on each end.

Furthermore, the gender of the connectors is irrelevant to where the
shield
is connected. All XLR connectors, whether male or female, have some
facility
for connecting the cable shield to the connector. It is up to the person
who
assembles the cable, whether the shield is actually connected.