Thankfully, this thread has been free of the simplistic idea that the audio signal is alternating current. I will say from personal experience that on occasion I have found that having the shield attached to the preamp end or the source end sounds better. I have no real idea why this might be true, but it is very uncommon.
There also is the matter of wire drawing. Some manufacturers, Kondo, suggest that the direction of the cables to sound best has to consider the wire draw.
The safest way is to do what sounds better but start with the arrows going from the source toward the speakers.
There also is the matter of wire drawing. Some manufacturers, Kondo, suggest that the direction of the cables to sound best has to consider the wire draw.
The safest way is to do what sounds better but start with the arrows going from the source toward the speakers.