Directional interconnect cables


I see several big-name interconnect vendors mark directional arrows on the outer jacket of the cables.

How is it that a wire can be directional? It's a simple electrical conductor, how is it possible for it to be directional, to sound "better" when connected in one direction vs. the other? This does not make sense to me, perhaps someone here can explain how this can possibly be so...
lupinthe3rd

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I'll say this ONE MORE TIME...buy or try your favorite cable in your system, install per manufacturer and then listen to your favorite music. Next, buy your favorite cable and enjoy the music. When one thinks to much, one becomes all nose or forehead!
MIT and Transparent cables have direction due to the networks involved, which need to be close to the termination of the signal. Ordinary cables have no inherent direction but should be used in the same manner once installed.
Buy favorite cable, install per manufacturer, sit back and enjoy..unless your an obsessive psychopath:)
The names Borda...Dave Borda. I'll have a double Dewars Black Label on the rocks and a set of the most expensive cables known to mankind...connected, and burned:)
Here's some food for thought. A while back I demo'd some Monster cable Z series balanced IC's while waiting for my Oracle V2.2 upgraded IC's to be returned (my dealer loaned them to me). $4600pair IC's vs $200pair IC's....wow, they were close in presentation!