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Neotech NEI 3001 III

So, I am going to make an attempt to build an interconnect cable. I am going to use Neotech's  NEI-3001 III cable. After reading the write up on HFC's website for this cable I interpret their info to direct me to connect the the copper sheathing & blue ground  to the RCA plug at the source end of the cable and not the preamp end; in my set up that is a DAC running to the preamp. I assume the arrows on the cable still point towards the preamp. Can anyone explain the mechanics of this? Is there a correlation between the sheathing connected at the source and the charge going in the other direct or are the 2 unrelated?
Thanks,Rick
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The copper sheathing & blue wires connect to ground on the RCA plug at the source end. 

Only the blue wires connect to ground on RCA at the target end.  The braided shielding / sheath acts as a "drain" from the source side.

In RCA interconnects, the ground pin should be connected at both source/target because there is some shared voltage that goes back and forth due to the ground/return of the input stage of the target.
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