Speaker Cable directionality: reversable??


I bought a demo pair of XLO ultra 6 cables which have directional arrows on the ends of them. The specifics of my equipment requires that I would either have to re-terminate them (to take the spades off the amp end) or else hook them up in reverse of the labelled arrows.
Is there any reason why the cable direction matters, or would reversing them just mean I would have to "break-in" the cables again.
Please help me out; I don't want to undermine the quality I paid good money for!

Much thanks for any advice!!
oleander

Showing 2 responses by bomarc

Keep in mind that some manufacturers put arrows on their cables to cash in on the impression that "directional" cables are better. I'm with Taylor on whether shielding matters for speaker cables, however.
Oleander: Just turn your wires around and don't worry about the arrows. It won't make a whit of difference. (It can't: The signal flows in both directions.)