What do the arrows mean on my cable?

And how do I tell the difference between a digital cable and an RCA cable, they look the same.

Are the ones with the arrows more likely to be RCA for analog connections?

jumia08-31-2022 6:15pm

ghdprentice Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,445 posts 08-31-2022 at 06:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Are they in a pair? If so likely analog. I don’t remember seeing arrows on SP/DIF cables. But… That would not be definitive. There are a lot of manufacturers out there. ‘’I have had dozens of analog pairs and a few digital cables over the last 50 years.
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joes44 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 128 posts 08-31-2022 at 07:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You're going the wrong / right way
czarivey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,721 posts 08-31-2022 at 07:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nothing for sure.
jwei Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 134 posts 08-31-2022 at 07:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Probably depends on the manufacturer. Many of my old Audioquest cables have arrows that indicate the recommended "direction" of the signal -- like if you're connecting a preamp to an amp, the interconnect should be oriented with the arrows pointing at the amp. Likewise, for source components, the arrows should point away from the signal source and toward the preamp. Supposedly, the interconnects had directionality that affected the sound, though I could never hear any difference.