Directionality

Can someone explain to me, in engineering terms, how, if an interconnect is truly directional, it doesn't screw up half of the waveform?

pittsflyer12-22-2001 8:58pm

sugarbrie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,854 posts 12-22-2001 at 10:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I can't, but Mike Vansevers can. Mike is an electrical engineer. http://www.vansevers.com/Notes/Phase/phase.html
craigklomparens Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 34 posts 12-23-2001 at 01:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Good question. It would seem that 1) if a cable is directional and 2) the signal is AC then 3) the cable is going to act like a rectifier. Who wants that going on between the pre and amp with a cable? I never understood that? If you get a good answer please let me know.
dekay Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,959 posts 12-23-2001 at 04:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am not a very technical person, but it seems that the signal would be going in a "circle" to complete the circuit, one way through the (+) lead and the other way through the (-) lead. If this is correct then the cable is "directional", perhaps due to the grounding scheme (@ one end only) and/or if one pays attention to which direction the wire is "drawn" during the manufacturing process, then this pattern (or draw direction) would preferably be reversed on the (+ & -) leads in order that the signal "goes with the flow".