tjk@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Thomas Krueger) (09/15/87)
With all the discussions of cables and things, I wonder if we aren't missing something. The issue seems to be not whether cable X sounds different with my equipment than cable Y (it does), but WHY it sounds different. It has occurred to me that most of the discussions concerned steady-state AC analysis. While such analysis is valid, many will agree that music is anything but steady-state, instead mostly transitory. I contend that it is the effect of the cable (or any component, passive or active) on the transient signals and their relationship with other transients. I submit for discussion: Is transient analysis valid? Can a component clip or non-linearly delay these transients to the detriment of the signal? How can we avoid distortion of the transients? Do these transients actually affect the way we perceive music? I will post later with some of my rationalizations after the net has a chance to comment. Followups will appear in rec.audio. - Tom Thomas Krueger, Univ WI Milwaukee, Computing Services, Electronics Shop tjk@csd4.milw.wisc.edu +1 414 229 5172