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From: tjk@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Thomas Krueger)
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Subject: Another approach to the question: transients
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Date: Tue, 15-Sep-87 15:20:55 EDT
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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
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