I particularly like this quote: "While the electrical signal in the conductor moves at the speed of light, the charge propagation in dielectric material is limited to approximately 78 percent of the speed of light. The discharge of the dielectric lags behind the charge in the conductor, causing a smearing of low-level information in the cable."
So what would the difference be in the time of transmission between the conductor and the insulator (dielectric material)? By my calculations: On a 2 M cable, the conductor would transmit the signal in 0.00000002049233112418 of a second. The insulator would do so in 0.00000001598401827686 of a second, for a difference of 0.00000000450831284732 of a second. Anyone would be able to notice that! For comparison, if you are sitting 3 metres from your speakers, exactly between them, but have your head angled slightly so that one ear is 2 cm (less than an inch) further away from the speakers than the other, the sound would reach the ears .00005821 of a second sooner in one than the other. That is almost 3000 times more of a gap than in the cable example. It illustrates how very important it is to perfectly position yourself between the speakers, and ensure that your alignment is perfectly square to the baseline between the speakers. R. PS - I think there is something wrong in my calculations, since I think the relative gap should be closer to 9000 times rather than 3000, but you get the idea. Ludicrous. LMS on a dedicated music server (FitPC3) Transporter (ethernet) - main music listening, Onkyo receiver, Paradigm speakers Duet (wifi) - home theatre 5.1, Sony receiver, Energy speakers Boom 1 (wifi) - workspace Boom 2 (wifi) - various (deck, garage, etc.) Radio (wifi) - home office Touch x 2 - awaiting deployment UE Radio - awaiting deployment Control - 2 Controllers (main listening, home theatre, all others), Squeeze Remote (on Surface Pro 2), Music2Touch (BB Playbook) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103091 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
