RonM wrote: > 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.
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