Simple question, or is it...

What exactly is an audio signal made of, and what exactly is the medium it travels through in a cable??

thecarpathian05-12-2020 8:17pm

jea48 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,285 posts 05-14-2020 at 02:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Electrical energy delivered to the load is flowing entirely through the dielectric between the conductors. Very little energy flows in the conductors themselves, Stay on point.....
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 05-14-2020 at 02:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It’s you who can’t keep it straight. The signal is not the Poynting vectors.
djones51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,947 posts 05-14-2020 at 05:57pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't think anyone uses transmission lines for interconnects or speaker cables.
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 05-14-2020 at 06:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Oh, brother! 😧 Well, something’s being transmitted!
djones51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,947 posts 05-14-2020 at 06:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well that's where Poynting vectors come in, transmission lines.