Richard Dobson wrote:

On 13/06/2011 18:30, Stefan Schreiber wrote:

Robert Greene wrote:




The point I am trying to make is that there are ALWAYS higher frequency
components, except for the eternal "om" that started before time began
and that will continue into all eternity.(No offense I hope to believers
in the religious content here). Only that type of signal can be without
higher frequency components. Something that start and ends as nothing




Au le contraire!
Without being a specialist in Indian music, I would expect that "om"
contains LOADS of overtunes, because a mere sine wave sounds inherently
un-Indian! :-D



Hmm, well, the dynamic range of the universe may very likely be infinitely large, but [un]fortunately our mortal ears are not, so that startup transient from years back has decidedly faded into the expanse of the numinous, and is no longer apparent to the casual listener.


The dynamic range of the universe < must > be limited, because the available energy seems to be limited. Therefore, no! :-)

I am unaware if there are some practical consequences, though...

Best,

Stefan


P.S.:

so that startup transient from years back has decidedly faded into the expanse of the numinous, and is no longer apparent to the casual listener.


Numerous audiophiles will claim that they actually < can > hear this sound, on good equipment. =-O

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