In Reply to: By non-linear do you mean that compression and rarifaction are not exact mirrors of one another? nt posted by viridian on March 13, 2012 at 13:27:52:
The term "non-linear", as used here, refers to a component (such as air) in the chain reproducing the input signal as a disproportionately distorted signal as the input signal varies. For example, air more or less reproduces sound normally at typical day-to-day sound levels, but has disproportionally increasing distortion as the sound level increases.
This is one reason why most horns have "issues". The SPL in the throat can be extremely high.
hth
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- RE: By non-linear do you mean that compression and rarifaction are not exact mirrors of one another? nt - Inmate51 14:18:14 03/13/12 (0)