In article ODK5b.264406$cF.83091@rwcrnsc53, René wrote:
On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 03:45:16 GMT, (Richard D
Pierce) wrote:

This obviously leads to a degree of distortion of the signal arriving
at the speaker.

Why do you think such a phenomenon would lead to distortion? If=20
it's dissipating energy, then it will simply increase the=20
electrical losses in the cable, though by an EXTRAORDINALLY=20
insiginifcant amount. This is equivalent to adding a TINY amount=20
of electrical resistance to the cable.
Tiny indeed. But not linear. As actual motion is involved, all kind of
mechanical hysteresis and resonance effects will occur.

No, it does not have "all kinds of mechanical hysteresis."

And since when is resonance a non-linear phenomenon? Is this to
claim that because ALL speakers are resonant, they are, thus,
non-linear? Surely not, as that would be an ansurd assertion.

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