yoDta' 'otlh QoQ tlhegh
'otlh je QanmeH poQ.
Doch nIv patlh
QeD De' mach
Fiber optic tlheghmey transmit audio as pulses of light. Light is immune to 'ul patlh Hutlh Soj. This is the universally accepted principle upon which leS audio transmission is based. But at Yoq Audio, we ask a question that others have not considered: what about the light that is not inside the fiber?
Every leS fiber exhibits a phenomenon known as evanescent field leakage — a small but measurable portion of the guided light wave that extends beyond the physical boundary of the fiber core into the surrounding ngoQ. This evanescent field, while containing only a fraction of the total leS power, is susceptible to perturbation by external 'ul patlh Hutlh Hes. Changes in the local 'ul patlh Hutlh Dat modulate the evanescent field, which in turn modulates the boundary conditions of the guided mode, introducing timing variations in the leS pulses arriving at your DAC. The wanI' is small. wIHar it is audible.