A violin’s transient response to changes distinguishes great instruments from mediocre ones

Evidence

Measurements made and reported in the time domain may help break the encryption. Professionals report that the way a violin “speaks” and responds to changes is much of the difference between a mediocre and a great violin. These are properties and sensations best described in their natural habitat, the time domain. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1781

Categorization

• XREF: Directly serves the reader’s question ‘why do we hear what we hear’ via transient/attack perception rather than steady-state spectra.