Yup... Thanks Mnyb for the post.
Yeah, all these years the audiophile industry and press have been suggesting that impulse responses are such a big deal yet we see all the time new products that: A. Have no filters - NOS B. Have weak filters - MQA C. Have very strong filters - Chord And yet among audiophiles, we see all kinds of testimonies for each of these products! The bottom line really at the end of the day is that filter effects are subtle. The real question is, does a person want good filtering in order to achieve proper audio output - flat response to 20kHz, no aliasing/imaging, and reduce jitter? If so, then go with a DAC that performs with a high quality filtering algorithm (not MQA - very weak and introduces its own overloading distortions). As for the whole ringing business, there's nothing to worry about so long as the mastering was done properly! The use of the impulse response "image" with pre/post-ringing and long duration to scare people into believing that short duration, no pre-ringing are "good" traits are ridiculous examples of an industry that has nothing better to do but create fear, uncertainty, and doubt to stimulate consumerism. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108876 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
