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In Reply to: slow/fast roll-off filters pre-ringing in real world? posted by dave789 on July 17, 2015 at 08:36:35:
My attitude about technology is that for anything more complicated than a basic screwdriver, it is very hard in many cases for an outsider to determine whether something sounds good "because" of a particular technical feature, or "despite" that technical feature.
A certain cable has as a selling point that it is loosely braided. I like the sound of that cable. But is what I like caused by the loose braiding, or is the loose braiding irrelevant?
In general, I prefer "Minimum Phase" digital playback filters, the selling point of which is that they do not pre-ring, at the cost of twice as much after-ringing (all things being equal). But is it the lack of pre-ringing that makes such filters sound better to me, or is there some other aspect of the implementation of that filter that causes me to like the sound?
Every February 2nd I emerge from my burrow and caution audiophiles that the deep-seated need to have a logical explanation for everything is first and formost a deep-seated and largely un-met EMOTIONAL need, which is why "Objectivists" often can be relied upon to carry their search for an answer to irrational extremes.
Not talking about you or anyone on this thread, just a general observation.
Me, my passport says "Aristotlean."
If it sounds good, it is good.
ATB,
JM
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