[net.audio] phase, schmase...; and the BEST way to listen

keithe@teklabs.UUCP (09/29/83)

How come I don't hear anybody out there complaining about the "clearly
audible" phase shift problems from the low-pass filters used for
stereo-FM. I mean, the L & R signals are sampled at 38kHz, so there must
be some LPF's at something well below 19kHz for each channel. How do
these filters compare with the ones used in digital audio recording?

Keith (I never heard a phase shift I didn't like) Ericson
s/I didn't like//

P.S.  The absolutely BEST way to listen to your music is with a pair of
GOOD headphones - Koss PRO-4a* 's or equivalent (or better) - and any
old speaker capable of reproducing the bass thumps for your chest
cavity and legs to feel. Just set the headphone drive to a comfortable
level and then turn up the "outside" audio on the speaker until you
can feel the "booma-booma" as you like it. I promise you you'll hear
nuances in the music you NEVER heard on your speakers... 
(Unfortunately, you won't be impressing all the neighbors with your
megawatts of power and $2000 apiece speakers.)