brjoon1021
100+ Head-Fier
The filters are a part of the chipset. Nowhere else. So you're getting the same filters with every CS chip compared to every other CS chip every ESS chip compared to every other ESS . Lately with the version 2 filter set from HIBY they have broken the mold and are doing something a little different seems like they are trying to get rid of pre-ringing on every filter set which is making a statement.
I have a revealing home stereo so I have an actual soundstage with imaging put out in front of me I can hear filters for sure on every dongle I've tried. Most filters are linear The only difference is their roll-off slope fast rolls off quickly and abruptly at around 20 slow begins to roll off a little before that and at a more gentle slope and what they call NOS is not NOS at all but it's just a really really slow slope.
The slow or NOS most likely give the best results for 96 and above material. What is best at 44 I'm still studying... Some claim the fast but there are variations changing where and how much ringing for 44 material . That's where they start calling it delay and other terms
I have a revealing home stereo so I have an actual soundstage with imaging put out in front of me I can hear filters for sure on every dongle I've tried. Most filters are linear The only difference is their roll-off slope fast rolls off quickly and abruptly at around 20 slow begins to roll off a little before that and at a more gentle slope and what they call NOS is not NOS at all but it's just a really really slow slope.
The slow or NOS most likely give the best results for 96 and above material. What is best at 44 I'm still studying... Some claim the fast but there are variations changing where and how much ringing for 44 material . That's where they start calling it delay and other terms