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From: sorka@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Alan Waterman)
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Subject: Re: Why I hate CDs (was Re: I don't need HDTV!)
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Date: 19 Mar 90 19:35:23 GMT
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In article <4154@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> mpl@mit-caf.UUCP (Mark Lubratt) writes:
>In article <1554@redsox.bsw.com> campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell) writes:
>Even if you can hear beyond normal hearing, the fact is that when listening
>to normal music, the energy in the lower frequencies mask out your perception
>of higher frequencies.  That is why one can make an amplifier with a 15KHz
>rolloff and noone could tell except if they send pure tones through
>it.  For normal broad band applications, the lower frequency energy
>will mask out what you would normally hear above 15KHz and you will
>never know it is missing.

Sorry, but you CAN hear the difference if you have my ears and you have
a good pair of Bang and Olufsen headphones.