Interview with Chord Electronics' Rob Watts - Part 2: Unbelievable Measurements & Filter Design

Sound Decisions episodes are all about providing information and advice to help you choose the right gear for your audio enjoyment. This is Part 2 (be sure to watch Part 1 first) of a lengthy interview with Chord Electronics' DAC designer, Rob Watts, a legend in the audio industry and a leader in DAC design theory. In this episode, Rob speaks about his experience creating noise shapers (and explaining how they work) and his discovery of just how accurate our ears can be.If you enjoyed this and would like to see more, don't forget to subscribe and please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:   / passionforsound   FFT graph: DaveSGage [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)] PASSION FOR SOUND GEAR LIST Desktop Sources Playback software: Roon https://roonlabs.com/ Primary DAC: Chord Qutest https://amzn.to/303FAL7 Secondary DAC for active speakers: Topping D50s https://massdrop.7eer.net/AVbG1 or https://amzn.to/2T2GExr upgraded with Muses02 op-amp https://amzn.to/2FtPmNj USB cables: AudioQuest Diamond https://amzn.to/35AX4Qf and AudioQuest Coffee https://amzn.to/3059qiA Active Speakers Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 Speakers Amps Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Amplifier https://massdrop.7eer.net/J0xWa Bottlehead Mainline DIY kit tube amplifier https://bottlehead.com/product/mainli... Headphones Open: Meze Audio Empyrean (may or may not be available at this link) https://amzn.to/2tDs19h Open: Focal Clear https://amzn.to/37Ihgky Closed: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon (these may have been discontinued) Closed: Meze Audio 99 Neo https://amzn.to/2FxOHKQ Portable Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ https://amzn.to/37MzTUA DAC for phone: Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt https://amzn.to/36AzpAB Digital audio player: Pioneer XDP-300R https://amzn.to/2FwGnL5 Earphones Noble Kaiser 10 custom IEM (discontinued) - universal version available via Drop https://massdrop.7eer.net/vkaWy Campfire Audio Andromeda (may or may not be available at this link) https://amzn.to/39WFxpd FitEar ToGo! 334 SIMGOT EN700 PRO https://amzn.to/304xO3R