{"id":5040,"date":"2020-12-01T14:30:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loudspeakers.audio\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=5040"},"modified":"2022-07-03T09:38:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T07:38:39","slug":"linear-or-minimal-phase","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.loudspeakers.audio\/en\/faqs\/linear-or-minimal-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Linear or minimal phase ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol { color: #4055a9 !important; }.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol { border-color: #53037d !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block.ewd-ufaq-post-active, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block.ewd-ufaq-post-active a,.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block:hover, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block:hover a, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block:hover h5 { background-color: #617ffe !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block.ewd-ufaq-post-active, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block:hover, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block:hover h5 { background-color: #617ffe !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block .ewd-ufaq-faq-body { border-color: #617ffe !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block .comment-reply-title, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block:hover .comment-reply-title { background-color: transparent !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block:hover .ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol, .ewd-ufaq-category-post-margin-symbol, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-block:hover h5 { color: #4055a9 !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block:hover .ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol, .ewd-ufaq-category-post-margin-symbol, .ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-border_block:hover h5 { color: #4055a9 !important; }.ewd-ufaq-faq-header-title a { color: #7b2c2c !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-title h5 { color: #4055a9 !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-post p { color: #000000 !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-category-title h3 { color: #2b1010 !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-categories, div.ewd-ufaq-faq-tags { color: #9b4c4c !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-categories, div.ewd-ufaq-faq-tags { margin: 30 !important; }<\/style><div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-infinite_scroll ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='set_order' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/5040' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-two ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns-1 ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-minimalist ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-5040-CQUHqLIbvq' data-post_id='5040'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >B<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\tLinear or minimal phase ?\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>When you calculate corrections, you will get both types so you can decide for yourself. Linear filters are named ie xxx-hyblin-L.wav and minimal filters are named xxx-hybmin-L.wav. To be exact, what is called linear phase here is in fact a mixed phase correction, because due to the length of correction (taps number), the phase is not completely corrected down to lowest frequencies.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-echo artefacts cannot appear with minimal phase filters but the linear phase calculated here should avoid any risk of audible pre-echo. Generally, it is better to start with minimal phase correction and compare afterwards with linear phase.<\/p>\n<p>If you have 2048 taps or less for your FIR processor, it is more efficient to use minimal phase correction instead of linear phase.<\/p>\n<p>The audibility of phase is often discussed : large phase distortions are easily heard but common ones such as phase distortions of crossovers or group-delay of bass-reflex or other kind of boxes are not so easy to perceive. But David Griesinger has an interesting theory about phase distortions, so rightclick to following link <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidgriesinger.com\/The%20physics%20of%20auditory%20proximity.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to download his powerpoint.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink'>\n\t\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudspeakers.audio\/en\/faqs\/linear-or-minimal-phase\/single-faq\/linear-or-minimal-phase\/\">\n\t\t\n\t\tPermalink\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-custom-fields'>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B Linear or minimal phase ? When you calculate corrections, you will get both types so you can decide for yourself. Linear filters are named ie xxx-hyblin-L.wav and minimal filters are named xxx-hybmin-L.wav. 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