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And now DSP linear phase is being incorporated into to some budget active studio monitors (which may be within muljao's budget?):
RCF Ayra PRO8 Studio Monitor
The RCF Ayra PRO8 studio monitor features an 8" woofer and offers fantastic audio in any listening environment.www.pmtonline.co.uk
RCF released their Ayra PRO range (5", 6" & 8") last year, I think - all boasting linear phase. The S.O.S. review of a HEDD linear phase speaker suggest it has a subtle yet beneficial effect, although linear phase will always introduce a latency, I guess. And the further down the frequency spectrum linear phase is applied, the longer the latency/time delay. The HEDD's can be linear phase down to very low frequencies though I don't know the frequency range over which the RCF linearizer operates.
The latency issue isn’t a problem for music. Could possibly be for tv and films though.
And I suspect the linear phase capability will be more beneficial in a home environment, and of course even if it is slight is still very welcome and will give plenty for pleasure over the years of ownership.
I seem to recall reading that the full range linear approach latency is quite large too; I’m not sure if TVs or Blu-ray players would be able to cope with the video delay.
I’ll try to find the article.