speakers for 24/96 audio


is it correct to assume that 24/96 audio would be indistinguishable from cd quality when listened to with speakers with a 20khz 3db and rapid hi frequency roll-off?

Or more precisely, that the only benefit comes from the shift from 16 to 24 bit, not the increased sample rate, as they higher freq content is filtered out anyhow?

related to this, which advice would you have for sub $5k speakerset with good higher freq capabilities for 24/96 audio?

thanks!
mizuno
Very few people can hear above 15-16khz. I think the idea of higher frequency content is to ensure what you can hear is clear and clean.

I don't think high end roll off has anything to do with 24/96 vs. 16/44.
Supposedly, the biggest advantage to 24/96 or 24/192 for that matter is the 24-bit data word, which allows a much lower noise floor, far more headroom during recording, and finer-grained loudness level tracking. To be honest I've never a difference between CDs and SACDs on my system, and I'm not sure the difference is audible. I have no doubt that for recording the extra headroom is a big advantage, but for playback I'm not convinced.

The higher sampling rates enable the use of less intrusive digital filtering circuits (better time-domain accuracy), which could make playback more accurate in the 20-20KHz bandpass, and maybe I just haven't heard the right equipment yet. Dinosaur that I am, I still haven't heard anything, from any source type or signal, that sounds better than my Levinson No39 CD player.
Thank you!

by the way, hve you ever heard any difference between a 24/96 and 24/192 audio file?