[HBR] HBR's in 2014?

[Lee Craner via HBR]

Brian,
 
My HRO-16 (and the HB companion HBT-90 transmitter) are my main CW  rig.  
The HBR-16 has W3NQN passive audio filter that does an outstanding  job 
narrowing the passband without any ringing.  I highly recommend  it.  Ed also has 
a SSB version of the filter, but I can't speak to its  effectiveness.
 
73
Lee WB6SSW
 
 
In a message dated 12/8/2014 11:34:43 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
brian at lessonsinlutherie.com writes:

If I  remember him rightly, Carl KM1H, said that selectivity gotten with
tuned  circuits, I.F. strips, not crystal filters or Q multipliers, leaves
the  signal sounding better. Certainly the high Q devices like crystals tend
to  "ring" a lot at narrow selectivity settings. Any  opinions?

Cheers,
Brian