How to calculate reconstruction filter

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First how to select low-pass filter order?
If I thinking right I need to know guaranteed attenuation value(g) in dB and frequency(Fg) for this value to calculate low-pass filter order.
For example cut-off frequency Fc=20000 Hz, g=50 dB, Fg=6000 Hz. So As=20000/6000=3.33

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(Butterworth filter fading)

At least 4 order is needed.
The question is how to know what values of Fg and g should to use?
 
There are passband frequency Fpb, passband attenuation Abp, stopband frequency Fsb, stopband attenuation Asb need to know to calculate reconstruction filter (low-pass active filter which used after DAC output). Right?
Sound frequency range is 16-20 kHz so Fsb = 20000.
Fbp should to choose close to Fsb but not too hight: take into consideration that filter order must be about 2-5. Or not?
How to decide what Apb and Asb values is use for calculation?
 
Butterworth is probably not the best choice for a reconstruction filter, unless you value phase response over amplitude. But is this really a reconstruction filter with 6kHz for the passband edge?

For reconstruction, the first choice is how much aliasing (strictly speaking, imaging) can you tolerate? A 20kHz signal (the worst case) generates a 24.1kHz image when the sample frequency's 44.1kHz. The image moves much further out, to 68.2k though with 2X oversampling.
 
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Are any step by step example of low pass filter calculation when you know only frequency range?
And where is aliasing present in reconstruction filter calculation?- I didn't find anything about this in internet. Russian community told me that reconstruction filter is common low pass filter for cut off signal that not in sound range .
If you will help me to understand how to design LP filters I would be grateful a lot.
 
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