Up & Over sampling Is one superior to the other?

SRC is Secret Rabbit Code, written by a coder in Australia. It is a plug-in for Foobar2000. Foobar2000 is a free player for computer, the best-sounding of the PC players IMO.

I posted recommendations for the best software combination on my forum, based on feedback from customers and my own listening tests:
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=40.0

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Thanks, Steve

Anyone had compatibility issues with that Foobar 2K software... it's not confidence inspiring reading through their FAQ's.

I also didn't see where it did Apple lossless, I've nearly everything in AAC & AL. yet I'm likely gonna re-rip onto a big NAS drive soon... just hate to relearn another software, especially if it's clunky, or PC knowledge based intensive... though I know more than a little... I ain't the PC genius I think i am most often.
BR

Steve, looking at your subjective ranking for the MSB Gold Link w/Power Base in regards to both upsampling selection and also sound in general, you might be interested to check out my archived thread.

Blindjim, I would suggest you take a look at my thread entitled: Reference DACS: An over all perspective, it contains tons of information on non/up/over sampling, solid state/tube DACS on the market today.

The discussion revolves around to distinct types of "flavors" in world class DACS that are described as Type 1 ot Type 11.

There is no one "superior" approach to the D/A conversion process, but personnal taste and system synergy really make the difference. Look at the thread for fine details in the sonic differences.

thanks guys. My rig was deeply into the warm region once. Now it's near neutrality with a warm cast though still. but no longer resembling 'dark' IMO. i'VE ANOTHER pc ON THE WAY WHICH i'M PRETTY SURE WILL BRING ME EVEN CLOSER TO THE NEUTRAL DEAL. YECCH... BUT i BELIEVE IT TO BE a good move for supplying my amps power reqs.

So any DAC at this point needs be a pretty good performer interms of it's presentation, and of course, way musical. Nothing near strtlingly resolute or overly detailed, especially in the upper mids and above. Something akin to the best Sony Cd players resolution and detail... yet with greater body for imaging and the ability to reduce the jitter bugs... so I don't have to reclock the Sony xa777. hate to mod if I don't have to, and I think a good DAC should accomplish that for me as well as handle the mass fi items (Carosels cable boxes), and the PC.

the PS Audio Ultra Link III really interests me but I can't find anything written on it anywhere... which might say something after all... huh?

I don't want a DAC that will reduce my CD/music collection to only those excellently recorded. taht would wbe a poor choice IMO.

OVERSAMPLING seems the less likely path for me as it appears the more over the top resolution method.

I will read the links, anyother notions based upon experience with both technologies would be well appreciated.