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When feeding a DAC Hi-Res files, DSD128, 256, 512, PCM 32/768, etc are NOS DACs prefered?

If you are planning on collecting and feeding a DAC higher Res files, is there any preference for NOS DACs vs those that always oversample to higher rates?(assuming the DAC can handle files with those higher rates) Why oversample files that are already Hi-Res? Or at the very least a DAC that allows both NOS and OS.

Thanks......

jim94025
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oddiofyl
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I like whatever DAC I'm using to playback files at their native resolution.  It's OK if it can upsample, as long as it can be defeated 

jhnnrrs
110 posts
 

Most DACs turn off oversampling when playing DSD files.  They even use different filters.  And unless your DAC oversamples with a factor of the original file (44.1k oversampling to 176.4k and 48k oversampling to 192k, etc.), straight oversampling to one frequency may not be beneficial to the sound quality.

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curiousjim
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I’m using a Denafrips DAC and all of their DAC’s are either OS or NOS and it’s up to your ears which you like best. I’ll give you a hint, some files sound better NOS and some files sound better OS.

ortodox
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@jim94025 tubes are not necessary if dac is very good , an example of a modern dac that always oversamples : some top possibility is APL hi fi dac or Playback design dac.

I have good expirience with APL DSD AR dac - also PCM files sounds amazing.

 

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