Are high sample rates making your music sound worse?

I've found that up sampling to 96 kHz has never presented an issue but that above 96 kHz has and that includes recently recorded material.
A friend however gave me a CD of 'Ziggy Stardust' that was originally a MOFI JVC vinyl pressing and the higher the up sampling that I could go, the better.

@goofyfoot 



It stands to reason that if you upsample but have same bit rate as music was initially recorded at you would in essence kind of thin out the track altered.....losing possibly bass or bottom end...

ishkabibil, I wouldn't try refuting that claim but I haven't necessarily noticed that with my equipment; Ayre QB9 DSD DAC, ASR Emitter II Exclusive amp, Quad 2905 ESL's.
As I said, most anything above 96 kHz sounds wrong but in nearly every case, setting the PCM at 96 kHz sounds dead on where it should be.
It is most likely precarious by what type of equipment is being used. Various DAC filters and the like may determine whether or not up sampling is even a good idea.

@goofyfoot 


Thank you...What if at all do you use to stream from net to your DAC...?

ishkabibil, I use a 2011 Mac Mini with a Wire World Platinum USB cable connected to an ISO Regen with linear power supply, connected to my Ayre DAC. I also run the Audirvana Plus transport app.
I think it's important to note that I installed a Synergistic Energy Blue Fuse in my Ayre. And, I have an XLR Akiko Audio Tuning Stick in the Ayre and a USB Akiko Audio Stick in the Mac Mini.
These tweaks most notably eliminated color in the sound; rendering the sound with neutrality, breath/naturalness and faster transients. The ISO Regen added clarity and detail to the sound. I am very satisfied with the overall sound of my DAC.