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Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?

Advice needed.
I currently have a Nuprime CDT 8 feeding a Jay's Audio DAC. The CDT 8 oversamples the  PCM signal incoming to the DAC, and does DSD.
I have followed the discussions of the Jay's Audio CDT2- Mk2 with interest, since it looks to be a transport superior to the Nuprime. However, it does not provide PCM oversampling or DSD; and I think that the Jay's DAC cannot oversample a signal on its own. [Can any DAC?]
The question, then, is which combination is likely to be the better: 1. The Nuprime transport and the Jay's Audio DAC or 2. The Jay's Audio transport and the Jay's Audio DAC? Does the presumed superiority of the Jay's Audio transport more than compensate for the OS-ing capacity of the Nuprime DAC? 
Or perhaps any question of preferring an OS-ing to a NOS-ing transport is simply a matter of taste, and not any sort of objective criterion for making a choice like this?
Any insights will be appreciated.

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itzhak1969
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For example the Chord 2qute DAC.


Bellow interesting thread that OS just made things worst and why :

"However, the fact that the sample value is only an approximation based on resolution creates problems. Conversion to a higher bit rate, although strictly able to hold all the frequencies (per the above), is compromised because the sampled wave isn’t perfect. Digitisation errors will occur."


https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/119932-should-i-upsample-with-chord-dac/

My best advice is to buy the Jay transport to your Jay dac substantial improved sound is guarantee.
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zimmerma OP
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itzhak1969:

Where is the switch on the Chord 2qute DAC that enables one to OS  an incoming NOS signal? I can't see one on any of the pictures.... and there is no reference to that NOS-OS capability in any of the reviews.

Any other DACs with the feature you claim? 
shakira
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I think you need to get a cheap CD player 
or resign yourself from this beautiful hobby.
maxima95
297 posts
 
zimmerma - Not to convolute the discussion, here is an upsampling transport that works with the Chord Dave DAC.

https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/blu-mk-2/
lpretiring
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