I first got an upsampling DAC about 10 years ago, PS Audio Digital Link III. While I intellectually understand that upsampling shouldn’t sound better, about 90% of the time it did. I listen primarily to Classical Music, and upsampling would increase the believability of the Sonic picture. The soloist, percussion, strings , brass and winds seemed to occupy their own little zones, as they do in a real concert, . My present DAC, the Bryston DAC3, has an upsampling feature and I don’t use it much, but the results are impressive when I do. I have to say that the algorithms that determine what should be added to a 16 bit recording do a damn fine job. Maybe it’s different
for other genres, but I don’t listen enough to comment.
I will now sit back and watch as others tell me that I shouldn’t be enjoying what I enjoy, and that I have no street cred as an audiophile.
for other genres, but I don’t listen enough to comment.
I will now sit back and watch as others tell me that I shouldn’t be enjoying what I enjoy, and that I have no street cred as an audiophile.