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Up & Over sampling Is one superior to the other?

I see many contrasting ideas on up sampling, and over sampling. I want to get a DAC quite soon and have gotten the impression from reading reviews, that up sampling is a more forward presentation and can be analytical.... over sampling is more resolving and refined, yet laid back sounding.

Have I the wrong thoughts here? or is therre any truth to those diffs?

Do tubes really make significant diffs over strickly solid state (given all else is resonably the same)?

I thought to try making sure before taking the plunge.

I am most grateful for any help here from those who have had both or either...
blindjim
ngjockey
1,042 posts
 
Sorry. No habla generalizations.
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
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
blindjim OP
3,092 posts
 
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
zaikesman
3,017 posts
 
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.
teajay
1,691 posts
 
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.
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