Upsampling, Can there be too much?

@roxy54 

I throughly understand your point. With DACs those are distinctly two different types of products for distinctly different types listeners.Very different presentations. Not much cross shopping there.

Charles

No issues using USB with Innuos Statement to Moon 680D.

Not a fan of upsampling either. 

Upsampling was much more valuable 10 years ago with DACs that didn’t do Redbook justice at all. Those have pretty much vanished.

Now the big differences in upsampling are in how the DAC treats the upper octaves. A good, modern DAC with a 96kHz signal sounds pretty good to me.

Chains of digital devices, each with their own clock/jitter signatures are a bad idea, as each has to attempt to de-jitter and lock the clock according to its own peculiarities. IMHO, those who keep chasing a new upsampler are chasing different, but not necessarily better, jitter signatures.

Chains of digital devices, each with their own clock/jitter signatures are a bad idea, as each has to attempt to de-jitter and lock the clock according to its own peculiarities. IMHO, those who keep chasing a new upsampler are chasing different, but not necessarily better, jitter signatures.

A rational observation.

Charles

Upsampling adds nothing but distortions. Some people enjoys added distortions! IME, once you hear a DAC with a high precision master clock, you would not feel the need for gimmicks like upsampling.