Denon 2910 and 3910 upsample redbook??

Meisterkleef I agree with you. Of course the Digital Filters (stand alone or built in the DAC) do not have the ability to perform non-linear interpolation. You are also right that the data truncation is happening in low-order bits but it's still present and I can hear it. It is most noticeable at the high frequencies which makes me crazy - I can not listen to it. I have tried some of the World's best re-sampling software using VERY sophisticated algorithms to convert 44.1 to 96 or 192 but the result is the same - I hear it. What I found also is that even a linear upsampling to 88.2 and 176.4 is not that good as some dynamics are lost. Playing with the above mentioned computer programs have proven to me that the best you can do to a CD is to convert it to 24 bit and keep the original sampling rate.

Regards,
Alex

Daltonlanny, there are many digital players out there to "up-sample" to 96 or 192. What I am saying applies for all of them. Example that comes to mind is Audio Aero Capitole (or whatever). It is so irritating that I can not listen to it for more than 10 minutes. As I mentioned, I have also used some really sophisticated computer programs to convert 44.1 to 96 or 192. Although the result is somewhat better, I hear the same problems.

Regards,
Alex

Alex, have you listed to the dcs stack at 176.4?

I know you are local, and at Music Lovers in Berkeley we did a RedBook and SACD comparison between the dcs stack (at 176.4 for RedBook) to the new Meitner transport with a DAC6e and we preferred the dcs stack in both formats.

Regards,
Ron

Ron, I would LOVE to put my Denon 3910 against the dCS because I already know how it compares to DAC6e. I've heard it here in my own system.

Please let me know if that can be arranged. Thank you!

Regards,
Alex