Can upsamplers alter a CD's sonic performance?


If I take a regular CD, recorded at 16/44 and put it in the tray of an upsampler player, will it play that CD at a higher rate, say,192 or something similiar? My question really is, merely by dropping the disc in the unit, will it perform/sound better?
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Showing 1 response by ehider

Everyone who comes to this post needs to read Megasam's response. As he stated; with upsampling, noise artifacts can be removed easier without harming the signal.

This is very simple and straight forward explanation to why upsampling can potentially improve a digital player or dac.

I feel that many of the publications and other so called "experts" are confusing audiophiles about what upsampling is, and why it works. In my opinion, Megasams' answer sums up what upsampling does in one simple sentence.