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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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tommy_in_sylmar
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i read in a canadian mag that they upsample to dsd before playing. well, my ns500v sounds better as a cdp than my original setup (philips cdr/alchemy ditb) which sounded fairly good to begin with. my 20 yr old daughter noticed this on her CDs also and reinforced this when i mentioned it to her. i believe it was an incubus cd that she said she thought someone was in the next room where the player was. at any rate, i like the sound of my ns500v especially at the price of $161 delivered.
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