What resolution your DAC plays back in depends on the file structure and resolution of your music files. If you have ripped a standard CD, they will most likely be 44.1K/16 bit. Some DACs will "upsample" this resolution to higher bit rates, and some find this upsampling to be a detriment rather than an advantage. So playback at the native 44.1/16 is not always a bad thing.
Other high resolution music files are available from download sources or commercially (like the Apple Beatles release) and this music is in a higher resolution format. Higher resolution files are probably never "downsampled" to 44.1/16, but are played back at their native resolution.
So it all depends on your files and whether the Integra automatically upsamples them or not.
Other high resolution music files are available from download sources or commercially (like the Apple Beatles release) and this music is in a higher resolution format. Higher resolution files are probably never "downsampled" to 44.1/16, but are played back at their native resolution.
So it all depends on your files and whether the Integra automatically upsamples them or not.