My subjective observation is yes, but...
Around 2000 DAC's universally improved how well they played Redbook. The days of big jumps in sound quality between a 44.1/16 bit recording and 96/24 have all but vanished with only very small differences probably brought on by the digital filters.
Can you still make a terrible DAC? Not sure, but while the Topping D90 (or whatever I have in a box) measures great I don't listen to it for long.