Non-Oversampling (NOS) vs,


I am curious. Is a Non-Oversampling (NOS) DAC sound better than a DAC that upsamples the original signal? Or, in other words, is it better to maintain the “original signal” and not add mathematical calculated extra bits?

I also understand that a DAC’s implementation makes a huge different in the resulting sound quality and so does the analog section. I am just trying to better understand a NOS DAC vs one that upsamples.



hgeifman

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@rodge827 

I have the same ANK 2.1, just upgraded last year, and I feel lucky every day. Great DAC.

@jordand2 

I agree with evertyhing that you said, and that has been my experience as well, but I wiuld be curious to hear the best offerings from say, dcs and MSB to see how far the best OS DACs are these days. Meanwhile, I'm very happy with my NOS DAC.

There are many DACs that appear to be over-engineered and overpriced, but having been through about 7, I don't see how it can be argued that they don't play an important role in the sound of a system, just as a turntable and  cartridge do in an analog system.
I think a good NOS dac does sound better (more natural and lifelike) than an upsampling DAC.