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When feeding a DAC Hi-Res files, DSD128, 256, 512, PCM 32/768, etc are NOS DACs prefered?

If you are planning on collecting and feeding a DAC higher Res files, is there any preference for NOS DACs vs those that always oversample to higher rates?(assuming the DAC can handle files with those higher rates) Why oversample files that are already Hi-Res? Or at the very least a DAC that allows both NOS and OS.

Thanks......

jim94025
bigby
145 posts
 

Not sure what you are asking, but look at the the Bricasti M21. It has a true 1 bit DSD for DSD content.

jim94025 OP
53 posts
 

"Can you give an example of a modern dac that always oversamples??"

Well...I may be wrong, but I thought something like the Meitner MA3 upsamples everything to DSD 1024?? 

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lalitk
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“Why oversample files that are already Hi-Res?”

Some folks get a kick out of it…nothing else sound as natural as original resolution. Instead of over sampling, focus on getting the best version out there, regardless of its resolution. I have 16bit/44.1kHz files that sounds absolutely sublime. 

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oddiofyl
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I like whatever DAC I'm using to playback files at their native resolution.  It's OK if it can upsample, as long as it can be defeated 

jhnnrrs
99 posts
 

Most DACs turn off oversampling when playing DSD files.  They even use different filters.  And unless your DAC oversamples with a factor of the original file (44.1k oversampling to 176.4k and 48k oversampling to 192k, etc.), straight oversampling to one frequency may not be beneficial to the sound quality.

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