Hi Peter,
Dabbled a bit in this stuff and when it comes to upsampling, despite numbers being bigger dont ever (ever) do it.
(In my opinion)
I've gone through several rethinks on this stuff and always come back to the same conclusion.
Keep it untouched 16/44...want to get closer to vinyl, get a better Dac!
Stay away from upsampling, it's Marketing.
As Chris says, a true 24/96 file will sound better but an upampled 16/44 to 24/96 is not the same.
A better mastering of a recording can sound wonderful...I have 320K MP3 recordings of superb masterings of recordings that will give you the shivers they sound that good.
Get the fundamentals right, and dont believe the Hype.
Hires digital CAN sound better, but only if its true 'done at the recording desk' level.
Last edited by Gazjam; 29-06-2017 at 22:04.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables