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In Reply to: Re: Upsampling for dummies posted by Todd Krieger on June 12, 2005 at 23:50:52:
Thank you Todd for your lucid explanation of upsampling and the information on CDs. I am a bit wiser for it, today, than i was yesterday.I recently auditioned two highly rated cdplayers (in their price ranges) by the same manufacturer, one with and the other without upsampling. I also auditioned a much cheaper player, but also highly rated, wich shared the WM8740 24-bit/192kHz DAC with the cheaper of the other two.
The player with upsampling sounded "different" but compared to the others (at 1/2 - 1/3 the price) I can't say, to my ear, that it was very much "better". Something was going on, but i wasn't convinced it was "real". Sort of like being in the dentist's chair with and without musak: it didn't change the underlying experience. It was more distracting than anything else. I could see no real difference bewteen the other two but the price.
Converted from our money, it was like: $1500 vs. $875 vs. $450. I think this is an easy decision.
Thanks again.
Happy listening,
John
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