Upsampling to 176.4/192 and transcoding

[simoncn]

(28-12-2012 21:32)Alekz Wrote:  Sorry, I should've expressed myself more clear.

Just to clarify my point about the upsampling. Linn DS upsamples using its own CPU, my idea is to use the NAS CPU for upsampling.

OK, I understand your point now. The Linn DS uses an FPGA for upsampling, which in theory shouldn't load the internal CPU. Also, the Linn DS always upsamples to 352.8 or 384 kHz internally, so adding an external upsampling step won't avoid the internal upsampling step.

Despite the above, it might be interesting to try this as an experiment to find out if there's any audible difference.