Do all DACs upsample

[Sunrise]

I use Pure Music and am very happy with it. It sounds better and has the useful feature of automatically resetting a Mac's Audio MIDI sample rate when using 24bit / 96 kHz and 24/192 high resolution files. However, given you are mainly listening to MP3s at 16/44, that would not be applicable to your setup.

I recommend you buy a DAC (must have) and then download the free, trial version of Pure Music, listen and buy the software if you discern value.

 

[kumakuma]

I don't notice much if any improvement in SQ on my lower-end system but auto switching of sample rate and memory playback (especially on my work machine) make it a must-have program for me. Hog mode is also useful if you visit sites that autoplay sound or video.

 

Kuma

 

[The Hawk]

I'm still playing with Pure Music ($130), Fidelia ($30), and Audirvana (free). There may be differences, but they each sound good in their own way.

 

Dave

 

[barito7]

Thanks all for the advice...time to go and listen!