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Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24

Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24/176.4 or 24/192
In the past I asked this question and from the answers I learned that converting any music from 16/44.1 to higher resolution is just adding bunch of zeros in front. But now I started seeing so many DAC’s up-sampling the music to 24/192 or 24/384, which bring up the question again “Is it really add zero in front of 16/44 or did they figure out how to create a broader spectrum in frequency from 44 khz to 384 khz and how many listeners heard the difference in quality of sound by up converting it? “We are not discussing the HD-Track’s music.”
I read the reviews and saw the picture open DACs. I don’t see much in them other than a high rez sound card. Please correct me if I am wrong.
And finally, In JRiver/Foobar we have an option to up sample the music. Questions are
1) Does up converting makes a difference?
2) What is the difference between $500 or $5000 DAC re-sampling the music verses Foobar or JRiver re-sampling?
3) Can JRiver/Foobar do the same job in re-sampling the music as a DAC does?
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steakster
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Kijanki, Could you please elaborate in layman's terms? Re:
No such thing as "Linear Power Supplies"
Your earlier explanation flew way over my head. For my laptop, I recently swapped out the OEM AC/DC power supply/converter for a transformer-based AC/DC power supply/converter. It's delivering 19vdc exactly as per the laptop specs. In my main rig with Tidal.com, the results seem to display better extension in HF & LF. So, where does the switching power supply enter the picture? Is a transformer-based power supply not linear? Thx.
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