EVERSOLO DMP-A6 Music Streamers, Network Player, Digital Music Streamer, DAC, Music Service&Streaming MQA Full Decode, DSD512 PCM768kHz/32Bit Bluetooth 5.0, 6’’HD Touchscreen, Exclusive App

Heads up - this is a detailed review, first impressionsFor many years, I have used the best streamer under 1k: Sonos connect with the W4S mod, coax out to my DAC. Sound wise, there wasnt anything close under 1k. Sonos port with W4S mod - inferior, Blusound - not close. I just wanted something a bit more responsive and was dissappointed when the Sonos port sounded inferior even with the W4S mod. So with the recent releases of promising products, I bought both the Innuos Pulse mini streamer and this Eversolo DMP-A6 and compared them. There is so much you can learn from the web reviews, and from experience, there can be little info on sound quality. Example - the W4S Sonos connect has very few reviews for what was for its time, an outstanding product. (It still is). So here are my impressions:Sound quality as a streamer into an external DAC: (my primary use)SPDIF (coax out): All 3 are close. Eversolo is the best by a slight margin. Very slightly cleaner in the highs, Well balanced. Sonos is a very close #2 and I could live with this as well. Slightly brighter, a tad more dynamic. Innuos: #3 Cleaner highs than the Sonos but with the stock power supply has a layer of grunge that an external power supply removes. With an external power supply, it is a bit less clean and a bit less dynamic than the other 2. Again, these differences are slight.USB out: Eversolo and Innuos (with external power supply) are the same. with innuos stock power supply , innuos is slightly grungier, which surprised me. USB I didnt like because it was less dynamics than SPDIF coax, both units. Through USB, highs are cleaner, better sibilantsApp: Innuos and Sonos apps are the best. #1: Innuos #2: Sonos #3 distant third is eversolo app. Eversolo is hard to navigate and not that clean. Innuos app is rock solid. Eversolo app would not allow me to connect to my iphone app via the camera scan.Tidal streaming: On Sonos and Eversolo, you can use the native Tidal app, via Tidal connect. Innuos you have to use their app, which is very good anyway. Eversolo app is frustrating, so very happy to avoid.Front panel - #1: Eversolo #2: Sonos #3: InnuosBack panel: #1: Eversolo #2: Sonos #3: Innuos Main benefit is that eversolo and sonos has wifi built in.Sound with built in DAC: Did not review. I have read that the Eversolo DAC is not that good.I am going to keep the Eversolo and Innuos for a while and see how they evolve and how easy to live with. I am impressed by the rock solid Innuos - it just works and it is clear that a lot of thought has gone into it and with their app. The Eversolo by comparison is full featured and has a flovor of lets put everything in and see what sticks. I can give up all the bells and whistles on the Eversolo for a better app and their excellent sound quality. Will update after more use.Edit 1: Used a 2TB intel 670p NVMe. Works great. Amazon sells 2TB for $70, 1TB for $40 right now. I would suggest that you use an external enclosure to connect to your computer or server to transfer your music the first time. Format it in exFAT, and then transfer your music. Then move the drive to the Eversolo. I first tried it by installing it into the eversolo and transferring it via wifi. It was soooo slow. Would take about a month to transfer my music. Then did it the way I suggested and that took about a minute. Also, I noted that the CPU in the eversolo is a weak performer compared to the innuos pulse mini, about 3x slower. So anything you ask the eversolo to do that requires CPU is going to be slow. The sound quality coming from the drive is superior than streaming through Tidal. Earlier I commented that the sound from the W4S sonos connect was brighter than that from Eversolo; now the balance from the drive is the same as streaming from the Connect, but more detailed. So far, the Sound Quality is the best from the NVMe with hires sources. (I tested with a 96kHz 24 bit track vs Tidal MQA).Edit2: Spent some time comparing USB vs SPDIF output. For those who are unaware, SPDIF output takes the audio digital signal and clocks it using onboard crystal oscillators to your external DAC. The external DAC uses the clock from your device (DMP A6) as the master clock. USB just sends the digital signal via an asynchronous format to your DAC. Your DAC then reclocks it with onboard crystal oscillators before doing the conversion to analog. So which sounds better will depend a lot on whether the clocks on the DMP A6 vs your DAC. The master edition of the DMP A6 supposedly has better clocks so SPDIF should sound better, whereas the USB should be the same. That said, my DAC has a pretty decent USB conversion, at least as good as the DMP A6. I used the highest quality digital signal from my NVMe for comparison and went from USB to SPDIF everything else the same to my DAC. My conclusion is that the USB output is cleaner, but I didnt always prefer the USB out. The biggest different was the soundstage. The SPDIF was up front, immediate and more exciting, whereas the USB out was further away. For pop, I generally preferred the SPDIF, whereas for classical, I preferred the USB because everything was cleaner, more precise. If you have a cheaper DAC, you probably would prefer the SPDIF. I tried it on a cheaper DAC and I preferred the SPDIF. So it all depends on your preference and the quality of the USB clocking on your DAC vs the DMP A6.

I purchased this to replace an older Yamaha WXC-50 streamer for my main audio system. The Eversolo DMP-A8 is pricey, but worth it, in my opinion. The sound quality of the dual DACs are simply superb, if you have the equipment to hear the difference. The DACs are probably worth the price of this unit by themselves. The build quality is top notch -- aluminum case, touch screen, gold plated terminals in the back, integrated heatsinks on the side panels. The remote is a high quality plastic, and works well. I am using this as a streamer + DAC for my extensive digitized collection on a NAS array on my LAN, in addition to a DAC for my CD transport. My previous DAC, a Schitt Modi 3+, was outstanding for a sub-$300 unit, but this does sound superior on a system that can resolve it. The UI takes 30 minutes to get used to, but is very easy to use once learned. The Android app (on my phone and tablet) allows access to every function that the front screen presents. In addition, the app allows you to cast the A8 front panel screen to you Android device -- cool. The BT remote is useful for quick actions once the music is on -- pause, mute, display options, volume (if using the analog preamp, which can by bypassed, although I can't really hear a difference so I leave it on most of the time, allowing the use of the remote volume). For serious listening sessions, I bypass the analog preamp in the A8, although the sonic differences are negligible. The input and output options are staggering. I currently have it connected as follows: optical IN from my CD transport, and RCA single-ended OUT to my vintage preamplifier. The streaming is via 5G WiFi from a Mesh system on my LAN. Honestly, the WiFi performance is so good that I'm considering not running ethernet to my listening room, as I originally planned. The A8 analog preamp uses a ladder resistor design, and has separate internal power supplies for the analog and digital circuitry. The UI is fast and responsive, and the unit is a pleasure to use and listen to. Aesthetically, I looks great in my rack with my other gear. The attention to detail in it's design is obvious, as it should be with 'audiophile-grade' equipment at this price level. I will update this review as I log more time with it, but so far I am impressed with the design, build, useability, and sound of it. Happy holidays to me!My system:B&K Sonata MC-101 preamplifierB&K Sonata EX-442 Reference power amplifierEversolo DMP-A8 preamp/streamer/DACAudiolab 6000CDT CD transportRega P6 turntable, Rega RB330 tonearm, Rega Neo PSU mkII, Rega Elys 2 MM cartridgeLittleDot mkIII headphone amplifier, 6J1P-EV ‘Voskhod’, 6N6P ‘Novosibirsk’ tubesDenon DN-300RMKII Digital Audio RecorderNakamichi 480 cassette deckFocal Aria 906 loudspeakersFocal Elear open-back headphonesFocal Elegia closed-back headphones

I received the device sometime in May and have been loving its performance overall. There is a definite improvement in sound quality when i stream via this device in comparison to the WiiM Mini (which is not too bad either). The look and feel, the app, the panel graphic are all good.On the downside, i have never been able to get Amazon Music UHD to work - constantly buffers and very choppy.So, all good until a couple of days ago, when for no reason at all, i do not have any sound output when i switch input source to bluetooth, optical and coax. Completely dead. No activity on the VU meters. Tried with multiple devices, multiple cable - nothing seems to work.Have submitted the issue via Eversolo's website. Its been 24 hours since i posted the issue - no acknowledgement nor response. Hope to hear back from them and have the issue fixed.Until then, my view is great device till it stops working. Considering mine stopped in 5 months, that's not what i expect paying $850+. And will hold back comment on their support for a few more days.Eversolo customer support contacted me within 24 hours of this post. The support team was extremely responsive, working over the weekend and late night (in China). A couple of days of troubleshooting later, they decided to send me a new replacement. I shipped the defective unit and they promptly reimbursed the shipping cost.Aside from the issue I faced, the DMP A6 is complete value for money. And totally impressed by their customer support.They now have a loyal customer in me.Yatin