Eversolo DMP-A6 Owners & Discussion Thread

[Frankp01]

18 hours ago, Irek said:

With Anthem 1120 I would use digital connection, USB, optical or coax , unless you want to use TV as a streamer screen than HDMI. 

Digital connection means that you are going to use the Anthem DAC and streamer will work as a transport only. Basically you can use any streamer with your anthem. 

I would prefer to use the DAC of the Eversolo.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Frankp01 said:

I already have an old Bluemound Node connected, so I really just wanted to check if I connect the same way, and if doing this would use the inbuilt DAC of the Eversolo. 

If you are connecting the Node via RCA, and doing the same with the Eversolo A6, then it will use the A6 DAC.

 

Please have a read of this thread

There are mixed opinions on whether you will see a SQ improvement between the A6 and a new Node.  But if you are buying the A6 for its excellent screen, go for it.  

[Frankp01]

Thank you.

[Irek]

5 hours ago, Frankp01 said:

I would prefer to use the DAC of the Eversolo.

Eversolo is not better than bluesound node, it's different but not better, especially if you connect the streamer with optical or coax cable. 

[Frankp01]

On 28/9/2024 at 2:22 PM, Irek said:

Eversolo is not better than bluesound node, it's different but not better, especially if you connect the streamer with optical or coax cable. 

So, the best way to connect is?

[Chigurh]

1 hour ago, Frankp01 said:

So, the best way to connect is?

It depends, I doubt there is a best, just different, and I think the difference would be very minimal. If you're using the digital outputs of the Eversolo (HDMI, coax, optical) the Anthem DAC is converting the digital signal to analogue. If you use the RCA output on your Eversolo, you're using the Eversolo's DAC. For simplicity I would just use the HDMI connection.

[Toeknee]

On 30/05/2024 at 10:56 AM, Guest said:

 

Assuming the exact same data was uploaded to each of these platforms?

There's a rather large section of the audiophile market that openly declared Qobuz sounded better than TIDAL.

I see you have conveniently plucked a section of what I said and then offered no link to your obscure claim. I'll double down here, if the same song is taken from the same production company and the data is transmitted to you from Tidal or Qobuz the data will be almost identical from these companies. This is because they are both high quality data transmitting companies (they're just moving zeros and ones mate).  The difference lies in your perceived brand bias.

[Frankp01]

I picked up the A6 today and connected just fine. However, I’m playing music from Amazon ultra HD and the display shows PCM 48 kHz, 1.91 Mbps and 24 bit. I’m pretty sure that’s not ultra HD? Or maybe it is?
 

connected via RCA and using the A 6 DAC. 

Edited October 1, 2024 by Frankp01

[Chigurh]

21 minutes ago, Frankp01 said:

Or maybe it is?

Amazon refers to anything over 44.1 kHz / 16 bit as Ultra HD. 

[Frankp01]

2 hours ago, Chigurh said:

Amazon refers to anything over 44.1 kHz / 16 bit as Ultra HD. 

Gotcha. Thanks

[Chigurh]

I'm quite keen on one of these after watching the Darko review. A couple of questions. Firstly, since the review has there been any firmware updates that modernizes the VU meter graphics? Darko seemed to find them very plain and underwhelming. Secondly, probably a subjective question. Would there be any point in getting a higher model considering I would be running it through an external DAC (Luxman) and mostly using Tidal Connect? It seems to me that the more expensive models have better DACs and more connection options both of which, for me, would be superfluous.

Edited October 30, 2024 by Chigurh
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[Phil Sturges]

The VU meters are unchanged. Personally I really don’t use them. To me they are a bit of fun, but not really useful, plus I have VU meters on my amp.

 

Using an external DAC, there would be very little if any difference in sound quality between the different models. Unless you have a very high end system and going for the absolute best sound quality, I’d save my money and just get the A6. In fact, you may have seen that Eversolo seem to be releasing a few new products at the moment. There is some suggestion that there may be a transport only model on the way. Depends how long you want to wait I guess. 

[Chigurh]

13 hours ago, Phil Sturges said:

There is some suggestion that there may be a transport only model on the way.

A transport only model would make the most sense to me, depending on the price. Unfortunately these companies usually charge more for transports than devices with internal DACs. Auralic does this. I don't get it. You're getting less hardware and functionality for more money.

[Steff]

7 minutes ago, Chigurh said:

I don't get it. You're getting less hardware and functionality for more money.

Smaller production run, higher overheads relative to unit cost, cost of R&D redesign & quality control? Or pure prestige signalling value for the discerning end-consumer In any case, the DAC chips themselves often only cost $10 per chip, plus the logic board, plus xyz...not a lot higher material costs.

Edited November 1, 2024 by Steff

[cafe67]

This might not make some people happy 

 

 

[Phil Sturges]

Nice update for new buyers, but I’m not really seeing anything too compelling to make me want to upgrade just yet. 

[StereoNET]

Gen 2 announced!

 

 

https://stereonet.com/news/eversolo-announces-dmp-a6-gen-2-all-in-one-streamer

[Braddles 63]

So no price increase hey? Does that mean we paid overs for the first edition??

[08Boss302]

Such a hot market now. I still have my feet in the Bluesound ground, largely due to having owned the 2i and for a years now the N130 and am familiar with their app etc, but I am becoming increasingly interested in competition and their offerings, especially the appeal of loading a memory card into the unit of my own files. I am pretty sure FIIO just also released a new streamer too, another to add to the list.

[08Boss302]

4 minutes ago, Braddles 63 said:

So no price increase hey? Does that mean we paid overs for the first edition??

 

I spotted pricing at very bottom of article 

[Braddles 63]

4 minutes ago, 08Boss302 said:

 

I spotted pricing at very bottom of article 

Yeh me too that’s why I asked. That’s the same price as the original as far as I remember 

[cafe67]

58 minutes ago, Braddles 63 said:

Yeh me too that’s why I asked. That’s the same price as the original as far as I remember 

I found this on another ( USA) webby 

 

“I decided to see what the price increase was over the original A6 which I bought from Amazon (at the time one of the few places you could readily find it) for a reasonable $695. That, to me, was quite a deal.. But now, the version 2 of the A6 is a resounding $899!!! A $200+ increase. And the A6 Master Edition has increased to a staggering $1299! That $1299 for the A6 Master Edition makes the $1675 I spent on my new DMP-A8 (on sale from Amazon) look like a tremendous bargain.”

Edited January 7 by cafe67

[Braddles 63]

The original A6 was about $1400 here though wasn't it? 

 

Either way with me using an external DAC about the only upgrade for me would be the HDMI ARC.

 

Edited January 7 by Braddles 63

[powerav]

So glad they kept the HDMI output and didn’t ditch it like the a8 did.

[Phil Sturges]

I would be very tempted swap out my A6 Gen 1 for a transport only with I2S. Hopefully something like that is in the pipeline.