Better than a $9000 DAC? A HiFi DAC Review of the Eversolo Z8
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STOP Wasting Money on DACs! A HiFi DAC Review of the Eversolo Z8
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00:00 INTRO - DIGITAL TO ANALOG DAC
00:10 ME AND DACS
00:51 EVER SOLO DAC - Z8 Review
01:06 EVERSOLO Z8 SPECS
01:46 INPUTS & CONNECTIVITY
02:24 DESIGN & BUILD
02:42 Z8 SIZE
02:55 Z8 LCD SCREEN
03:14 USING THE Z8 AS A STANDALONE DAC / DAC AS PREAMP
04:19 EVERSOLO Z8 FILTERS
04:52 Z8 NOISE
05:26 HOW THE Z8 AFFECTS SOUND
06:04 HOW THE Z8 HANDLES COMPRESSION
07:01 WHERE THE Z8 CAN IMPROVE
07:43 DOES THE Z8 HAVE SUB OUTS?
07:58 EVERSOLO Z8 vs SCHIIT MODI
08:17 EVERSOLO Z8 vs CAMBRIDGE AUDIO DACMAGIC 200M
09:02 MY FINAL THOUGHTS
09:23 KRISTI’S THOUGHTS ON DACS
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As this is the comment everybody will read I urge (no, I beg you) you all to spread the word people. We need 10,000 likes!!! The rest is up to you Andrew. 😉
@@quaternion Because he's smart, knowledgeable, and hot!
You haven't Reviewed Rotels RCD-1572MKII Yet. You should Review this CD Player. It's 16Ibs and my silver unit is so beautiful. Please do a review on this player, it doesn't sound digital at all.
Tic Tok Tic Tok … 6.4K likes Kristi! 😱🤣
Review the new A8, that is the crazy priced one , for the feature set built in. Buy a new stool for Kristi to sit/appear on!
Kristi is correct ! EverSolo DMP-A6 streamer/dac/preamp is what many of us would like to see reviewed. Yes, like a Hifi Rose but much less expensive. Someone else was confused 😂❤
That’s not what she was referring to.
They have a DMP-A6 stremer/DAC/preamp and then (for some unknown reason) they have a separate product for the bedroom called the Eversolo A6.
I'd like to see them review the DMP-A6 Master Edition...
The A6 is also a full DAC with a Bigger Screen and a full Streamer Built in. It has a Android 11 system Customized by Eversolo. I will order this for my self.........
As the father of a 3 month old, a review of the white noise machine is the content I need right now. Let’s do this, Kristi!
After 27yrs selling “high-end “ audio and video, DAC’s are the least of the audio problems. Good recordings and any DAC can sound great, providing good appropiate set up and acoustics.
OK team, I just got my Eversolo streamer (DMP-A6) which has this DAC. You HAVE to review it.
I had a WiiM Pro and a DAC Magic 100 before had. In summary, the DMP-A6 blows that little camp away by a multiple of 10.
I’m not a hyper audiophile but I sold gear in the day and just back into it now that I’m 60. That unit is beyond clear and clean, and the imagining is tube amp 3D.
Steve Huff was right about it. For $875 there is no streamer/DAC combo that can touch it!
GREAT REVIEW!!!! I have been running the DMP-A6 for a month... Its AMAZING.. :) Best streamer DAC under $1300 on the market... HiFi Rose WHO??? 🤣🤣🤣 Love you guys and another FANTASTIC review and discussion! Cheers. :) PS- I believe the DMP-A6 runs the same DAC network as the Z8... :) KRISTI, we need the baby sleep keeper review.... hahahhahaaaa
Thanks, James!!
This is the video that blows away all other videos and crushes the competition and punches above its weight. 😂
We try. Appreciate you watching!
@@andrewrobinsonreviewsthank you for doing what y’all do. Videos are superb.
Great to see how much fun you two are having while making these videos. Also so refreshing to see a lighter side of industry, so many reviewers are making a big deal out of products. As if they are reviewing life saving medical equipment. You two are out here having fun and telling people to relax and enjoy what they have and enjoy the music.
Seriously, having Kristi reviewing and presenting a product to finish with: "Now, Andrew, what did you think of ?"
Priceless...
Just wanna say thank you for being you…for creating a “home” for us audio hobbyists to visit…and mostly for staying the course you & Kristi have poured your souls into…. See u soon.
Part of all the rage that you guys haven't explored are the R2R DAC's. Those are a huge part of the rage right now. You REALLY should try the sub $1,000 Denafrips Ares, that will make your head turn and might make you see what all the fuss is about. They are not chip based DAC's (ESS, AKM, etc), the D to A conversion is done old school by resistor ladder networks and have great power supplies. The result is R2R DAC's sounds more analog-like, more natural, very spacious and dimensional. They sound more relaxed and real, less digital and little less mechanically precise. And there are dozens of R2R DAC's flooding the market now. But he Denafrips Ares arguably sort of started it all in terms of launching R2R DAC's to the forefront and the masses. You guys REALLY need to try one and review it, it's quite eye opening!
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts and maybe we will take a peek. I honestly didn't set out to do a review of the Eversolo, but after I bought it to see how it compared to the DAC inside the NAIM, I had to talk about it.
I'm using the Pontus and completely agree.
@@jameslester6785 Same! Denafrips Pontus II!
And there is Chord type Dacs.
Gustard R26 Dac transformed my system by a wide margin from built-in chip Dacs and budget stand-alone models using AKM and Burr-Brown chip based Dacs. R2R for me !
Kristi, every time you start chiming in, my head naturally and instinctively nods in the affirmative.
You too? Lol
@@Cryptodegen2A what? get out here you weridos
Loved the interaction that you two had in the last half of this video. Very entertaining and the spontaneity was awesome. Keep up the good work.
I have the Eversolo DMP-A6 streamer and it’s a revelation. I sold my Naim Uniti Atom that I was using as a streaming preamp after A/B testing them. I 100% agree with Andrew’s take on the sonic characteristics of the DAC in the Z8 (I think it’s essentially the same as the A6 from the specs and from other comparisons I’ve seen) as being very “clean” and incisive. My only real issue with the Eversolo A6 was its lack of a remote control, but Eversolo have remedied that with the release of a $12 Bluetooth remote.
Count me in the number of viewers who would love to get your take on the Eversolo DMP-A5 streamer - not the baby monitor 😂
I was surprised to see you review this. I’ve owned this DAC for a few months and I use it in my headphone setup, HD800S, with a Violectric amp. This DAC is great and is just like Andrew described. It doesn’t color the sound in any way, retains great amount of detail and is really engaging to listen to. I love that I can also physically move it around and use it as a standalone headphone setup when I want. If anyone is into DAC measurements, this is also one of the best measured DACs at ASR.
I have 2 DAC's. An iFi Zen DAC V2 and a Loxjie D30. Both are connected to my laptops. For games and media consumption and both act as Roon endpoints. I'm very happy with them.
I bought the HiFi Rose 150B and have found it a great dac streamer with a fantastic display and it has all the inputs i require. I do use it with into a preamp.
I love you guys, I’m a 72 year old serious listener, always used magnepans, starting with the mg1, last pair the 2.5’s. I’m still using a meridian 203 dac & a Cambridge audio cd2 as a transport & an aural symphonics as-one cable, I’ve borrowed other dacs from friends because of my age I would be wasting my time buying a new dac, I did compare soundstage & imaging, my old elac’s ub5 totally disappear in my room, of course with the right recordings
Got an Eversolo DMP-A6 a couple of weeks back, basically same thing but instead of headphone out it includes a streamer, just a fantastic value for money. Forget the Bluesound node, these Eversolos are just way way better ! They punch WAY WAY above their price point ! Seriously thinking about getting a second one just in case.. can't remember putting the Bluesound node crap back into my system. The RUclips reviews ARE TRUE , totally ! On the NAIM new classic: Heard them at the Munich Hifi show this spring, not impressed, sorry NAIM. The DMP-A6 connected to my SuperNAIT 3 sounds fantastic though !
I was crying in tears when y’all were describing the “baby monitor” lol 😂😂😂
Thanks as always for the content 😊
I am still listening to the brilliant ESS Sabre 9010K2M DAC from my Yamaha active powered bookshelf speaker and these released in 2013. Still sound great still going strong even now Sept 2023....
So you bought a "Dad " no a " Dax" oh finally a "DAC" . Looks like my captions are having trouble hearing. And you speak so articulately. Keep up the good work. I like your channel. The reviews with Kristi are really good. I always took my wife's input and always ended up with better sound.
These days i just use my FiiO X3 II as a dac and I'm perfectly happy with it. It sounds great.
Sure, its not a dedicated unit. But it does the job as well as I want it too.
As an added bonus, its also a DAP. So i get the same sound on the go.
We hope everyone is enjoying this long weekend! Thank you so much for joining us this morning and if you would be so kind, please give this video a like. It truly helps! What movie or music are you watching and listening to today?
Yes, Kristi, your review of the baby monitor/sound machine... would be fantastic!
I loved the end of this video. You guys are hilarious!
Thanks, we try and have fun and inject a bit of humor into the space.
Great review! From what is "out there" I am impressed with Eversolo, but having one will tell all. I ordered the Eversolo DMP A6 Masters Edition which is coming soon! I wanted the built in streamer. Can't wait to get it in my system! Cheers!
DACs changed my life. A good dac will bring out nuances in music that you never knew existed.
Try an R2R Dac, the most totally accurate and musical sound I have ever heard in my systems.
@@mikelanier5617 What exactly do you mean by musical?
Couldn’t agree more, I was almost ready to get out of the hobby due to listening fatigue in wired headphones. Took an expensive gamble on a Chord Mojo 2 and was blown away at the difference. Everything I’ve plugged into it sounds better, and even friends not into gear comment on to the sound. There’s a lot of little differences but what jumped out to me was hearing the tone/pitch of every note come thru more clearly and enjoyably.
Would love to see Andrew and Kristi discuss one.
@@mikelanier5617and what other Dac's do you hear ?
@Ferbeldeyberb Using the Gustard R26 R2R Dac the sound is more complete in all aspects of frequency response, tonality, imaging, separation, timbre, proper air and decay around instruments and voices. Both the bass and treble are faster with more defined layers in a larger overall sense of space. Deeper and larger sounding. Nothing seems missing now and I hear tiny percussion sounds, etc. vividly and layered about the vast soundstage, where before these sounds either were not heard at all on my other Dacs or were just not well defined and blended in. Not a "wall of sound" image now, but more of a 3D background that just sounds more accurate and natural at the same time. Really satisfied with the upgrade 👌
Bedroom environment: Using a Samsung Q60CA for not only video but music. Select the streamer of choice, lower the volume ('cuz they're all so loud), blank the screen and go! I don't see a need for a DAC until I can't control my lust for a specific speaker I've fallen in love with. 🙄 Looking forward to Kristi's review. 👏👏👏
Appreciate this review. The dac / preamp had been making waves recently. Hearing good things about it. All the best.
Thank you very much for this review. Oddly enough, I was just about to pull the trigger and buy the z8 right before I saw this . Yes, I have some catching up to do and get current with your reviews. . So I will be purchasing this dcac or any stand-alone doc . My main reason why I was looking a z8 was because of it does have a coaxial out where I could connect into a new sub. I do love my preamp and didn't want to have to part with it given it's extremely low frequency response +-0.05db. Yes both precut s are currently in use so I iorigally just want a DAC with a precut and coaxial out. Now that I can use this product as dac/poreamp, you actually saved me a little dough. And if I want to continue to use my pre and keep it in my separate "weeds" chain I have the option. Again much appreciated!
Before they went on rambling about the baby monitor (😂), I was genuinely looking forward to the comparison between this and the DMP-A6, which seems to be the Z8+Streaming capabilities for just 300$ more!! That I would be keen to buy! Hope a review of it will come soon! 😋thanks for the entertaining review!
I love y’all’s interactions even when I could care less about the review itself. Always a blast to watch thanks again.
Much appreciated!
Yes, I would to see Kristi review the Ever Solo sound machine, white noise maker, baby monitor, etc. on camera! Please make it happen Andrew! Incidentally, this was another informative and humerus video! Keep up the great work!👍
I do own a Z8, since mid-april and it sounds fantastic. Value for money here is at its best.
Well, Kristi...there's MY Like! (Some of us long-timers have already seen you on cam--don't be shy.)
Please review the EverSolo DMP-A6!
Nice video and a great review. I bought the A6. Was going to replace both streamer and dac and I got a preamp in the same time 😀. The hardest thing is the waiting 😅.
DMP-A6 streamer DAC is an awesome piece of kit for the money. The app is faultless and screen brings it all home. Dual ESS chipset and implementation makes for not overly bright, articulated listening. I use as streamer, as I prefer the AKM based neutral, more natural sound from my integrated.
Great review! I appreciated the huge spectrum of gear you tested with the DAC. I am not in the market for a DAC (apologies for the reference, but you would have to pry the Pontus II from my cold dead hands), but the streamer/DAC version would be a top choice for me in its price range. Keep up the great work you two :)
My kids still use a sound machine, so I'd be here for that review. Let's go Kristi!
todays toppings, smsl or eversolo's dacs sound better that yesterdays 20.000 USD dacs, being 30 years audiophile I ended up with toppind dac and topping pre, toghether cheaper than my 1 power cord ;)
Jus bought a Fiio R7…totally happy with its built In DAC
Not quite 2 years ago I upgraded my stand alone CD player to a transport/DAC set up. (Audiolab 6000 CDT + Musical Fidelity V-90). As a DAC the V-90 has all I need as far s connectivity is concerned. It is also nicely priced between the Cambridge DAC Magic 100 and 200. It suits my purposes.
14:30 this is honestly my favourite ever video interlude! 😂
To Kristi's defence IT DOES look like a baby device! 😄
Anyway, thanks for the great review as always. Now excuse me while I get every person I've ever met to hit like on this video...
Another great video from you guys. However, oops from me because I recently purchased the Eversolo DMP-A6, which Andrew pointed out as the latest "thing" that folks are raving about and yes it`s fully justified, at its price point. As for wanting 10,000 likes for this video to get Kristi in front of the camera, Mr Robinson, I reckon you're risking domestic harmony should you insist. As much as we`d love to see Kristi, she`s a tough cookle and I don`t think 20,000 likes will persuade her otherwise.😊
It is the DMP-A6 that you are looking for. It seems to be the DAC of the Z8 without pre amp function. Love you guys❤
Update: It is a preamp .. my bad … plus streamer. Peace out.
My vote is for the DMP-A6 streamer DAC review. I understand the streaming capabilities and the phone app for the device were unusually rock solid, glitch-free and easy to use which sets it apart from the competition and is plainly unheard of in a new product. Last I heard, around the end of May, it was going to be priced around $899. My JRiver media server cost almost three times that.
I use DACMagic for my PC speakers and for my vintage Marantz amplifier that has no digital inputs. Every flaw I've actually been able to hear can be traced to 1) source music - bad mastering; 2) speaker/speaker placement/room issues; or 3) dac built in to cheap consumer devices and computers. By far, bad mastering is the most common villain. The DACs built into my Denon AVR and my NAIM Cube v2 speakers are fine. I believe I'd have to have much better ears and better sources before I'd get better results that I'd actually noticed.
Inserting an external DAC was the single best upgrade I've ever nade. The Gustard r26 leveled up my whole system.
Hard to beat that one
Great video, Andrew!...Just purchased the Eversolo DMP-A6 streamer and looking forward to possible review...PLEASE!
Great review team the Eversolo A6 retails for $899 the special edition is $1299 and yes it is a preamp,stremer,dac .Other reviewers have raved about the
Basic A6 Compairing it to dacs of twice the price But it is out of stock everywhere .
Hi Andrew, hi kristi 😁. Great review and SUCH a fabulous bit at the end! LOVED IT!!
Alex and Suzy 😁💛😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely love your reviews. I hope we can get a review of the DMP A6. I was researching the HiFi Rose 150b, but the eversolo DMP A6 seems to be a much better value. I’ll get to hear the Rose soon, but really need to know more about eversolo.
I have the HiFi rose, without doubt the dmp A6 is cheaper. However, value is one of those funny things that only you can define. I use mine with Roon most of the time and it's the centre piece DAC. Takes tv /dvd via e arc hdmi. Takes cd transport via aes. Output line level is variable to suit downstream components. I use mine in a McIntosh system and am very pleased with it.
I liked this video a lot ,and to be honest not for the eversolo particularly (even as...I'm curious either about this product )but mostly for the talk and the fun and the general analysis..also I do like to see...the..other eversolo reviewed ,just for fun ! Thank you
As always love love your videos! This one's got me seriously thinking of making another purchase! Thank you Both again for making this hobby SO MUCH more enjoyable!!
Our pleasure!
I just received my Eversolo DMP--A6 ($1199 Australian) that I purchased for my secondary system, wherein my primary system has a very expensive Cambridge Audio Edge NQ pre-amp and network streamer (present RRP $8999 Australian). Purely from a sound point of view, I'll be damned if I could tell which of the two sound better. Love them both!
Like Kristi, I typically prefer one box integrated solutions, but I recently heard the Eversolo DMP-A6 streamer with dual dacs and it was spectacular. So good in fact that I don’t think I can go back to one box.
I own a modi dac and love it. I never thought about upgrading, but maybe 🤔 I should after this video
Awesome, as always! I just bought an Eversolo-A6. Can't wait to hear your take on it.
Thanks for sharing and for joining us!
Kristi, go for it! Wanna see your review of the A6 thingy!
Fun review guys, Al bough I’m happy with my built in dac…just saying lol
Good morning Andrew and kristi. I 100% agree with your take on DACs. Personally i use a SCHIIT modi in my office, a Jotunheim with the built in 9028 on my desk, and a Bluesound Node in my garage. I love all of them and honestly have no desire to spend more on "oscillators and jitter reduction". I like kristi prefer integrated components like the bluesound node with its built in streamer and bluetooth, or my jotunheim +9028 with a built in preamp for my monitors and headphone amp for my celestee.
Those all sound like GREAT choices! Appreciate you sharing your picks!
I use a DAC-Preamp In my system With great results. To add a preamp With the sound quality will triple the lost great job😊
The A6 is about $860, unless you go for the Master Version. She was confusing the white Z6 Dac with the Black A6 Streamer Dac.
The Eversolo looks like a great product and hub for a system. Since you mentioned how saturated the DAC market is right now, you should try a Schiit Bifrost 2/64 or Yggdrasil. They actually are doing some next-level digital engineering with those.
Still enjoy my Mytek Stereo 192 DSD DAC with my Hegel H200. Bought the Mytek in 2018 for €450,- from a guy who just bought the Mytek Brooklyn with a €2000,- power suppy.
He told me that the Mytek Brooklyn only sounded better than the Mytek 192 with the €2000,- power supply. 🤷🏽♂️
The Hegel H200 is the predecessor of the Hegel H300 and it does not contains a DAC. Hence why I use the Mytek 192.
And I bought the Hegel secondhand for €1200,-.
Together with my old and trusted Dynaudio’s Contour 2 mki and a Kef subwoofer, I enjoy music for a reasonable price. 👍🏼
Thanks guys - helpful video for all the DAC chatter the last couple of years. Also - would love to see Kristi in the hot seat - if I could like the video twice I would :)
I was on this path, buying a ton of DAC's until my RME ADI-2. Stopped dead in my DAC buying tracks. That was a year and a half ago and i havent even looked at another one... Until now. Lol.
Again, Andrew is selling me salt while stranded in the ocean. 🤦🏼♂️
Or to put it so people understand, "selling me sand at the beach." I take your thoughts to heart. I am looking for a DAC. Don't know if I need one or but you sold me on this. Kristi absolutely has me looking for a nighttime music companion. ❤ Thanks guys.
Love it.
Smsl su1 supports mqa no frill $80 DAC it beats there $400 dacs for what you can really honestly hear I think it's all most people really need unless they have a $50000 setup how much difference are people going to even notice. Of course they are going to show us new shiny objects to spend our money on even if we don't need it.
Great review ! I do like to keep my digital "chain: separate from my analog "chain" due to obsolescence issues of anything digital especially DACs.. I do agree with Kristi though and I prefer integrated units due to its practicality.
I love your review on the Eversolo dac. I currently use the eversolo DMP-A6 streamer wich I absolutely love. Works like a charm with the looks of the Hifi Rose but for a better price and without the bugs. I can't wait for you to review the A-6. I'm curious if the Z-8 would be a welcome adition to my A-6 as an upgrade of the dac chips? Greatings Stefan from the Netherlands
I have both a Topping 70s and a Bifrost 2 DAC in my system and I have demo'ed a number of different DACs. It seems like DACs are a fairly subtle component, at least on lower to mid-end systems and likely not al the panacea that most people think it is
P.S. baby monitor - are you hinting there's a 3rd audiophile coming to the channel? 😮
We are not.
Hello Andrew and Kristi, great video. Looks like an awesome dac. So I will go and get 9900 different profiles to help get Kristi on camera. It might take the rest of the year though. 😊 You two both have a great week.
We appreciate your support and thank you for watching!
Thanks for all your hard work :) looking forward to this video
Hope you enjoy it!
Yes, Kristi please review the A6!
please review the EverSolo DMP-A6.. thnks
I stopped wasting money on DAC’s and Streamers in just one hit. Get a Lyngdorf and you’ll stop chasing the products and start listening to the music. Best product ( besides my speakers ) I’ve ever owned and I’ve owned a truck ton.
The DMP-A6 looks cool. Especially if it competes with Node 2i
Nice review and don't worry I haven't even bought an external DAC yet. I was eye-balling the Eversolo A6 Streamer and I wonder what sort of chip and circuitry are in its' DAC. Keep up the good work and enjoy the music.
For a high quality, complete solution, Eversolo should develop a quality two channel amp (class D?) with the exact styling and size as the Z8 and A6 (especially) he A6), and offer it as a package. If you have the A6 and only stream, add a pair of semi-full range speakers and you have an audiophile grade, compact sound system at moderate cost by audiophile standards.
Same here 🤣
Topping E50 and a Wiim Pro streamer …and my digital setup is done .
Have a great weekend.
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Thanks for sharing!
RME ADI 2 FS is this dac, with almost every change you asked for. PEQ, tone controls, reference level headphone output, etc. it really is the Swiss Army knife of DAC’s
I have the RME (AKM version) on my Node n130, fed by usb, on my head-fi stack, and love the parametric eq presets for different headphones (dynamic or planar, etc.) and both the dac and headphone amp are absolutely fantastic. Even designed to work great with my sensitive IEMs. The new Gustard R26 R2R Dac is on my main speaker system and will be staying as the R2R is my end game👌
Agreed, please review the eversolo streamer. I believe it's the A6
Hello there! Now its time for the A8 and EverSolo AMP-F2! Mvh/Peter
Can you please review the EverSolo DMP-A6?
I agree!
I can't believe Eversolo brought out an A6 and a DMP-A6 at the same time. The DMP-A6 is incredible, the A6 is ..... different ;-)
Great review as always, can't wait to see Kristi on the next one lol. Was hoping for the DMP-A6 review but great all the same. Had the A6 in my shopping cart yesterday but backed out last second. Not sure if $900 would buy me a noticeable sound difference over my Nvidia Shield Pro and Cinema 50 setup at the moment. Keep up the great work you two, cheers!
Hmm, that would be an interesting A/B, not sure if you'd hear a difference myself.
@@andrewrobinsonreviews I do like the display, VU meters, and app interfaces though. The Tidal app via the Shield leaves much to be desired.
I just went with the topping e70 in silver. It works does everything and looks like great with my Freya+
Still happy with my Chord Quietest. And can't see that changing any decade soon, Would be interested in the Eversolo DMP-a6 streamer though.
The eversolo's were just coming out when I was looking at a Dac for my setup and weren't available in canada at the time. On the suggestion of my local hifi dealer, I took the plunge on a Zidoo Neo S. It allowed me to shrink my system by one box and I could not be happier with the sound or functionality of it. There are some limitations with it as the Google Play Store is not available due to some legislation, but for my purposes, it is near perfect.
I too have recently fallen down the rabbit hole of external DACs (sigh) and I hate to say I’m enjoying it. I have my heart set on the Denafrips Venus II (I’d love to see y’all take a look at some of their offerings. I’m currently using the Topping E70 (ESS 9028 Pro) and it sounds pretty darn good with Qobuz via USB. 👍🏼
Great review ... Good dac with good measurements...bring in the A6 ! 10k likes ...Kristi you might be safe, but if word gets out....smile, you're on your hubby's camera!!!!😊
If you need to connect an HDMI output from a newer Surround Sound or multichannel SACD player to an older model receiver with multiple (6 or 8) channel analog inputs, check out the Essence Evolve II-4K HDMI v2.0b Multi-Channel DAC. This has allowed me to keep my Yamaha RX-V2300 receiver in service.
OMG the end of the videos are some of the BEST content... LOL
Enjoyed the video. Trying to discern what advantage buying an Eversolo Z8 would provide over using the DAC built into the Audiolab 7000A which has the ARC built in. Would enjoy a discussion on Streamers, DACs and apps that clarifies strengths and weaknesses off the options out there. Looking forward to 10K 😁
Great video! I am definitely buying an EverSolo product. Only question is if I get this one or the DMP-A6 streamer (which has HDMI, two opticals, and a bigger screen).
The regular A6 is a white noise machine apparently, that helps you sleep. How random is that for them to do as a niche offering aside from the DACs/Streamers.
Either way, digging this new brand. Thanks for the video!
Only 6,000 more Likes to go. Come on people, get with the program!!!!
Interesting. Thx. I’d be interested to hear what you have say about the Eversolo DMP-A6 streamer (I like it) and it’s DAC vs. the DAC in the Z8 and others.
Great review as always 👏🏼. I’m with you, I don’t understand the current furore over DAC’s at the moment, but then again I’m not a high-end audiophile 🤷🏻♂️
Surely spending a bit more on a decent integrated amp with a decent internal dac and decent features is a better way to go?
Yes it’s about time Kristi spoke ON camera to brighten things up a bit!!!!😁( sorry Andrew 😅)
Btw the dmp a6 is probably better if you can afford it as a dac. More features…..👍🏼