2X Better Than The DMP-A6 HiFi Music Streamer??? YES, it is - Eversolo DMP-A8 in-depth Review! 

*Thanks for stopping by! please feel free to use the timestamp below to skip to parts you are most interested in* 0:00 Eversolo DMP-A8:What is it? 1:39 Is Eversolo DMP-A8 Bigger? 2:33 How To Connect Eversolo DMP-A8/DMP-A6 2:56 Eversolo DMP-A8/DMP-A6 Storage Option 3:11 Eversolo DMP-A6 vs Eversolo DMP-A8: Internal 5:17 How is the Pre-amp of Eversolo DMP-A8? 7:20 Features: Eversolo DMP-A6 VS DMP-A8 8:31 E-ARC and I2s on Eversolo DMP-A8 9:43 Toggle input/output feature 11:10 DSP pro features 11:36 How to use PEQ on Eversolo DMP-A8 15:34 SOUND review: Streamer/DAC 17:03 SOUND review: Streamer/DAC/PREAMP Eversolo DMP-A8 (USA): dreamediaav.com/products/eversolo-dmp-a8?ref=6 Eversolo DMP-A6 (standard version USA): amzn.to/3sLNLy5 Eversolo DMP-A6 (standard version CANADA): amzn.to/44STM9r Eversolo DMP-A6 (standard edition USA): dreamediaav.com/products/eversolo-dmp-a6?ref=6 Eversolo DMP-A6 (master edition USA):dreamediaav.com/products/eversolo-dmp-a6-masters-edition?ref=6 Demo or Purchase in Canada: baybloorradio.com/eversolo-dmp-a6 Eversolo Remote For DMP-A6: amzn.to/3EvuXG9 Eversolo DMP-A6 Review: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ESZxMDxapm0.htmlsi=TQof2a5yS3F6mJ3J Support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jayiyagi follow on Instagram: instagram.com/jays_iyagi/ follow on Facebook: facebook.com/jayiyagiofficial Follow soundstage take 2 reviews: ru-vid.com/group/PLPOzvlhtSqn5xdc__ftuSt4Rxy_wm5Af0 Speaker stands: amzn.to/3ssRhI3 Better speaker stands: solidsteel.it/my-product/ss-7-vintage-hi-fi-speaker-stands/ acoustic panels I use: ua-acoustics.com/ acoustic curtain: amzn.to/31d1zAM BDI Cabinet I use: bit.ly/2OJRwQQ amzn.to/3chBuFZ other BDI Cabinets: bit.ly/3ctxXV1 amzn.to/30bsUCH my fav hifi tweaks: (Isoacoustics devices) amzn.to/3j5FGvM

Great analysis Jay. With all the features it offers and their ability to respond to customer requests it is a good value. Please make a more in depth video on features

Yes! Please make a separate video about the peq and other features! Great video! I’m picking mine up today

Awesome video Jay. Definitely warrants a more in depth video on features. This is on the shopping list

Thank you for your excellent reviews. Yes I would like a video on setting up the advanced settings.

Good video. I hope enough people want you to do a more in-depth video on the dump-a8. Thanks 👍

Can always count on your reviews! Thank you for going into places others have not. I knew it was good…but wow. Really happy to know the dsp is a digital stage adjustment to be able to use a separate dac. Although super enticing to have this all in one, I’d handily pay about $1200 for an upgraded streamer-only version with all the new digital features. I already love my oktodac 8 stereo!🙏🏼👍🏼

What an excellent review. Keep up the good work 🎉

Thanks for the thorough review of the A8. Agreed it's a feature packed thing. I am also super interested in the Athena so good to see some comparison just in terms of preamp quality. One thing that confused me - I think you mentioned A8 can adjust volume granularity (0.5-3db) but if the volume control is fully analog (?) with R2R, how is that possible? Also, if I may say so, would be great to get a review of the Athena. No-one has reviewed it on RU-vid and since you have one, you should do it :)

Just ordered one. Very excited.

Thanks Jay, great video as always. Agreed, the A8 is a nice addition, but did wish when I saw it that they had added a larger screen, but then I'm sure that's a cost driven decision and personally, to keep the price where it's at and gain all the features over the A6 ... I'll live with the same screen. Thanks again. Note: Larger screen probably coming with the DMP-A8 Master Edition ... preordered the A8 in December, scheduled to arrive tomorrow (Feb 5th), we'll see how long until the A8 Master Edition is announced! ;o)

That's awesome, I'm happy with my Cambridge CXNv2 but if the DMP-A8 was out when I was shopping for a streamer, I definitely would have gone for this lol

Good review as always. However, I've got "DMP" fatigue... i think "A6" or "A8" will do next time... we get the difference 🙂

Great review, would like another in depth one on EQ.

Thanks, Jay, for the very thorough video review!

Crazy thorough review… Sonore ultrarendu with upgraded LPS for $1.5k is “the move” for a streamer IMO. Go with separate pre and Dac while using your phone or tablet for screen. Ever solo is on the come up

A great review as always! Now you make me want to buy the A8 over my A6 Master Edition!

YES on a video on the A8's DSP capabilities. Thanks Jay.

Thanks a lot for this such a impressive review!!! 👏👏

Love your vids ,keep up the great work ,How does the dmp a8 compare with a Hagel 120 as pre amp streamer etc

I just want an exceptional streamer with that screen.

Awesome units!! I can't wait to see your video tick over 1 million views. =) Kudos to some hard work paying off man!! =) Totally agree .. I'd take the A8 when I could afford it =)

Thanks for a good review.

THX for showing the relais clicks of the volume control! Hardly any reviewer showed that. I ordered an A8 and I was very surprised to hear those noise volume control which is not only a positive thing for everybody.. It might be a precise way to control volume, but hearing those clicks over the playback music can be very distracting too..

Just got this. Thanks for the review. Hope they dont release a masters edition next month 😅

Good review. One feature missing for me is headphone out. As it’s a good looking “all in one” I don’t want to have to rely on another manufacturer’s head-amp in my rack as well. For my use case the Naim Unity Atom HE wins.

Good review. Incredible products from Eversolo. Something perhaps for everyone.

That's a good one. 🙂 P.S: Hey Jay, it's I²S (ai squared es).

I had A6 ME & A8 for 1 week. My Setup is E-650 with Berylliumtweeter loudspeaker. For me, both sound very similar, no different. I tested with dsd256 file.

Great review Jay I see that Ever Solo have removed the HDMI audio outout socket and therefore the ability to stream Multi Channel audio (DSD64 & PCM 192) directly to an AV Surround Sound Processor. Also I can't see that the unit is ROON Ready as this stage maybe this will be implemented in the field via firmware update I think ROON have a huge backlog and are the bottleneck here.

DMP-A8 and the Z8 DAC are straight 🔥🔥

Great review as always. I always wonder the following: In case I would use the A8 fully, so incl pre-amp. I would still need a power amp. I also hear about Power amp sound characteristics, so how would this tonality of the pre amp part of the A8 be influenced by the power amp in the end? Would you choose a neutral sounding or is the impact limited?? All these seperate parts have an influence on the sound. Is there a certain rule to this? Like 80% pre amp, 20 % power amp or something like that ?

Love your videos, Jay. It would be very helpful though to know, on your preamp reviews, if they have a home-theater bypass or not. A great many of us simply don’t have the space to have a music-only system. I must use Dirac on surround sound material, and when I use a subwoofer. Is it possible on this unit? Thank you!

I was looking for a network streamer/transporter with a big display like that back in 2015 and was surprised to see how thin the market was. It was difficult enough to find any streamers at all. Eversolo DMP-6 (and DMP-8) is what I was expecting to find back then. I guess the hifi manufacturers are slow in their evolution. Anyway, better late than never!

Great review, as always! I just got my unit and loving it as well. I just want to ask how do you bypass ng pre amp function and use it as a streamer DAC only?

Thanks for this great review. Is the analog volume control controlable via Roon? Or smartphone?🎉

Good day thanks for the great review. A streamer has been on my wish list for a long time. I think now I may be able to get one, but which one? There is a lot of talk about the a6's not having ARC. Can you tell me what the benefit of having ARC on one of these units? This will be plugged into my processor which already has ARC. Why would I use it in one of these devises? Thanks for any info!

very much like Roon DSP adjustment. Very comprehensive. The i2r socket is compatible with PS Audio sources ' DACS.. i like the ladder resistor volume again similar to my Pass Labs L amplifier that has adjustable gain via a toggle inside the pre

Hi Jay, I have a pre amp with my integrated amp, just wondering whether you reckon the Eversolo dac Z8 is on par with the dac of Dmp A8. I am thinking of upgrading to power amp later, but I was told the Vincent sv200 can be used as a pre amp. So just in your opinion, I am wondering whether I should get just a DAC in this case or get a streamer which I don’t really use the streaming function, as I am mainly listening through my computer

Hi Jay, the Eversolo looks very interesting indeed! I wonder if you have heard tried the Wattson MErson Analog Streamer from Engineered SA, Switzerland, it sounds friggin good in my setup!

great review, I bought one now but struggling to get the same deep bass from my speakers from when I was using Audessy DSP on my Denon. Please make a full video on how to properly use EQ and PEQ, no content out around this!

Thank you very much Jay, great review!! Being this also a preamp, does that mean that I can connect it directly to a power amp, right? I already have an Ncore power amp and was planning to buy a preamp (Denafrips Hestia or Ladder Bach) and a streamer (Primare NP5 Prisma MK II) separately, but I think if this is good enough I just can get away with this one single box; am I crazy?

If I like the bright and very reveling from the standard DMP 6, can I adjust the DMP 8 to the same brightness. What I’m hoping for an all in one unit to replace Anthem STR stereo preamp. The anthem is also bright but the detail and separation is slightly better. Any thoughts on the details and separation on DMP8. Thabks

What would be your recommendations for connecting the A8 to anthem MRX?(plus anthem, MCA.) Would you use the RCA or USB or IIS? Also, do you have any tips for the best settings to use with this set up?

Great review, can you review the Denon DNP 2000NE or how it compares to this Streamer?

Pretty compelling. I’m in the market for a streaming transport and pitting this against something like an auralic aries g1.1 or a Lumin Mini. Aesthetically, I think I actually prefer the Eversolo.

Please do a review of the Wharfedale Evo series, especially the 4.2 and 4.3 speakers!! Love the channel!! 🧐🤨😆

I don’t mind the screen size, since I mostly use it in cast mode. The sound is nice, i still have to compare it to my main DAC (M1,V2 or terminator).

Hi Jay, I especially want a screen that produces little or no noise in the outgoing signal. Grtz Phil

Thank you for such a concise review given the depth of features. I just purchased a Muzishare X9 300B amp to pair with my VPI Scoutmaster and love that combo. I was now planning to build up the digital portion of my system. Any thoughts on DMP-A6 w/Denafrips Ares 12th versus just the DMP-A8? Both options are roughly comparable in price. Thanks again, Jay!!!

Since you have owned both. Your inputs on Purely Sound quality of DMP8 vs Hifi rose rs150?

How would you compare A8 vs A6 vs A6 Master when both pre-amp and dac section are out of the picture? I'm looking for a bit-perfect digital streamer that is easy to control and can be its own server (either via local storage or connected USB disk) - both A6 and A8 satisfy this but since I already have pretty decent DAC, I only need them as digital server+streamer and I'm not sure whether A6 / A6 Master / A8 have exactly the same performance as pure streamers or not (usually reviewers start comparing them at DAC section but what if all of those Eversolo unit are connected to external DAC via USB - will they perform the same?).

I so agree about the touchscreen. What a missed opportunity to *not* upgrade it to LED or OLED...

Jay, do you think the A-8 is,a good match with warmer speakers like the Rosso Fiorentino speakers you tested, or does it create too much of one thing.

Hi from France Mister Jay Iyagi Thanks for your great reviews that I appreciate If you talk to the ears of Eversolo, can you suggest them a DMP A8 Master Edition with a phono input and headphone output to be the best all in one Bests regards

Yes I am interested in DSP explanation. I received my DMP-A8, last week, I installed an m2 ssd , it is a pain to transfer 2tb of music files( not finish). It sounds nice!

Please do a video on the DSP. Can I connect my subs to the xlr outputs?

So am I correct in assuming that if I am using it as a streamer only and don’t care about the dsp, then either the a6 or a6 master will provide the same digital output into an external Dac?

Hello Jay, love the video's. Wondered if you ever looked at the Denon DNP-2000ne? It is the only the second streamer I have heard and thought it was amazing. I am struggling to see how it compare to the competitors especially the Eversolo DMP-A6 and Master. Would really appreciate your thoughts.

I am hoping that Eversolo comes out with a dedicated streamer that I can use with my Gustard R26. I’d rather not pay for a built in dac when I already have one that I love. The DMP line is very easy in the eyes!

Hello great video as always, it would be worth noting for software makers when listening via Apple Music the album art and description could be full screen like Tidal. Alan

I can’t wait to c the DMP A8 Master Edition 😂

Very interesting unit. Couple of questions.. Can you change color of the volume ring? The master edition is kind of orange, is that because it’s the master edition or was that selected somehow? Also, I’ve seen a clock/calendar on the screen on another review. Is it possible to get that clock when it’s in stand by mode or does it have to be on?

Good nigth. Beautiful review. Great equipment. But I like áudio and vídeo. Do you know any equipment for áudio and vídeo better than my Sony uhp-h1???

How does the dac in comparison to Gustard A26? I'm pondering between these two.

The fact that it has a full Parametric EQ is big

DMP A-8… Who wouldn’t like it! I’m an older dude. 56 to be exact. As a true fan of this industry, I have been fortunate to learn and grow with “ALL” the offerings put forth. I need not mention them in a list. What does the future consumer look for? Ten years from now. Will the staples of amplification stay the same. The trend is already out there in the apatite of the younger person who wants…. Active speakers and all the resources to give that box what they want to feed it. I hope that the purist audio enthusiasts still exist in the future. Young listeners will hopefully learn through passion and pursuit.

Could you do a comparison with the ladder Bach pre and demo a8 pre amp. Feedback I have is you are better of with ladder Bach and dmp a6 combo. Given the price of the ladder Bach .

Good job 👍

Someone should make a series on how to take full advantage of all the features and capabilities of the A8!

Good evening. Can active speakers be connected to the Eversolo A6 via Bluetooth? Thank you.

Jay, I notice that there's both a digital out and an analog in. What would you think of using A8's Digital Out (I2S) to my Holo Audio DAC >> then ANALOG IN to the A8's preamp? (so using the A8's Streamer and Preamp - but not the DAC).

Hi Jay, do you think that the DMP-A8 is better than the combo DMP-A6 as a streamer transport with a Gustard R26/A26 as a DAC? Than you!

Would like more in-depth on EQ please

Nice review as always, thank you! I have the DMP-A6 and when I'm using it as a preamp connected from RCA, the gain is very low and you need to set the volume knob at 12 oclock and forward to get some decent volume level. In the DMP-A8 this feature have a better gain level from the RCA? Regards Jay!

Would the preamp analog section be as good or better sounding than my 25-year-old Adcom preamplifier? which drives my Onkyo Integra M504, just curious as to if i get something new in the coming years that has a built in DAC with HDMI ARC connection for my TV...

I have a question about the XLR inputs. Does it just pass the signal it receives to the XLR outputs or does it do a digital to analog conversion?

hello …. very good video… I wanted to know if it plays Dolby Atmos format from Apple Music or Tidal. Greetings from 🇨🇱

I ordered Dmp-a8, because I need an analog input for my turntable and the better DAC. It will work as a pre-amp for two bridged power amps and a couple of Bowers 703 s3🎉

Will this play well with linton's? If so, can I plug this A8 into the speakers and just connect it to my phone to play my tidal?? Or do I still need an amp like the willenston R8?

Is it better to buy A8 and connect it to ampli or buy A6 which connect to DAC (like Musical Fidelity MX DAC or RME ADI-2 DAC FS) and then connect to ampli?

i wait for the. DMP-A10😊

Let me know if i am missing something, but an Apple TV running to a TV for a screen and to a dedicated DAC for conversion would be better and in most circumstances cheaper?

Yes...please make the EQ vidio.

I am not convinced that DSP functionality covers the digital output. I would buy it if that was the case. But I believe it is directly connected to internal DAC and hence affects only analog outputs

Dear Jay, i will buy an Eversolo Streamer as Roon Transporter. Is there a difference between the A6 Master and the A8 in digital use?

Would love to see the eversolo with the arendal towers haha would be awesome

I have the Denafreps Aries II, Hegel h190 and elac solano bs. Would the a8 be a viable replacement for the Aries DAC?

Can you use the pre-amp section of the DMP-A8 alone to linearize the sound from other components and speakers?

If i have an external DAC, will i hear a difference between the A6, A6M and A8 by only using the USB out?

Jay dog, Would love to have you compare the DMPA8 to the Topping DX9:) Pretty please?

I have a silly question… say you have an amazing DAC in your integrated. Would you consider the A6 over the A8 as a digital output streamer to your Integrated?

To each his own: Would prefer higher sample rate with fewer PEQ controls. With fixed CPU horsepower, you have to balance rate vs. count. While it is NOT a streamer, the soon-to-be-shipping MiniDSP HTx appears to have significantly more horsepower AND !EIGHT! balanced output channels -- think stereo subs, mains, and potentially super tweeters...

Thank you for comparing the pre section to the Athena, you have given me something to think about. Also, your reaction to the clicky volume control was NOT necessary.

I do not believe this review addressed this question: Eversolo A6 vs A8 when used ONLY as streamer to external DAC. Any sonic improvement in this scenario?

Hi Jay, If i have an external DAC, will i hear a difference between the A6, A6MasterEdition and the A8 by only using the Coaxial SPIDF or USB out?

Jay, how would compare the DMP-A8 to the NAD-658?

Love the new A8 with PEQ and so on but why have they not have a Sub out? So if I got a 2.1 or 2.2 system this is not the way to go?

Vienna Teng, nice! ❤

.. yes please, make a video of all the dsp pro features..!!!. bearing one question in mind - does it supplement for the one thing missing?!?: room correction (aka DIRAC, room perfect...etc)