The Eversolo DMP-A6 will eat away your life! - QUICK REVIEW

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The Eversolo DMP streaming DACs have been given a lot of hype. Morten adds to the many reviews by pointing out why he believes that the Eversolo DMP-A6 simply HATES music.. or at least your file-based music that is, making him rant on about Asian tech development culture expressed in software , electric cars and understanding WHY you are put on this earth. Learn what Morten thinks is good and.. aheem.. SUCX about the EverSolo. He waited this long for software updates.. but now the gloves are off!
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - The reality of eversolo
01:34 - What is a great user experience?
02:06 - Bluesound hardware
02:34 - Latest update at time of review
02:50 - Patch on a patch
03:23 - How about using the space for something useful?
03:48 - Lots of functionality is great
04:30 - Roots in Asian culture?
05:18 - Electric Car with manual gearbox and sound...
05:40 - File Based CD collection nightmare
06:00 - Local playback ensures HIGHEST quality.. but..
06:12 - NVME Storage
06:25 - Metadata
06:38 - Bluesound library comparison
07:08 - Sony HAP-Z1ES comparison
07:50 - Local library on the Eversolo..how slow can you get?
08:13 - Super bad indexing
09:23 - Total lack of attention to detail
10:25 - Forget about it...
10:38 - Creative use comparison
11:03 - The input vs internal player hell..
11:18 - Eversolo as a DAC
11:42 - WHY??
12:31 - The hardest problem is simplicity
13:06 - My Recommendation
13:46 - Oh, and one more thing!
14:18 - PROS, CONS & REVIEW SCORE
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@eversoloaudio 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the feedback, I'm Mirror from Eversolo Tech. It is really a difficult problem to take into account the ease of use with so many functions in one device. But the success of the A6 lies precisely in its versatility, which gives users more choices, you won't find any other streamer that offers as many connectivity options and features as the AMP-A6.. However, some suggestions in this video are very constructive, such as global search for logged-in music services and libraries. We are planning this feature. And we are considering adding a function: when the source is on another input and the built-in service is played, a pop-up box will prompt the user and provide a quick switch button. Everyone uses their devices differently. We put a lot of effort into DMP-A6 to present so many functions relatively intuitively, and the operation is intuitive. You can use it easily if you know how to use your phone. Anyway, we will always be committed to improving user experience and constantly expanding our product investment and R&D team.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

@eversoloaudio Hello Mirror. That the SPIRIT, Sir! Thank you for commenting. Respect. Simplicity is not easy, - and thats exactly why it should be given so much attention! ("we choose to go to the moon, not because its easy, but because it is hard!", remember? :-) Global search is a great idea, but I would recommend the goal to become a fully customizable frontpage with say, 5-8 "slots" for adding direct "one click" access to anything the user wants, may it be a playlist, radiostation, local file or specific service. I am totally aware that there is no such thing as "all things to all people", but there is prioritization of simplicity & convenience speed focussing on removing ANY unnecessary clicks and making the things the user uses the most, direct accessible. For example, adding a "quick switch button" is one unnecessary step, if the user already activated something requiring the internal player.... The software should make the switch automatically. Please do see the HIFI Rose and Cocktail audio reviews for more ideas on HOW NOT to do it :-), and feel free to contact me if I can be of professional service to eversolo helping to extract the full potential for a great user experience. In my experience, most users are not able to articulate WHAT they dont like - they simply just end up not feeling inspired.

@Gallery90 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews I think I heard you say "Simplicity is complicated"...Which is true!

@MitchHowes Месяц назад

Loved my unit while it worked, but have now decided to send it back as it is almost impossible to keep it connected to my streaming services. As much as iI wanted an alternative to my Sonos Port, it has been a reliable piece of my audio setup. Let me know when the bugs have been worked out thanks.

@JosephTongret 4 месяца назад

I appreciate you highlighting all of these short comings. Thank you.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

My pleasure!

@aristomenisxv5213 4 месяца назад

Very well done. This is the first review I see that goes deep in the core of actually using this device and showing the shortcomings. This is what we need, an actual honest review. Thank you for this.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Much appreciated!

@1324390 4 месяца назад

I have both the Eversolo and Bluesound. Sonically the DMP-6 beats the Node hands down. To me sound quality is the most important and essential aspect of a piece of music playback equipment. Ease of use is a personal thing. Don't tell me playing vinyl records on serious setups is a breeze. Yet so many audiophiles enjoy the ritual !

@dannyfannyfoodle 4 месяца назад

If you’re comparing the two using their built-in DACs I’d still disagree, but if you’re referring to just the streamer into a separate DAC then I vehemently disagree. I do agree that sound quality is the most important but the usability is kind of part and parcel.

@1324390 4 месяца назад

If you actually consider the Node's make-do built-in DAC superior to that of the DMP-6 I have nothing more to say. As for the user interfaces what appears to be overly complicated to one may turn out to be intuitive to another. Please don't treat your own preferences as universal. @@dannyfannyfoodle

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

@@dannyfannyfoodle The A6 already sounds better than the Bluesound, I own that one too, it somewhere in corner on the floor (I always thought it was crap, digitally). where the difference get way bigger is getting the A8 with seperate build in LPS. But my life I never got why everyone liked the bluesound... to me it was a waste of money honestly

@dannyfannyfoodle 4 месяца назад

@@Cestmoi50 So you must be referring to the A6 and Bluesound using their own internal DACs. I would agree that the A6 sounds more “detailed” but at the expense of any musicality and with a digital harshness that makes it very unenjoyable to listen for any extended period of time. So really, I’m primarily referring to these two devices as streamers only - going to a quality external DAC. And in that respect, the Node is the far better package with a mature, refined user interface which is a pleasure to use. But lest you think I’m a Bluesound fanboy, I sent that back too in favor of an iFi Zen Steam in dedicated Tidal mode. USB out to my Naim DAC V1 which, with its asynchronous USB input does its own reclocking. It’s pretty fantastic.

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

@@dannyfannyfoodle I actually hated bluesound, everytime having to reindex my network share music file, add a folder, reindex, add 2 files reindex (drove me nuts). No reindex meant, files not available. I own the A8 as a streamer with a chord tt2 + chord mscaler and love the combo. And a8 sounds way beyond the A6 digitally and also musically. It was more regarding the software. I love the way smb network shares connected ti my NAS work on the eversolo

@mortimersnerd1348 4 месяца назад

I own the DMP-A6 and use it everyday. It's a great product. All I hear from this guy is Pick, Pick, Pick! Come on...the product has only been on the market for a short period of time. Sure it's packed with features, and I agree the designers don't need to make the product more complex. But give it time. The software programmers will eventually make the product more user friendly and a more mature user experience. Maybe it was rushed to market too quickly? How many other products could you say the same thing about? Eventually the product will prove itself worthy. People are too impatient I find. I really enjoy the DMP-A6, and to my ears, sounds great.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I totally agree eversolo are not worse than everybody else.. Have a look at the DS10 review, HIFI Rose, Cocktail audio and so on.. The problem with the software originate from the lack of user experience vision in the basics of the design. If that was present your front page would be populated with the stuff YOU use and a mechanism to easily make presets on the front page to any playlist, radio, service. Its simple, but technically hard to do, so intead you get these patchwork solutions, where the individual elements do not "talk" to each other. That how you end up with a product, where the product cant even change signal paths internally leaving novice users with a feeling of being unsuccessful and without music :-) Thats the stuff we need to talk about, in order to make vendors aim higher in the HIFI industry. Even my robot vaccum cleaner comes with easy to use software that works as ... a appliance in comparison.

@mouser78 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews @stjernholmreviews This is typical for software written by engineers/programmers and those products all come out of a manufacturing/engineering environment. That skill is usually not in house so they need to hire a good UX design team to rework the front end. This is a problem through the industry, good software costs a lot of money and it's either not possible for some to really invest (and keep investing, once you make something it never ends) or they underestimate it and end up with half baked solutions. There is a reason Harman acquired Roon, their companies also suffer from this problem.

@glitchsta 3 месяца назад

Gotta know how to use a phone...

@InyeW206 4 месяца назад

I can only laugh. I have the DMP A6 and I LOVE it....when I am not hunt and pecking through the menu! LOL. Once it is playing it sounds pretty, looks pretty, and is in my price range... so few complaints here. Plus I have been ripping my cds and loading them up to the internal SSD i installed. I love being able to connect to the device as a network drive via my desktop on the other side of the house, or laptop from wherever I am at home, and load my music that way. I am able to rip cds from my desk while I work and drop them into the device. Later I just refresh the library and joila! it's basically a NAS drive and I can play those same files via apple music in my office or my laptop. Very convenient. But you are spot on about everything. the VU meters get tiresome after one or two viewings...pure gimmick. The cd player/ripper doesn't work consistently...or at least didn't for several months...not sure if they fixed that...this of course is why I am ripping cds in my offfice. The manual source selection is a big pain along with the slow indexing. So plenty of issues, buuut....none of my ex-wives or girlfriends were perfect, so I guess I shouldn't expect more from my audio gear than my lovers....at least that is my rationale.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

That the most accurate and honest comment so far. But how do you manage using it for your filebased stuff? How to you browse and rediscover, when you just want to be inspired? The perfect product that replaces that shelf of CDs or Vinyls aint made yet IMO :-) Thank you for adding to the conversation!

@InyeW206 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews interesting question. Here's a detailed response. I mainly use the album view in the music library to decide what I might want to listen to at any given time so having cover art for every album is super important. I read up on how the A6 does back end file management and decided it was worth the effort to me to commit to the following system. I rip my CDs on my Mac pro tower because it has tons of RAM and processing power and thrashes through each job with ease. I use Apple Music/ XLD / Picard / Google / Photoshop in my ripping formatting and uploading process, with each app playing an important role. Apple music identifies 99% of all CDs with ease. Those that Apple music can't catch i use MusicBrainz Picard to scan search and identify. Otherwise I simplymanually input artist/album/track info in Apple Music if it is an indie artist self published CD. Next I rip with XLD to Flac files. XLD pulls basic CD data from Apple music and then pulls all the id3 tags from online databases during the rip. While a CD is ripping I search for album art on Google or scan the CD cover in Photoshop. I save the album cover as a jpeg in the same folder as the audio files. The A6 is programmed to recognize jpeg files in a folder with audio files as album art. Albums are organized in nested folders by album folder inside of artist folder. These folder hierarchies are saved in a music folder on the A6 SSD. The net result is that every single album has cover art, so browsing is visually inspiring. Also the A6 is pretty good about showing artist photos (with some caveats) so browsing by artist is fun at times too. I have the A6 connected via Ethernet to an Eero network extender. As long as the unit is on I can set my Apple music library to pull from the A6 ssd as well and access those same files on my computer in my office. Complete with artwork in apple music. I guess you have to be a bit of a computer nerd to commit to this approach. I am a visually artist and filmmaker so most of my adult/career life has relied on computer literacy. The A6 is basically a special function computer so thinking about it this way came naturally to me.

@mouser78 4 месяца назад

@@InyeW206 A lot sounds familiar and I also qualify as a computer nerd but I'm very happy that this is a blast from the past for me. The older I get, the less time I want to spend on these kind of things and just want my stuff to work when I want it to work without a complex workflow to get it in a state I want. Since I started using Roon I never do this anymore, my workflow is rip, drop it on my NAS and listen while excellent metadata en covers is already available. I've occasionally made an edit via the excellent UI but that's just for me, because I'm used to a certain cover or something. Audirvana does the same but that's more if you always control from a fixed computer imo, Roon is a lot more flexible. I took the plunge on lifetime, it's basically the price of another component but maybe the best I've bought the last couple of years.

@NeilLavitt 4 месяца назад

The lack of presets was one of the things that kept me away. Never knew it was so slow with local files I assumed it would be fast with a fast SSD. BluOS 4 is also a bit of a shock. My NAD M10 has really slow Tidal access now. Why do they ruin software with bloating? Even Doon seems overbaked these days. I did love the car analogy. We hired a MG in the UK. Even yeh climate control was hidden behind menu on a touchscreen. Frustrating!

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

This is just someone, who is not that smart... bashing a well nice device. (I owned Hifi Rose Rs130 (yes beautiful, awfull software). Bluesound (drives you crazy haveing to F*cking reindex every F*cking time you add music to your Shared folders, Lumin U2... lost a lot of money on it DOES NOT support SMB shares the normal way... Innuous annoying app... This is exactly what is wrong in hifi industry, software designed by people like this reviewer. after so many years... I am so happy with my Eversolo A8, everything working perfectly with my Chord TT2 and Mscaler.... it is a perfect streamer.

@KTZ_86 3 месяца назад

How the hell you have only 6k subscribers my man? I actually LAUGHED at your jokes. And I need hardcore comedies to laugh. + EXCELLENTLY presented info in the reviews. BIG LIKE.

@phonatic 4 месяца назад

Honest and very professional, well done! These days it is so important to call out on design flaws instead of being used (as most reviewers unfortunately are) as a cheap extension of the marketing department. 👍

@Olivier_Debats 4 месяца назад

Why are you the only guy in the industry who tells the truth about user's interface ? It's the reason why i subscribed to your channel after only one video seen 💥👌

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I dont know. To me, its the difference between tolerating a product and loving it. Music should be a joyful experience, and I totally loose inspiration when being met with unintuitive user interfaces. Dont we all? I have clients that might not be able to put it into words, but it is still clear when a product dont inspire them.. They end up not listening to the music they wanted.

@Olivier_Debats 4 месяца назад

You must not remember, I was the first to tell you about this EverSolo box, much more affordable than the HIFI ROSE 150 which absolutely had to be tested... Here again, my hopes are dashed... Most testers who listen to them say that the interface is fast, scrolling through the VU meters or displaying a few titles and covers from Qobuz or others. The majority of people have several hundred gigabytes of FLAC files. The addition of a 4 gigabyte SSD in this case is an undeniable boon. But searching for a title outside of the "search" mode that you present is a challenge... In conclusion, you should make a video with a ranking of the tools you tested by interface first and sound quality second. People will then be able to really know where they are going since you are the only one doing it 👈 Greetings from Paris ! @@stjernholmreviews

@goodsound4756 4 месяца назад

Most professional reviewers that are music lovers will have a big library, and therefore be already a ROON user, therefore overseeing the Eversolo music server capabilities, using it only as an endpoint. I tested one of these myself and my biggest complaint was the audio quality of the DAC.

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

I would not take his comments partly as a grain of salt, because if you actually compare it to a Bluesound and say it is better.... than by al means, trust him, but I sure won't, I had the Bluesound I hated it, analogue CRAP, digital CRAP, no way to get a better PSU, and every file you add to your network share, indexing reindexing,... drove me mad. and no reindex... well than no music file. and just imagine a 3,8TB folder full of files. That meant no music listening for hours untill it was ready again. I love my Eversolo A8. Design wise I loved my Hifi Rose RS130 more, not te software though. will I say is it the best, or without flaws, no, but compare to other streamers devices I owned, way more expensive, I love the way this app works.

@edbrumbaugh9202 4 месяца назад

Thanks for your review. I'm running an Eversolo DMP-A8 ... honestly, I don't have any of the issues you're highlighting. I really enjoy using it and am glad to have it in my system.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing! How do you use it?

@Audiorevue 4 месяца назад

This is the first time I've watched one of your whole videos and actually I'm quite impressed. You know you're assessment of this device is essentially why I have continued to stay with the blue sound node. I've tried other devices, from the likes of iFi audio,Lumin and aurender and I just keep coming back to the blue sound. I mean sure some of these devices particularly the lumin do sound better than the blue sound but at what cost. I'm with you buddy, I've been into Hi-Fi for about 10 years and the more and more that time goes on the more I simply want to press one button or switch and have my system play the music that I want. I don't want to have to dig through 15 different menu selections and three different apps on my phone just to play a Miles Davis album. Anyway you can count me as a new subscriber, and I appreciate the work and thoughtfulness that you put into this video. One last question, are you Dutch? I only ask because I'm curious.

@razisn 4 месяца назад

I too am using blue sound node with an external dac and the only reason I have recently started looking into other solutions is the mess they have made with their handling of Tidal hirez flacs. They have forced me to jump outside of BluOS and into Tidal Connect if I want to avoid the Tidal MQAs and listen to Tidal flacs.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thanks for commenting! I totally agree. I see on a first hand basis how it affects the inspiration to listen to music. With every system I give my wife the challenge to find a radio station or play a specific music. She ends up giving up, returning to her iphone and earbuds, even though she loves the experience of better sound from the systems. I think that is true for MANY. When things got streamy, we lost so much of that connection, and it is just getting worse with these "have to do everything" products loosing track of being a intuitive "appliance" too, empowering and inspiring the user. I am located in Denmark. The silicon Valley of audio. :-) or at least, we love to think so :-)

@Audiorevue 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews yeah I know what you mean, that's probably a reason I've tried to simplify my system as well, so that my spouse can use my Hi-Fi system. She always enjoys it when I'm listening to music and I have music playing however to her she's worried she's going to break something. And it's a shame you're from Denmark, I really thought you were Dutch 🤣

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

If only they had a proper and decent digital out....

@Audiorevue 4 месяца назад

@@Cestmoi50 yeah I understand it for sure, but I don't tend to use external converters and I'm just simply happy to enjoy the blue sound for what it is and to be honest with you in that regard I'm more than satisfied

@-dAtA-TRoN- 2 месяца назад

Great Video 🫶🏼. Question: Does the slower indexing only apply during the initial intake of audio files, or does occasional re-indexing also occur? And if one desires such a jack-of-all-trades after all, what alternatives to the A8 are there that excel in the points you criticized?

@stjernholmreviews 2 месяца назад

That a great question! There aint many, and that the problem. Everyone wants to cover all bases, and then you risk ending up being a master of none. So you really have to look and try out the product, to make sure it can full fill your expectations, as just looking at the featurelist always suggest it will, but then reality strikes, and you find out that many of the implemented features are either super buggy,slow or otherwise a pain to use. I bring up two examples of alternatives, like the discontinued Sony HAP-Z1 that is very inspiring to use for file based content, index well and will present your music in new ways and also do internet radio. If you also want support for streaming services, its very limited. So its often a tradeoff. We all wish for that perfect swiss army knife that will do it all, and let us discover and find everything, no matter the platform while being fast, easy and inspiring to use! For music discovery, ROON is most likely the best, but it can still be buggy, and has no alternative ways of mixing and finding music (like moods, AI creation of playlists or things like that). But its very good for discovering the connections in music between people and styles. It still requires a dedicated server too..

@isaacsykes3 4 месяца назад

I'm currently running the A6 and love it so much that I'm going to buy the A8, and I haven't had any of the issues that you referenced. My music is locally stored on my NAS (Qnap), the only variances that I encounter are all related to the server app that chose to deliver my music. That said, thanks for the review. Unlike the other reviews of yours that I watched, this one (to me) seemed personal, which I hope isn't/wasn't the case. You didn't even go off on the Cocktail Audio or Technics this viercely, and the users' experience seemed to be worse on those products based on what you demonstrated.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I dont think you are using the built in library when using a Qnap, are you? You are the second viewer to mention it feeling like a "hit piece" and I find that to be quite alarming. Did you see my DS10 review? :-) That was end to end the most uncaring user experience in a product so far, and I took it out on Italian gangsters destroying any inspiration to do things well :-) That was me, tired of vendors not even trying their own products and setting low standards. :-D In the end, my criticism its all driven by a desire to make things better. It takes bravery from me as well as the vendors, as empowering simplicity is hard! We, as consumers are very good at blaming ourselves when we cant figure out to use something (we are not talking about spaceships here, right?) , witch leads to vendors thinking we are happy when we dont complain or suggest improvements. In the case of the Goldnote DS10, I went directly to the CEO, that just send me back to the distributor... yes, he did not give a s... about their software. After that, I made the consumer advice piece review on the DS10. I try to live with the products and use them in any way possible a costumer would use them. And if they dont bring me joy, I am specific about why. Its something that originates from my former professional life with developing professional Audio Video production systems. I talk about how I think consumer products should feel in the Eversolo video, and I also touch the HIFI vendor part here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VdRG5_PWrQQ.html&si=R-czUKy1xOz_lN7D Thank you for adding to the conversation and watching the channel. Help me keeping it independent on patreon.

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

I agree with you, and my advice get a A8, it sounds so so much better than the A6. and that is only talking digitally. I use a Chord tt2+mscaler as dac, but that said the A8 is analogue very very capabel as well, and way way better than the A6

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews Can you understand that some people just order there music files correctly, My music files are stored by quality AND by genre to the smallest details, all my music files perfectly tagged with image. I actually HATE the software that builds a messy database, do you know how annoying a local music database gets when you own 3.6Terabyte of music files? and yes all the streamers I own had some kind of database build up.... I hated them and I mean ALLLLLL of them... everything I see a new device come out, does it support MSB, NSF, folder view and DLNA... no? Qobuz directly from with the device app (not some shitty Mconnect) okay of my list directly.

@amb3cog 4 месяца назад

Don’t have a clue why you think he was so harsh. He wasn’t at all. And he also isn’t the first person to trash the user experience of this by far. It’s been well known for a while now. Besides, he made it very clear that it does many things good. Just not everything. And since the ability to add an SSD is such a big feature they advertise. I think it’s pretty darn important to know that it’s basically useless. Don’t you? I certainly do. I also wouldn’t let this review even concern me myself. As I wouldn’t be using that functionality anyway. Not that I would buy such a do it all device anyway. As I hate paying for stuff I’m never going to use. By that’s just me. ✌️

@MoD_Master_Of_Disaster_ 4 месяца назад

indeed like a personal grudge.

@JordanPhegley 4 месяца назад

With many great products available, the user experience becomes so important. Great sound is expected (I know we are spoiled) but if the user experience is bad it's a total turnoff and whether you realize it or not you WILL end up using it less and less frequently. I'm going to your patreon now!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

My producer #1 spits the truth again ;-) That depressed feeling when a music playing device fail to inspire you. To be honest, not many has, other than the good old CD players and Turntables.

@happydad1955april 4 месяца назад

Use as little or as much of the features as you want or need. That's on the user. I've been through the Node, The Rose, the A6 ME, and now the A8. It does everything I NEED or WANT, perfectly. AT A PRICE POINT THAT CANNOT BE CRITICIZED. AND THE FACT THEY ARE VERY AGRESSIVE WITH UPDATES MEAN THEY ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO USER FEEDBACK.

@ILovJeep 5 дней назад

how did you find the A8 over the others?

@paulhester8086 4 месяца назад

New subscriber here...because of this review. Thanks for that. Glad to see you voicing negatives, they're not heard often enough. I'm sure thousands of Eversolos were sold, what with the lack of negative reviews out there. Most audio RU-vidrs won't report negative issues with a product, perhaps because they're concerned about slowing / ending the stream of free gear that shows up at the door. So they end up looking like shills. Free gear is valuable; free gear destroys objectivity. Some won't even post a review if they identify multiple negative issues with a product, and that's not helpful to viewers / prospective purchasers at all. When one turns this hobby into a job / business, objectivity and loyalty to viewers suffers or disappears altogether. We humans can be selfish opportunists if we don't temper with appropriate ethical and moral standards. We would do well to remember that a "reviewer" is just a guy with a computer, a camera and a voice, usually coupled with a desire and/or need. And, there are NO standards / qualifications for acting as a "reviewer" on RU-vid. CAVEAT EMPTOR (buyer beware), people! Aloha!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thanks man. Its a tough one, that needs the INNOVATION CULTURE to change to one where vendors see value in getting the feedback that makes their products better. Coming from the professional world of video and audio, I am chocked how far behind the HIFI business is in general on this. Software seems to be the worst, as the business tend to use audio engineers for the job, and not vision driven GUI designers and software architects. More often than not, they buy the software instead of investing themselves in solid platforms of their own. I touch on the core problems in this news episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VdRG5_PWrQQ.html&si=zGFgVmyny-M_K-lK I decided early on, that my contract is with the viewer/reader and not the vendor. Not getting paid for reviews, means that financing though viewer PATREONS is the only way to keep it honest and the format free without the limitations of RU-vid Monetization. "Please to help me with my rucksack" :-)

@claudiomartinez7188 4 месяца назад

6 months or so user of the A6. I have nothing to say but agree with this review. It is an odd monster! But it is my monster and I like its character! At the end of the day it always does what it has to do and more. All that for 850 Euros. Take my money! Never had so much fun with Hifi for so little!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I agree! But would you use it for a large library of local files? Any idea of why it is so slow? Is the CPU inadequate? The storage is the fastest available, so it really seems odd to release the feature in such bad shape.

@Trump1776 4 месяца назад

Welcome to China , all is not what is seems!!!

@net_news 4 месяца назад

@@Trump1776 not a China problem, it's an universal software problem.

@Maver1ck911 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews Why would you bother indexing on SSD anyhow? Severe aversion to networking? It should be utilized as an end-point in this regard and managed from a proper file server whether dedicated or on a SSD to a laptop on the network. Either way, that menu navigation and horrifically slow indexing of local files is pretty unacceptable. Especially considering the Gold version and the A8 don't do anything to improve upon its core shortcomings. Not a single reviewer addressed this, hopefully the algorithm gets you to the top when people look this up since it's very hyped and priced well.

@Cestmoi50 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews give them some time, they are fixing one thing after another, and they are fast

@toddbush3987 4 месяца назад

Have a Dmp-A6 for about 6 months. I completely agree with your review. Packed it up and will see what its worth on resale. Moved to NAD C658 and bluos, much better experience!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I agree in daily use. Especially with the little Node. I am still not happy about their library functionality, including coverart handling. Currently testing products with BluOS modules.. These do not support ROON it seems? They did in the past, as far as I remember? You know about that?

@mrj62081a Месяц назад

Thank you!!! I was just getting ready to order the A6. Saved by the bell.

@stjernholmreviews 23 часа назад

Are you planning to use it as a file player for your CD collection?

@NosTubes58 4 месяца назад

Basically while I can only speak for myself……, I chose to use this primarily as a means of having my own music placed within the unit itself, as streaming just doesn’t do much for me, so adding a 4TB NVMe 2 SSD is definitely more in line with what’s needed on my end.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

But that is a real problem, as the system is very bad at identifying and indexing (at least currently) your own filebased music. be sure that it will do what you want before buying. the cocktail X45Pro (see the review) will be better at that with the gracenote database.

@andreafiorini7903 4 месяца назад

I am an electronic engineer and i love complexity. Eversolo 4ever !

@markjlandy 3 месяца назад

Very well said. But there are even more "direct" means of product creation by means of checkbox Had my DMP-A8 for one week. Distortion only removed by turning off DSP, or doing a factory reset. And now bluetooth failed?! I am going to return it What's an alternative - less features maybe but XLR out, and able to "emote" ?

@HungryEatNow 4 месяца назад

Great to hear all spectrum of opinions

@roller2703 3 месяца назад

U are. Honest and tell the truth on everyday experience, i love that others copy-paste and don't get what they talk about, i grew up 1 danish and 3 German channels if u were lucky there parents could afford other🤣🤣🤣 U know what u talk about and compare to other products love it thanks.

@michaelcampbell9459 3 месяца назад

Hi, would it still be slow if I'm just accessing the internal SSD with music folders and don't ever need to index or cover art, just play direct from those WAV music files in their respective artist name folders; I don't stream at all or use the internal DAC, just using as transport/player for the SSD. Wouldn't I simply hit the source button, choose either the internal SSD or an external SSD and then it will immediately show me my complete list of files in alphabetical order? I'm currently using the much cheaper SMSL SD-9 player with Hiby app and it does this function lightning fast on my tablet. I can instantly scroll thru my entire large multi terabyte library of hi res (up to 24/196) music files on a tablet in milliseconds. I can visually search for what I need so fast I never need to do some other way of searching like typing or voice searches, my finger scrolling is even faster. It never has to index new added files, they are simply instantly there when I next run or refresh the app; the same way a computer would handle files on a hard drive, no indexing time needed.

@renejensen2262 3 месяца назад

Do the same 4TB SSD M2 with 3,6 TB DSD And HD track files, I have over 8000 albums, it just show he is a ….

@stjernholmreviews 3 месяца назад

@renejensen2262 @michaelcambell9459 There is nothing to having everything manually organised, but thats NOT THE point. You got to listen what is being said. We are talking about Music exploration and inspiration. What that means are interesting ways to browse and rediscover your music. Like browsing cover art, mix styles, moods, tempos and the like. Any idiot can browse a folder structure, but it requires that you know what you are looking for, and you have no clue with the 8000 albums you have, that your brain cant list by itself. THATS why we need interesting, creative ways of rediscover tracks in context with a feeling or a style.

@michaelcampbell9459 3 месяца назад

Correct me if wrong but it sounds like this unit is not slow at all if just browsing an SSD folder structure and not needing cover art and info, so no indexing is needed for me. I could care less about inspiration, exploration, cover art etc and am only looking for the quickest and easiest way to access my music files. I setup my folders alphabetically by artist name only and not genre, mood etc as most artists have a certain type of music they play, if I want jazz I'll go to Coltraine, Miles Davis, etc, rock I'll go to Beatles, Led Zeppelin, female vocals Eva Cassidy, etc; all I need is the artist name and under each artist name is a subfolder of all their albums. I know all the artists and their albums so well I can jut go straight to them and get on with my listening. I also make playlists of my favorite tracks in two simple folders labeled LIGHT and HEAVY as that covers the two main moods I will ever be in lol. Cover art/info etc would just slow that process down for me but to each his own in this hobby and I can understand your frustration with the slow indexing on this unit so you do have a valid point for most people; I simply choose to bypass that altogether for faster happy listening. @@stjernholmreviews

@renejensen2262 3 месяца назад

Haha, that what I say, it has no probolme at all, to do all this you talking about, it is fast when i used Tidal Roon Audio. ore my SSD disk, You get so much for your money, good sound and a fast steamer, it is better then Lumin Hifirose AURALIC G1 and G1,1, and if you what the high-end sound just bay a Holo Dac, then you get a killer setup to at a low price, if you think it's slow, then it's your Ipad, used a mormaly iphone ore bay I Ipad pro, if you bay the Eversole F2 amp, then you get so mush god sound for yes no money up against brands like these intrgrade amplifier like Yamaha Mark levinson Mcintosh NAD, and if you upgrade to an A8, it will be much better than them. that it, you you talk too much.

@puciohenzap891 3 месяца назад

Had the A6, loved it so much I bought the A8. Never looked back.

@mechoui999 4 месяца назад

I'm using the DMP-A8 and love the sound quality. I owned the A6 Master and loved it as well when using it with Roon. I agree that the Eversolo UI is often frustrating and you point out several of its flaws. I was tempted to get the Bluenode X, I have used their interface before and yes, it is much more responsive but the sound quality is not comparable to Eversolo products. It's difficult to find a streamer dac with similar sound quality as the DMPA8 or the A6 at that price point and that has a great UI. I am just hopping that the Roon ready certification for the A8 won't take too long as I'm anxiously waiting to use Roon again! Maybe Eversolo management will view this video and learn a few things from it!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Totally agree with you. I am not hating the Eversolo at all, and given all the updates, I am sure that they will be working at it. Problem is IMO, that the focus seem to be on delivering more and more features over a great, intuitive experience, and that the local library feature is under prioritised. I think they should remove it and wait until they have a compelling, solid solution. Get subscribed to follow the channel! ;-)

@ptpoul 4 месяца назад

I just stream to my TDAI-1120. It's understated design. Fantastic fidelity and advanced control of the most important thing: sound! The TDAI-1120 is criminally underrated

@Martin_why 2 месяца назад

I am an consultant for software and totaly agree with you... These days many praducts are developed to posibilitiers and so the ui is not focused on the main use case anymore... What other products can you recommend as a streamer if I dont like plastic :D Have you heard about the Aune S10N?

@stjernholmreviews 2 месяца назад

@Martin_why What do you want to stream? What is important to you? Things is, that all these products offers positives and negatives that changes depending on how you want to use it. What is paramount to you, besides the box being a metal one? Have you given that some thought? How should it feel?

@mannycazz8018 2 месяца назад

Can you review the new Fiio R9 and the latest cambridge streamer? Really like your style and appreciative your time and information.

@shadowofpain8144 4 месяца назад

This video made me subscribe, I thank you.

@TheRadicaladult 4 месяца назад

I agree with some of the negative points you bring on here, but calling this a bad product is nonsense. It's a really good streamer, very good sound quality, only the management of your own music library could be better. So, there is definitely more need for nuance here. I don't think you are more right than other reviewers, on the contrary. This is not a good review. I only hear somebody who wants to shit on something others rave about, exaggerating the negative points without attention to the very good points

@LongBlackLimousine 4 месяца назад

Totally agree. Hidden agenda review.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

@TheRadicaladult @LongBlackLimousine Dude, can you quote anything from this "addition" review? I am adding to all the other reviews that have sucked balls on eversolo, NOT pointing out the flaws to the consumers. I even waited for software updates for 6 months before making this video. So blow me. I have no respect for intellectual laziness, bro!

@clausolsen856 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews wouw! I was ready to become a patrion, for your fun, very well produced video with an original take an the content. I might not agree with everything, but i'm definetly the wiser😊 But i'm glad I court that remark from you. There's absolutly no reason for language like that, and the disrespect it shows for peobles opinions. And you actually earlier in the tread, called out someone for using the "shamefull" word! No thats not for me. More of the same then, like every other comment section on RU-vid.

@TheRadicaladult 4 месяца назад

Intellectual lazyness? Haha Sorry i hurt your feelings… Your reply says a lot…

@haimsheffer5066 4 месяца назад

I checked Eversolo DMP-A8. I found it much more intersting comparing to TDAI-1120 I currently own. Let use put aside user interface . What about sound quality comparing to TDAI-1120 (which I use as streaming DAC)?

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Nothing wrong with either.

@jankaas2760 2 месяца назад

Using the search function to find an album on the sony and then comparing it to scrolling trough the eversolo is not fair. And then calling it sickening after it loaded within a second of using the search on the eversolo is even worse.

@stjernholmreviews 2 месяца назад

big words, but point taken. Do you use it for a big cd collection, and do you find that inspirational? if yes, in what ways?

@fierychilipeppers494 4 месяца назад

95% or more of the people are streaming through phone apps like tidal connect. Works fantastic for that. I’m happy. I think you are trying to take your Toyota Camry four wheel driving. Although it has four wheels to go off road, probably won’t do a very good job. I’m enjoying my Camry on the road.

@razisn 4 месяца назад

That's what our host names 'endpoint use'. borrowing from Roon terminology. I call it 'push streaming' as opposed to 'pull'. It could do that with 1/3 of the features. and at half the price. You are saying exactly what he is.

@fierychilipeppers494 4 месяца назад

@@razisn I have a node and A6. I personally think the A6 better with the sound and build quality. I haven’t found what the A6 can do for 400 bucks ……. But what the heck do I know.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thats true! it is great value from a functionality standpoint, but what I am saying is that the platform and base product really has potential for making users LOVE IT FOR REAL, if they understood user empowerment. To flip your argument: If 99% of the users dont need the features that adds the complexity. Why at all have them, if you would build a much more focussed experience satisfying 99% even more? "Everything for everybody all the time" is not the way to get that IMO.

@stefanhutu 4 месяца назад

finally, the first honest review about this streamer

@amb3cog 4 месяца назад

I’ve not seen it myself. But the “HiFi Shrink” guy mentioned in his channel that someone else did one too. Didn’t say who though unfortunately. He didn’t review it himself, but mentioned these types of issues himself BTW. So there are a few good eggs out there still. ✌️

@mikehuntington4440 3 месяца назад

So, all the other reviewers were lying?

@SirMountainpass 3 месяца назад

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@amb3cog 3 месяца назад

@@SirMountainpassThat looks like an amazing unit. There's one on Ebay right now for about $2850 shipped too. ✌️

@SirMountainpass 3 месяца назад

@@amb3cog Your ears will be „smiling“ for years to come 😊 I am also enjoying superb TV sound when watching a Netflix movie via Toslink to the Atoll (and its dual DAC)…

@TechNick50 4 месяца назад

Respect, good point, hopefully they will sort it in their next update.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I think it needs a full re-think. So many good ideas and functionality, great hardware and so on... but not fun or inspiring to use.

@rich.jerkov 4 месяца назад

I owned one for a few months and had over 1tb of flacs on the internal ssd. Weird, but I don't recall it being slow at all. In fact, I was surprised at how snappy it was (compared to many other streamers I tried). Also, I know of only one software that does an excellent job at retrieving metadata: Roon. Everyone else is far behind. Although, recently plex does a very decent job. I used the Eversolo with the internal ssd, tidal and Spotify connect, and finally Roon. Which is what most people will use it for, just like they use most other streamers for. I though it was great used this way. Oddly enough, the one thing he seemed like like, the dac, is the reason i sold it. Slightly too forward sounding. I wonder if the A8 would be a little more laid back? With all the dSP features, I'm sure the A8 will make this guy's head explode. Give this man an AM/FM button and volume knob, and he's in heaven.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

It does a great job as a endpoint for roon, spotify, tidal.. No problem. The problem was the browsing of the library. As you can see in the video, searching is fast, but browsing was insanely slow and uninspiring. So are we talking about the SAME thing? I found the DAC to be brilliant. Nice and neutral sounding. Now, get subscribed :-)

@Subtron200 4 месяца назад

Little off topic here from me but at 0:13 slide reminds me about some mistery I never understood. It says: “available in Dolby surround pro logic” Back in the days I remember VHS tapes with Dolby pro logic logo on them and older versions of simpsons or movies which at the end had also Dolby pro logic logo. I’m watching it now on my AV Receiver with Dolby pro logic 2 decoder as native source of sound is stereo. As far I understand 5.1 Dolby digital, atmos, dts etc which is prepared multi channel audio. How Dolby pro logic stereo signal differs from regular Dolby stereo source ? Anyone could explain? I understand that av receivers “creating “ multi channel audio from stereo source.

@razisn 4 месяца назад

Pro Logic was an analog based encoding and multiplexing system. The newer systems are all digital based.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

@Subtron200 I love that you pickup on that little easter egg. Yes we are back in the end of the eighties, when dolby surround was carried in the stereo signal. It was a very primitive system, first derived for the first Star wars movie, where they figured out that a "out of phase" signal could be used for the surround information and still maintain stereo compatibility. The Prologic decoder as such is deriving a center channel from the center of the L+R image, sending the "out of phase" content bandwith limited to the back channel with a slight delay and sub bass content to the LFE channel, thus giving the illusion of being emerged in the sound. Using a "Dolby Surround" upmixning on a stereo source, in essence does the same, and I for one is still amazed how well it works. In practice, it is very hard to control everything that ends up in the rear channel as stereosignals can easily carry information that are out of phase to a certain degree but it was a way of getting early day surround sound to consumers via the exciting stereo "infrastructure" witch was also the case for movies, until Dolby invented Dolby Digital that premiered in 1992 allowing a multichannel digital sound track to be printed in between the perf-holes on the 35mm film. It was very well engineered, and is still in use today as the most compatible format. Fun fact: I believe that the Dolby Digital (AC-3) coding technology has its roots all the way back to 1972 in image compression used for the early sattelites discovering our universe. :-)

@przemyslawfras5622 4 месяца назад

Hey, dude .I use A6 and A8. Both units run extremely fast with the indexing of my library. No problems at all, and I have a lot of music. So maybe you should uouse better m.2 ssd drive?

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

What software version? How many albums? How was they ripped? What format? Did you include covers and manually organised the file library or did you make it on the unit itself? The NVME used was a WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD (WDS200T3X0C) not really considered to be crap.. No matter the NVMe, the speed of those things are multifold faster than required.

@Ron1961 4 месяца назад

Me too, I have almost 1 GB on the highest flac. It works just fast with a internal card..

@Marius.1926 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this video.

@gregmunro2121 4 месяца назад

Ok, so what streamer has the best software for sorting your stored ripped cds. I have the a8 on demo, sounds good but hate the way it sorts my albums, multi discs have multi covers. My vega with auralic lightning ds , my Sonos & also trialled roon all put my multi discs under one piece of album art, perfect, the a8, going back. Cheers

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thats a tough call to make. Based on my own product experience, the ancient Sony HAP-Z1ES is something I return to all the time... and all these streamy things like the Cocktail Audio stuff (has great indexing btw, but sucks balls to use) and the eversolo is really just frogs to be kissed in search of that replacement for your CD shelves. ... So far.. ROON seems to be the only way to get it right. I love using the TAGS functionality to sort out my CD`s into an order that seems logic and friendly to me.... But to be honest... I would rather prefer a hardware you can just touch and do the same... I HATE using devices and computers all the time... Feels like work..

@Vladislav1967 4 месяца назад

My DMP A8 simply works. I have rarely bugs which was resolved by firmware update. Every streamer who has an operating system has some bugs. Sincerely, my Coktail Audio X35 has much more bugs than DMP A8. My old Pioneer N70 AE had also bugs, but rarely (it has a simply firmware)

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I agree. The loading issue is clearly a bug. Not a small bug, - but a bug that should have never been there in the first place after so long. IMO.

@bradbortner2601 3 месяца назад

I came to the same conclusion after comparing the eversolo to a bluesound node, to a sonos port into a reclocker (ifi) into an external DAC. There are several things that sent me back to the sonos, most having to do with its software. The eversolo has no unified cross service streaming search. Neither does the node. The sonos does. The eversolo has no integration with alexa or other voice controls. The bluesound has a rudimentary integration. Sonos has a slick integration, so you can ask for songs or radio stations or whatever. Eversolo does not integrate with my favorite classical music service, Idageo. The node does, but the sonos integration is better. On the other side, eversolo and node play high res files, whereas the sonos maxes out at CD quality. I’m comparing all of these units using an external DAC (Denafrips Ares II). In that configuration, with the sonos feeding into an ifi ipure 2, the sound quality was very close. Using USB interfaces for eversolo or node into the DAC did give marginal improvements, but not night and day. Ultimately, the better user experience led me back to the sonos port. I suspect that if I started with the node I would have stayed with that, since it is a close second software wise. I find I mostly use an app or voice to control playback, so on screen touch controls don’t do much for me, and in fact take up more shelf space than I want to give to a streamer.

@stjernholmreviews 2 месяца назад

All these devices has a huge opportunity to connect us with our music in so many ways, but usually fail in some way or the other, where the logic breaks and things does not speak to each other. The problem seem to originate from everybody doing their own thing, making it extremely difficult for vendors to support and integrate it all in a friendly way, that works in all scenarios. Seems to me, that there need to be a common API that all services should support for everything search, metadata, coverart, genre, mood, styles, tempo, you name it..

@hendrikvanderlinde9680 23 дня назад

I bought an A6 second hand. The main reason for me was that I can play Apple Music lossless. I’m very happy with that part of the product. I’m not too impressed with the DAC. The imaging is not great. I’m now using coax out to the internal DAC of my Rega Elicit. Sounds much better.

@Gallery90 4 месяца назад

User interface wonky? Maybe, or maybe you just have to learn it. Otherwise... The DMP-A6 is the center-point of my stereo system. I'm in the process of re-ripping hundreds of CDs to FLAC. That means the "admin" part for naming conventions so everything sorts and displays nicely on the DMP-A6 and on my Sony player. -- I'm in the process of ripping those CDs to a big folder on my PC. I can copy files directly to a fast thumb drive (for the DMP-A6) or to a micro-SD card for the Sony. This is my primary music listening and when I get the collection settled on the thumb drive, I can copy everything to an NVME in the unit and just add files and sub-folders incrementally. -- I use Tidal, but not that much. It is useful when shopping for CDs. -- I can run one of my CD players through the DMP-A6 and it sounds noticeably better than straight to the amplifier. -- I live in a canyon so FM reception is greatly influenced by near terrain and structures. I've have programmed the local FM stations (and some faves from around the country) that are difficult to capture by antenna on the side of the house where the stereo is. -- The EQ software is convenient. -- There may be better DACs, but there are also DACs that are worse. But DACs have the least impact on perceived sound quality. Most import would be acoustic treatment to the room, followed by a hugely upgraded amplifier and speakers. Those could run about $10K each, so when PayPal notifies me of a $20K deposit, I'll toss the DMP-A6. My user experience? Great.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

@Gallery90 you are in fact making my point. This is how a CD should be ripped for a consumer: 1) Insert CD 2) Drink beer 3) Take CD out 4) Look at perfect coverart & metadata in your player. 5) Listen to perfect rips in uncompressed wav or flac formats, shuffle and rediscover your collection based on moods. (This is the CD ripping process of the Cocktail Audio X45Pro. Would you want the hassle of using your PC, messing with software and settings instead?) I have been ripping hundred of thousands of CD`s in my career, built databases of music & SFX archives. Believe me, manual CD ripping and applying metadata is a overrated experience :-) I dont think that you would want a stove that required you to go and chop wood everytime you wanted to boil an egg, if you would avoid it, would you? :-)

@RPalmieri 21 день назад

Very good review. Exactly the info I was looking for. Disapointing how it works from the local ssd. That should be blazing fast. Will not buy it until fixed

@stjernholmreviews 15 дней назад

The feature is not really covered in other reviews. I am sure that eversolo is very serious about making their platform awesome on all counts, so check up on the developments, and let me know if its time to give it another go!

@dingskydongsky 4 месяца назад

There should be more of this ! Finally a critical view on one of these over-hyped audio products. I would also recommend taking a look at a ridiculous over-priced Chord DAC and share your opinion.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Haha... The local chord distributor is totally ghosting me. They DO NOT like honest reviews.

@TheMightyMe80 Месяц назад

This device is amazing… great build quality, and very easy to use. The App is very simple and very easy to use… The sound is great… very wide stage …. It’s like 1000 times better than my old node 130 At the end, I just care about the sound…. The other things worked just fine.

@stjernholmreviews 22 дня назад

Thanks for sharing

@ericjohnson829 4 месяца назад

I owned the DMP-A6 and I never recall ever wanting the device to provide a music discovery engine, I let the streaming apps tend to that. Of course there were frustrating things, some of which you pointed out, but overall, the sound and display was what I enjoyed.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Yup, and rightfully so. I am not doing a full review here. Only pointing out the obvious problems adding to the many other reviews.

@citetez 4 месяца назад

I suspect you have nailed it. As a Roon/Tidal user, I think this is just the wrong tool for someone who wants radio presets and a unit that serves up its own management software.

@BrettShaw 4 месяца назад

I don't really understand your problem with the album search. On Bluesound, the letter "W" is still at the bottom of the list, it's boring to scroll through the list, you should use the "search" function instead. Eversolo has the same "search" and with it you can find the album in a few sec. So where is the problem? Or am I just stupid for not understanding. :)

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Brett, thank you for the good question. I for one, often dont have a clue what I am looking for, at just want to browse my stuff, like I do with vinyl or CD`s when they were out in the open. So you look though them, and BUM! a sudden memory or inpiration just hit! When you just want to browse.... and even have invested in the worlds fastest storage,, going through your stuff should be really fast, and really interesting. With the Eversolo, it turns out to be a total Joy-Killer. :-)

@brucemcbroom 3 месяца назад

I have the A6 and don’t find it hard to use at all. There are options, but I find that a good thing. One touch play from my Roon app - couldn’t get any easier. The Eversolo app is easy to use as well. Sound quality is quite good imho. I do agree using it as a music server needs some work.

@stjernholmreviews 3 месяца назад

Yes, I am not pointing fingers at all the endpoint functionality, where you just use it passively. Its when you actively use the unit as a preamp, a local library..as a appliance really, that the software does not provide the expected experience. Lets see how far they take the software in a year? Get subscribed! :-)

@michaelhavlicek3233 4 месяца назад

Less is sometimes much better.Keep up your nice reviews.Michael from Germany

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thanks, will do!

@razisn 4 месяца назад

Excellent. I've been quarreling in the comments with reviewers of streamer (of any sort and price point) for ever about this. They either provide a cursory view of the software focusing only on functions provided or, worse, they only use Roon with them, assuming that everyone will be also using Roon as if it were free and did not need license and hardware to run, and then tell us how much better sounding this dacless streamer is from that one. Bravo! Keep at it. My wish would be for you to review the Volumio Premium software with one of the Volumio house devices preferably the higher end (still less than 1000 euro) dacless streamer Rivo. Btw, I wonder if WiiM, the other Asian origin platform catching the spotlightt lately, is any better than Eversolo in usability. Thanks a lot.

@craigwilton206 4 месяца назад

@razisn I had the DMP-A6 for a few weeks last summer and thought I would try out the Wiim Pro just to see what all the hype was about. I ran the DMP-A6 into my external dac and did the same with the Wiim Pro ( optical out from the Wiim Pro is bit perfect ). A lot of testing later, and I sold the DMP-A6. The UI on the Wiim is very responsive and intuitive. Updates are pushed out regularly. I haven't had a single issue with it. Some people the stock power adapter is crap. So I bought the SBooster and tested that for a week. Ended up selling that as well. I haven't tried the internal dac on the Wiim Pro. I'm sure it's decent. Using the Wiim Pro as a streaming transport into a good dac, is a great option. I have tried the Lumin U2 mini, Gold Note DS10, Volumio Primo, Bluesound Node 2i, Silent Angel Munich M1T and Moon Mind. The sound quality from the Wiim Pro does not take a back seat to any of them. The fact that it costs so little is a bonus.

@razisn 4 месяца назад

@@craigwilton206 Yes, sq differences between streamers to external dacs, even when they might be, just, measurable they are inaudible. That is regardless what reviewers and some users say. The same goes for most power supplies when talking about digital or even line level analog devices. Very few implementations are lacking in this department and in those cases this is due to design problems of the main device. The hype and amount of snake oil with power supplies for such devices is huge.

@claudiabailey5302 4 месяца назад

Why do you need to quarrel with someone over a streamer? I have been using it since day 1 so I have gotten used to how it runs and the menus so for me I am not really thinking about it. I don't use Roon and I have about 250 CDs stored on the system. I can totally understand how someone would think what the going on here when they first get it. As time has gone on it has got more complex but with some great added features. But this reviewer is making out to be this mountain that nobody can climb or get to grips with and it simply isn't true. whilst he was moaning about the the plus sign on the front where you can widgets he totally didn't tell you that finally has EQ adjustments. Also at the top left of the screen, it tells you the source that you're using so you shouldn't get confused there. I wouldn't call myself amazing with tech but even I can navigate this system to a decent degree.

@razisn 4 месяца назад

@@claudiabailey5302 I couldn't care less about what you have been doing and about your experience with the particular streamer. I was talking about reviewers whose job is supposedly to review not doing their job properly. If you disagree with this review I suggest you move your comment and put it under the general comments where others can easily see it, not as a reply to me.

@claudiabailey5302 4 месяца назад

@@razisn you really need to calm down. Have a great day

@teknolojigundemi 4 месяца назад

Wow i didn't heard these comments anywhere , that slow indexing is bothersome. Unit itself well build, has nice screen,good components. Their budget for processing power could be the case. What is your recommendation for this price point. I need a streamer and dac. I thought to buy a wiim pro plus+smsl d400ex dac.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I dont think the perfect unit is made to be honest. It really depends on what you want it to do? the eversolo is great for all the simple stuff. I am primarily commenting on using it as a standalone file player and "music discovery" device.

@teknolojigundemi 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviewswell expect same things. Fast and responsive interface like IPAD pro.

@9999blackops 4 месяца назад

As a reviewer going back 25 years, I would never, ever review a product like this. You elucidate perfectly the souless experience. No thank you.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

What WOULD you do?

@9999blackops 4 месяца назад

Anything that doesn’t require this mind numbing experience. In the rush to force a touch screen into everything including making toast, a big part of humanity has been sucked out of living with these objects. Yes, I use streaming with my krell 300i. It’s pretty simple compared to this. But I get no joy out of the actual process. Give me buttons knobs and switches. I’m maybe more tactile than most. Either way, thx for the review. It only reinforced what I already knew.

@patrickmccrank8414 4 месяца назад

Your absolutely right. I have a DMP A6 master. Compared to my Blusound vault(1st gen) the Blusound is a slug. The interface is slow and really confusing. I added the 2TB SSD. The software can't find it. It's too bad because this unit could have been great. Good DAC chips, femto clocks, fast processor. Still the 1st gen Blusound almost sounds as good but the software is so much better. Even the software on the Wiim pro is better. Alot of flash but ease of use is sub par.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Well said! sir. Thats really the essence of my point. Its such a pity having maybe the best hardware at the price, but the user ends up feeling "disabled" by the unit if you really want to use the announced capabilities. They can do much better, and its "just software", that can be updated. But I dont think they will get how and what is needed to hit bulls eye.

@timchromecast 3 месяца назад

If you rip your cd's decently with the right tags and cover art there's no problem. If you rely on online databases the experience will always be messy... no matter if you own a budget or high end streamer. I agree that the BluOS interface is pretty good, have an old Node 2 and still does the job (with external DAC).

@attrktmarketing4582 4 месяца назад

Well done. That definitely reached the parts where other reviewers cannot reach. I think it’s important to do this as it helps manufacturers understand how they can improve their products - which ultimately will strengthen their position in the market. Well done. The ‘me too’ style clips and jokes still a bit uncomfortable for me though. I think you have a very likeable / fun delivery - I don’t feel you need to rely on those bits.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for the feedback. I choose to go politically incorrect to feel free and just be myself. Everything always come from a place of love. If you can believe that, you will survive :-)

@attrktmarketing4582 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews haha. Well your channel your rules. Keep going with the nice reviews.

@bigbro8439 4 месяца назад

Everyone his own opinion. I use it via Roon. I used to spent my time with video. Now having tha A6 I listen to it the whole day.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

It does a great job with roon or any other streaming service when used as a endpoint.

@terrakorp4291 3 месяца назад

Interesting point of view.... Thanks

@stjernholmreviews 3 месяца назад

You're welcome

@marks.2909 4 месяца назад

Flash and bang of marketing to stand out among the avalanche of competitors fooled many reviewers but not you ,,..Even though I was not interested in this component I watched your video with interest in you . I’m a new subscriber now .

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thanks for watching, and welcome aboard for the ride :-)

@andretraylor7418 4 месяца назад

I have the DMp a8 and you're right! Eversolo is doing too much with its settings. As a user, It's not easy to get around the menus to start the music files. Plus, there're settings within settings. It's not clear what input selection you're in without going into the settings! Very little is upfront to get to! I'm forever going through the menu to get to things. Perhaps eversolo needs to revamp the software or something? I say to them, "Less is more!" Thanks for the insight on this particular issue!👏👍

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

So much potential and good ideas to make something special. Just lack of focus on the most important component: YOU! And your music! Hopefully videos like this will help them see the full potential and prioritise the ingredients better?

@briantrev1 4 месяца назад

Thank you! This is a product that you must buy to see, touch, and interact with. Most reviews just go thru a checklist of features but neglect to illustrate the complexity of it's use. This all would drive me crazy.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

You are not the only one it seems from all the comments! You really have to make sure it will fit your needs. For someone just using tidal connect or airplay all the time, this will work great!

@briantrev1 4 месяца назад

I do that with my WiiM Pro. I wanted to try this specifically for the SSD drive option. I was really liking the idea of ripping my CD collection but the system seems slow and a little sloppy. I will wait to see if they upgrade their gear

@jaymerritt6230 4 месяца назад

Thank you, thank you and thank you for being the only honest reviewer on RU-vid long may you continue, all of the others are such sell outs, you can tell as they all end up in the same space reviewing the same stuff trying to convince everyone to buy, it’s all so ugly and desperate for content, it’s such a shame, everyone says that’s the best thing ever etc, thank you again, we’re not fools we know it’s crap, thank you for all your hard work.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

This review adds to the reviews that have been made, sir. I am not saying it is low value, useless or anything like that. Its actually delivering so much functionality for the money, and the hardware is real high quality. This review talks about what could be done better, and how "everything to everybody all at once" makes for a bad user experience. Thanks for watching!

@peterandersson6762 4 месяца назад

I started with the bluesound node 2i, then the X. After them the everaolo a6 ME. And now i have the a8. And the sound and app has inproved all the way. I have the eversolo f2 amp to drive my speakers, and im going to by one more f2 to bi amp my speakers Monitor audio platinum 100 3g. And i simpley love the setup! Regards from Sweden!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

You dont tell us how you are using the A8? Its easy to love when you dont interact deep with it and dont use all the features. :-)

@grommie 4 месяца назад

Did not experience troubles with 6me.

@matthewhoult1350 4 месяца назад

Ah at last a real user's review my god the search function looks awfull very painful like you say probab;y only usefull as a ROON endpoint with your music stored on the ROON server and kept well away from the Eversolo's slow indexing thank you for the review.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Its great with all the other protocols too as a endpoint and the hardware is really great for the most part. Thanks for watching!!

@bubbleone6526 4 месяца назад

Thanks ya saved me money and the headache of return shipping. 👍

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Let us know what you learn on the way, and the solutions you find that you feel work better for your needs.

@mrpmj00 2 месяца назад

You are wrong. The shortcuts bar saves me by putting Apple Music there. Eversolo sold me because it can play NATIVE Apple Music (hi-res lossless). The Bluesound node sucks, I got rid of mine (bought 12/2022). Tesla sucks, I test drove the Model 3 in 2018. Bought a new Corvette C7 with stickshift. You and I are so different.

@stjernholmreviews 2 месяца назад

Sir, it does not sound like you are using it for a filebased local library 😉.

@amb3cog 4 месяца назад

Great review. As usual you snuck in some great humor, and some great info. Honestly, this is not my style really. But I would still buy one, if it were. Because I wouldn’t use that functionality anyway. That being said. I’ve read tons of comments on here (YT) from people that were very, very excited about the SSD drive thing. Which makes it even worse. Knowing how many disappointed people there are likely to be. Such a shame. This is why the iPhone sells so much here in the US. It’s simple, and it just works. I love Android too, but I use my phone at work. So I can’t be dealing with any nonsense. And unfortunately that’s how Android is. Whereas ios just gets better, and better. Easier said than done though. Like you said. It takes intelligence to pull off simple. Thank you. ✌️

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I own a lot of streamers and "do everything" devices. Problem with most of them, is that they never really feel like that extension of yourself replacing the feel that browsing a CD collection or inspiring things you could not think up yourself. The eversolo is super great value and FUN too. But for the things I pointed out, it never feels like a "music buddy", and its hard to use unless you are technical minded and understand how it works. i.e the opposite of a "appliance" for music :-) I have great faith in eversolo wanting to become better at that too. They have frequent updates, so it will be interesting to see how far they can take their software. Let us know how you get along with it, and if you fall in love :-) Thanks for commenting and watching the channel!

@amb3cog 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews Thanks for the reply. But I won’t be buying one myself. I’m already set in that area. I use an 11th gen i3 Intel NUC. And I stream RU-vid music via USB to my MiniDSP SHD Studio. After that it’s coaxial into my Exposure 3010 S2D integrated amp, which has a great DAC. The NUC sounds better than all my other streamers (including one that cost $1k US), and works flawlessly. It also HDMI’s out my 50” TV that shows the artwork. And the YT algorithm is fantastic too. Has totally expanded my musical horizons. For my money. RU-vid premium is the best subscription you can have. And sounds better than Tidal/Qobuz to myself, and many others. Look up the specs on their audio stream. You’ll be surprised. Took me years to get to this point. Buying the Eversolo would be a giant leap backwards IMHO. Lots of misinformation about streaming out there. And lots of bad software too. I’ll never go back to that hamster wheel. I would try a Mac Mini though. ✌️

@kopczas 4 месяца назад

To live with A6 OS you need to have your tagging cleared. After that I got more covers and it worked faster.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Sounds interesting. Can you expand? Tagging? Cleared?

@kopczas 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviewsI have 780GB of music on my harddrive which I've been collecting for years buying CDs and ripping them. I have never checked tags details, I've been happy with EAC tagging taken from some online database. After uploading everything into A6 M2 internal drive, what I saw on device's screen was just a mess. To give you an example: "Dire Straits" and "DIRE STRAITS" or "Dire straits" would be separate icon on artist list cause evesolo recognises as different artist tag. So only for Dire Straits you get 3 icon but only one will get artist cover/logo, two will be blank/grey. Another thing : as all know Sting appears on Dire Straits' song Money for Nothing. This will generate another blank icon if tag contains info about another artist featuring original artist. What I did was complete retag of my collection with MP3tag software. This reduced number of icon by 70% at least. This helped with blank album or artist covers also. Looking at your lists while you scrolled them, they look messy too. I know retagging may help if library is huge. But I agree that eversolo should consider major software upgrades as it is not fastest as it should be.

@Gallery90 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews Perhaps he is talking about cleaner naming/tagging protocols. I use dBpoweramp to rip, and looked at their naming examples. I use two formats and they are a lot more simple that in the days when I kinda randomly included all kinds of fields for the rip. If I try to get all the information on each and every track (you could have 12 tracks of an album with a couple dozen known artists) then you'll just have too many entries to sort through. Also, it has to make sense on the computer so I can add and update albums and tracks. I'm still taking stabs, but sorting through around 2400 trial tracks seems to be OK.

@thelonewolf666 4 месяца назад

maybe you should learn the product before you bag it-- the app makes it super simple and fast to do anything , your doing yourself a disservice, ive heard many DACS at much higher prices and this is very good

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Well, why have a touch display on the device then, when you can just make a app? The whole idea is to have a product that can replace the tactile feel of say a CD player. Let you search and browse your music like you would on the CD shelf while AVOIDING looking at devices that we use all day for work.

@user-zb6el4ks2b 2 месяца назад

just bough it , i love it , sounds great and loads of features for the money and built like a tank ..................

@bkik5 4 месяца назад

I'm tempted to share this to an Eversolo DM6 fanboy page I was following, but I think I'll refrain. They're religious about their eversolos and I don't want to sic a pack of wild dogs on you! (I almost bought this a few months ago, I'm glad I decided against it)

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Actually, it would be very in the spirit of the channel to get first hand experiences from those guys. Maybe they can add insight to the conversation, and most likely will confirm the trouble I pointed out ;-) Thanks for watching!

@dannyfannyfoodle 4 месяца назад

I swear to god it’s a cult.

@sortedtales 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews - Well alright!

@bkik5 4 месяца назад

Eeexcellent!

@bkik5 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews - I've tried posting your review to the group twice but I can't get it past the mods! (I guess their jobs are on the line) ;)

@richm4402 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the video. However, my user experience has been fantastic with the A6. I also own a Node2i and much prefer the A6 in all areas.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Fair enough! I am sure, you are not using it for browsing a local library, but use it as 99% probably do, - as a endpoint for their streaming app?

@RokKramberger 4 месяца назад

Osho😂 ...Great channel!

@landmanp 4 месяца назад

Are you reviewing a streamer or a car? By the way the Ionic 5 is a great car, I love it, but when you are use to ride a bike it's harder to do.

@stjernholmreviews 3 месяца назад

It might be a great car (with a crap stereo?), but we are talking about the user experience.

@landmanp 3 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviewsWe, plural? I've got the Bose stereo version in the Ioniq 5, not so bad, sorry. Maybe you are talking a lot of crap?

@daimozu 4 месяца назад

I agree that their interface is very confusing, worse then heos! I am currently using dmp-a8. Just to toggle the eq bar and vu meter use 2 different button in the remote. Their wireless is also super glitchy, it keeps getting in and out and I am using wifi 6, which base station is about 1 meter away. Aside from that, their preamp is really clean and good, the dac is better than most delta sigma dac out there and their dsd decoding is also much better than other chifi dac out there. Overall, this unit is good for my audio quality purpose.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

No doubt! And great value. Its like getting a extremely well equipped swiss army knife.. Will do everything, and its sharp.. but pretty hard to hold and use. :-). Thank you for adding to the conversation!

@IsmaelMartinezPR 4 месяца назад

Wonder why Apple TV does not have an app that super imposes what we all want, a spectrum analyzer and VU meters in the screen. It would be so cool to use Apple Music or Amazon Prime Music and on the top 1/3 have meters.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Its a hard thing to implement, believe it or not. Especially if it had to be done by a third party. Get subscribed ;-)

@13thnotehifireviews7 4 месяца назад

Hi Morten, Good one for giving your view of the bad sides - 'before I throw this in the garbage bin' ha ha love it.....I'm not with you though as I thought the build, the features and the screen and sound at price are all so competitive (especially compared to something like a CXN v2 from Cambridge Audio) and so I think you have to look at it overall to best help - what's good and what's bad and with comparisons to other products overall, then the viewer can take a more informed view. One reason so popular you didn't mention is sound quality compared to the likes of the node which is better, the big display and the fact apple music can be played natively. A comparison comparing its features against the new CXN100 from Cambridge audio would be one I'm sure people would love.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Hey Simon. I agree. But all that stuff is covered by you and countless others. I look for what I can add to the conversation on such "trendy" products. And these things was not covered by any of you, i believe?

@13thnotehifireviews7 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews I think you’ve got to balance all of the facets of one against all of another that’s been tried and in reviewers orbit. Ie it’s comparative regardless if you have a contrarian view , that’s not reviewing. An interactive display with an alu case and great sound and all the features is unheard of at this money and it’s way better than the cxn v2 I called out, so I don’t know why to do review this way which implies a bad product, just to go against much of opinion. That won’t help your reviews and garner support I don’t think. I’d prefer it if you get the cxn100 and say the same thing that it doesn’t allow picking what you want from the display then assess it better or not against the eversolo on how other reviewers have done it. Then you’ve offered both. I’d call your video a critique of what you don’t like then and not let people think it’s a full comparative review. I’d like to know how it gets on against the ifi neo stream you have, still the bugs of zen stream? better sound and so on, value etc. A missed opportunity. Also reviewing isn’t just what you like. The popularity of it to a large degree is the big interactive display at this crazy money, whether you or I like it or not or elements of it.

@elthamlad468 4 месяца назад

Sorry, do not agree. This is my fourth streaming device and for simply using it as a streamer for Qobuz it is fantastic. I've had more expensive streamers that crashed constantly. I've had streamers from Lyngdorf with software that had more bugs than a cheap French hotel mattress (and sounded shite too). No it's not perfect, no it isn't the greatest sounding DAC, but for the price it is a pretty phenomenal device.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

What does that have to do with the points made? I totally agree, that it is great value for money and that its great to use as a endpoint. I am sure you are not interacting with it directly. Lyngdorf never made a streamer, as far as I know. What model are you thinking about?

@kenhiett5266 4 месяца назад

Eversolo is a relatively new player in this market and I give them a lot of credit from a hardware and sound per expenditure standpoint. Although it isn't possible to overcome all the obstacles with a software update, most of the ease of use issues are a minor revamp and download away. It will be interesting to see if this is a priority considering the remarkable success of these initial products.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I agree... But its just not a revamp that is necessary to make it enjoyable to use... its a complete change in the thinking that starts the wrong place IMO, like HIFI rose, Cocktail Audio and so on...

@kenhiett5266 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews Let's hope they see this review. Good companies focus on their weaknesses. I take your point about the cultural issue, but there are exceptions. Samsung being the most obvious. I'm sure you get many requests to review specific gear, but I'd sure like to hear your take on AGD's Axxess Forte and Borresen X line.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

@@kenhiett5266 I agree totally! And.. of curse its unfair to generalize about asian companies and their software. But this is the political incorrect channel, not breaking for anything to get the point across :-) I have a robot vaccum cleaner with great software 🙂. Thank you for the suggestions, I put them on the list!

@eversoloaudio 4 месяца назад

@@kenhiett5266 Yes I have seen it:)

@carthage7757 4 месяца назад

Respect🙏♥️♥️

@gorillaglue7 28 дней назад

I had 2 différents NODE and the both had WIFI issues

@ulgn1964 2 месяца назад

Going from the bluesound node to this was no problem, i have ca 25.000 songs on a synology nas and in bluesound os you cant have big album art covers, i use 500x500 and under 100kb and have zero problem with slow interface. My collection is all in flac and ca.75% is 24 bit, the sorting and tags i do outside on my pc and also cd ripping, so everything i put on my nas i always use mp3tag fixing the cover to 500x500 and all the tags so the album is correct with every data.

@stjernholmreviews 2 месяца назад

I am sure it can work, if you do all that work for suit the device. Thats my whole point. It should feel more like an appliance that "just works". Its not like it cant be done (thinking about how systems like Roon handles almost everything perfectly).

@ulgn1964 2 месяца назад

@stjernholmreviews When I bought the bluesound node all my cover thumbnails we're to big so the only thing to do was to recies everything, and that's not a problem for me, i like to organise everything.

@renejensen2262 4 месяца назад

But it is faster then Lumin and Hifi rose. I have the A8 in the house now same with the hifi rose 150B and MERGING+PLAYER Roon Audio.

@sirchrishoffman 4 месяца назад

Oh wow, I actually like the idea of a phantom manual gearbox on an electric car!!!

@stjernholmreviews 3 месяца назад

:-) and thats why they do it! Get one, and let us know 12 months later how much you actually use it after the initial fun wears off. Thank you for following the channel!

@adaboy4z 4 месяца назад

This is the first honest review. I'm glad I didn't purchase this streamer. Thank you!!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Remember to check it out anyways, as it is brilliant for most users, with limited needs, and can serve almost any need you might have or develop in the future. Software gets updated all the time, so the stuff reported here can easily change over time.

@leatherenthusiast 4 месяца назад

May HIFI Jesus bless you my good sir. Possible like most I end up fantasizing about the latest gear and willing to find real practical feedback is just so tedious around all these entrepeneurs. They are fun to watch but the products are hard yet rarely solid so and the funds are limited. Glad to have found ya. Salute from Poland.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching!

@TheKent2288 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the honest review. I view a streamer is junk if not user friendly. Might as well use a laptop with usb galvanic isolator.

@stjernholmreviews 3 месяца назад

Well, using a computer is what you want to avoid when investing in a streamer with a touch display. Personally, I hate to use something i look at all day at work, for my music pleasures. Thats why I care about the user experience of such devices. :-). Thanks for watching and following the channel!

@dhmallet 4 месяца назад

I bought one and returned it within a week. It hobbled the sound, too.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Please expand on the experience you had.

@TheVictoire22 4 месяца назад

I have never issues gathering music / albums etc. Its super fast. No way what you are displaying here. I have a music library of 10TB and it flies on my iphone and ipad. There are no other reviews which acknowledge your findings. The only part I agree is the gui. Maybe playlists or radio stations as favorietes on the screen is possible good idea. What I see is the continuous evolving features after every firmware update. Some more useful and other less. The latest equalizer / balance implementation is a nice feature for me. I also love the idea of continuously development of a device after purchase. I’m also sure they will move away from same functions from multiple locations. They listen to consumer demands. No sorry, overall I can’t find myself in your experiences.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Thank you for commenting! I specifically make the point that eversolo listens to everybody, all the time :-) Thats how you end up with a complicated user experience in the first place. I waited a long time doing the review, as they are good at releasing new software updates. When it was clear that they did not address user experience or a shortcut system allowing users ease of use on a daily basis, but just kept adding functions... Thats where I knew the time was right to give them some guidance :-) I am not at all saying that the product is not great value. I love the hardware. Are you using the mentioned software, and CANT reproduce the file library presentation issues?

@TheVictoire22 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews no my library is blazing fast. Tried also the internal nvme option but 10tb is too large to fit everything there. I have now only sacd’s iso’s there.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

@@TheVictoire22 Are you "just" browsing your own file structure, or actually using the library database like demonstrated with 1.2.50 software?

@TheVictoire22 4 месяца назад

@@stjernholmreviews I'm indeed on 1.2.50, I don't know if this is what you mean but when I use "Music / Albums / I can scroll all these albums fast, especially if you press on the right side first on the bottom letter "H" first, "P" 2nd to see the "W" albums. When I type in Wallflower it has found the album within a second. I use just an SMB mount to my Synology NAS. 1Gbit connected. I notice that my iPhone is faster compared to iPad. But iPad is still much faster as what I see in your video. I have a "cover.jpg" file in every folder to make sure every album is displayed. You can do this for musicbrainz Picard. As always is it also depending on your meta included in the source files how good the process works to add cover art afterwards. Illegal procedure notice: "I refreshed my old library with Qobuz FLAC resources to make sure this was correct in the first place, the cover.jpg will be downloaded too".

@WeeWeeJumbo 2 месяца назад

spicy!

@michaell1751 4 месяца назад

Great Video , whilst the rest of the internet are all having orgasms over the EverSolo you have told it as it is, I actually own this unit and use it purely as a Roon endpoint with all my music ,about 30 odd thousand files stored on my Imac, I am not interested in VU meters or spotify Qbuz tidal etc , all I want is quality sound coupled with Hd quality artwork on the display, which the EverSolo does quite well. However when I playback my music I just like to hit the shuffle button and listen to whatever comes along, thats the way I like it you never know whats coming next .Having copied all my files to the internal SSD and tried it with this unit that is not possible, big disappointment, I also own the Sony Hap S1 and I can shuffle my entire library seamlessly using the app, the sense me channels are brilliant and this from a player that is ten years old and the app has'nt been updated in years so for all the EverSolo's bells and whistles the I will stick to the Sony and move the EverSolo on. Keep up the good work.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

SLAM! I hear you on all the points. You end up using the eversolo "just" as a endpoint, even though it makes a lot of promises on the box. Imagine it could take over the role of the Z1. Witch was properly what you was looking for, right? Thanks for watching! linktr.ee/stjernholmreviews

@michaell1751 4 месяца назад

Exactly @@stjernholmreviews

@princeliebe 4 месяца назад

Hahahaha😂 I can't agree more! Thank you for your list about those reviewers. I understand they have their jobs to promote some Chinese products and those things are everywhere. But, the reviews are always far away from honest.

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I dont think that they are NOT honest! They just dont include critiscm on the user experience and specific functions that sucks. I would like to be able to make it more "consumer advice" focussed, and ultimately, helping the industry to make better products users will love , blasting more GOOD sounding music into the world :-) . I talk more about it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VdRG5_PWrQQ.html&si=R-czUKy1xOz_lN7D

@Trump1776 4 месяца назад

Thanks so very much for telling the truth❤

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

I dont think that other reviewers have not told the truth. They just dont tell you about the less good things, witch again could be considered the root cause of products not getting it right. More on this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VdRG5_PWrQQ.html&si=zGFgVmyny-M_K-lK

@sydsM3 4 месяца назад

I bought an A6 when it first came out when all the positive YuoTube reviews came out and I also found it to be an excellent endpoint streamer just like all the reviewers at the time said it was. I ended up returning the product though. Why you may ask? Because I also wanted to use it as a file server, rip all my CDs to it, and have it be my digital source hub. The problem was no one reviewed the file server functionality of the product at the time. So I started looking at the A6 user forums and noticed that a lot of problems were being reported on the file server functionality of the product. This coupled with the fact that non of the RU-vid reviewers at the time bothered to test this aspect of the product is why I decided to return it. I wish this review was available back then. It would have saved me a lot of time and trouble😊. Well done Stjernholm!

@roller2703 3 месяца назад

Trump really, how retard are u idiot

@Mark-Harding 4 месяца назад

At the moment, there seems to be not even any simple tuner-amplifiers which allow direct access to tuner preset stations - I'm flabbergasted. 1000 euros for an av amplifier with eight scenes? I just want some radio buttons!

@stjernholmreviews 4 месяца назад

Check the Bluesound Node review. It might be small, but its powerful... and please do look at the Lyngdorf 1120 and 3400, those things... are preset nirvana on the next level as well as combining almost everything.