Eversolo Announces DMP-A8 Music Streamer, DAC & Pre-Amp
After the incredible success of the StereoNET Applause Award-winning DMP-A6 music streamer launched earlier this year, EverSolo is coming back punching hard with the bigger brother DMP-A8, which looks to be even better.
Expanding on the DMP-A6 Music Streamer’s concept of an all-in-one box, the DMP-A8 packs plenty into a single box: a music streamer, digital audio player, DAC and pre-amplifier. EverSolo has moved away from ESS chips, opting instead for two AKM DACs, the AK4499EX and AK4191EQ in a Digital/Analog Separation DAC solution under AKM’s Velvet Sound | Verita series.
The DMP-A8 also features dual Femto clocks, the same ones seen in the DMP-A6 Master Edition model, along with dual power supplies - a dedicated linear power supply for the analogue circuit and a low-noise high-performance digital power supply for the digital board.
The linear power supply uses a multi-winding toroidal transformer that’s designed to match the characteristics of analogue audio circuits, with a patented smart switching technology for the power supply’s voltage input, ensuring worldwide voltage compatibility without having to flip switches.
Encased in a CNC machined aluminium chassis, the DMP-A8 also comes with a large 6-inch LCD touchscreen display for controlling music playback, system settings and more.
Additionally, that large colour display is home to the personalised dynamic VU meters and spectrums, allowing for a gorgeous interactive experience offered with real-time full-format music display, including DSD files.
There are also added I/O ports, with the DMP-A8 sporting two TOSLINK optical in, an ARC port, two coaxial RCA inputs, a new HDMI I2S port and new RCA and XLR analogue inputs alongside the existing analogue outputs for using the DMP-A8 as a dedicated pre-amplifier. For wireless connectivity, there’s also support for Bluetooth 5.0 and the aptX HD codec.
For the new analogue inputs, EverSolo has equipped the DMP-A8 with a fully balanced analogue preamplifer circuit that has a +10dB analogue gain and ensures ultra-low noise and distortion when paired with the new fully balanced R2R analogue volume control circuit.
Just like the DMP-A6, there’s space to install an M.2 NVME SSD, with the DMP-A8 supporting up to 4TB so the device can be used as a self-contained media server. There’s also the option of connecting storage devices through the USB OTG port.
Powered by a 3rd generation XMOS 316 audio processor, the DMP-A8 can support up to native DSD512 and 32-bit/768kHz PCM over the USB ports, with the optical and coaxial ports supporting up to native DSD64 (DoP) and 24-bit/192kHz PCM. There’s also a full MQA decoder and other formats like FLAC and WAV are supported.
Music streaming services like Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, Apple Music and Amazon Music are able to be installed directly and the DMP-A8 uses EverSolo’s self-developed EverSolo Original Sampling-rate (EOS) audio engine, which outputs at the audio’s original sampling rate, bypassing Android’s SRC limitation to support direct audio passthrough in third-party apps.
The EverSolo DMP-A8 is now available and is priced at US$1,980 / €1,980.
Visit Eversolo for more information
Cheryl Tan
After diving down the custom IEMs rabbit hole since she was 18, Cheryl has embarked on a long journey trying out as many audio products as possible ever since. She’s still waiting for the day a company can create a pair of true wireless earbuds that sound just as good as wired earphones.
Posted in: Hi-Fi
JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION
Want to share your opinion or get advice from other enthusiasts? Then head into the Message
Forums where thousands of other enthusiasts are communicating on a daily basis.
CLICK HERE FOR FREE MEMBERSHIP
Trending
applause awards
Each time StereoNET reviews a product, it is considered for an Applause Award. Winning one marks it out as a design of great quality and distinction – a special product in its class, on the grounds of either performance, value for money, or usually both.
Applause Awards are personally issued by StereoNET’s global Editor-in-Chief, David Price – who has over three decades of experience reviewing hi-fi products at the highest level – after consulting with our senior editorial team. They are not automatically given with all reviews, nor can manufacturers purchase them.
The StereoNET editorial team includes some of the world’s most experienced and respected hi-fi journalists with a vast wealth of knowledge. Some have edited popular English language hi-fi magazines, and others have been senior contributors to famous audio journals stretching back to the late 1970s. And we also employ professional IT and home theatre specialists who work at the cutting edge of today’s technology.
We believe that no other online hi-fi and home cinema resource offers such expert knowledge, so when StereoNET gives an Applause Award, it is a trustworthy hallmark of quality. Receiving such an award is the prerequisite to becoming eligible for our annual Product of the Year awards, awarded only to the finest designs in their respective categories. Buyers of hi-fi, home cinema, and headphones can be sure that a StereoNET Applause Award winner is worthy of your most serious attention.