+1 for saugertiesbob - you nailed the response. I don't get ronmen's response, as I setup an A-6ME for a friend, and while I was using a Cambridge Audio Azue 851N before, after comparing the A6 with it, I went straight out and bought an A-8 - what a great sounding device. OP, don't think, just go buy one, and you will love it.
I also tried the A8 direct into my Threshold S300 Stasis while I had the A8, and was quite surprised that it sounded almost as good as my Audio Research Reference 3! But not quite, so the ARC stayed. Thinking how good the A-8 was, I went for the lovely looking, and better sounding A-10, which gave a good uplift in performance over the A8 - ONCE it was fully run in. About that - the A6 took, maybe, a week before it started to 'sing', but the A8 took almost two weeks before it settled, while my A10 took well over one Month, so when/if you, or anyone, buys one of these, give it some time before critical listening. This may be why ronmen didn't like his A6, as they do sound,,, ho-hum when new - a touch flat/lifeless/bright.
The A-10 is a wonderful piece of kit, and as some have said, the interface is absolutely superb, and from what I've seen, and used on other streamers, it's the best out there. One can 'cast' the display screen direct to your mobile phone/tablet, and do everything on it, that you can do directly on the unit itself.
The only bugbear, or the only one I've found, is that the PC/laptop web interface is,,, a useless joke! The 192.168.0.xx 'file transfer' page only allows SINGLE file transfer! So, if you, like me, have thousands of folders you may want to transfer to the onboard 64GB storage, and ONLY the internal storage, then you'll be quite some time! Their excuse for that limitation was web transfer protocols, which, although there, it would not impact folder transfer providing the folder was <4GB (browser dependent - as some only allow 2.5GB).
But don't bother with the web interface, as the unit is fully capable, even from your phone, of transfering/copying anything/everything from PC/NAS direct to the M.2 storage on the unit itself.
I've only needed 'support' once, for a minor issue, and I got a reply and solution within hours, so I have zero issues with their support. There's been about three FW updates in the 3 Months I've had it, and each update goes without a hitch, so no complaints there either. All three units I've had performed faultlessly and sounded really good, and for what they provide, are bargains in their respective price categories.
@gkelly - these ARE dedicated streamer/DACs, so I don't know what your point is?
@lanx0003 - it's not helpful and it's inapropriate to make a comment like that, without explaining yourself. What experience??