Eversolo, can I do better?

Thank you.

Eversolo support is non existent.  You must roll back FW when there is a bug.   Then you will wait months and still no fix.   Real POS company if there's a problem,  they expect the dealer to carry out warranty.   I asked them for an RMA for a unit with a USB problem and they ignored my request.   You can do a lot better .

Innuos Zenith MK3 sounds a little better than A8 but I'm not a fan of either devices software. 

Yes.  Any Auralic Aries, new or up the chain used.  As they are coming out soon with their 3.0 series, used deals are readily available on the Aries G2.1 and even G2.2.  Aries G1.1  are well under 2k

Anyone spending $3700 on the A10 is wasting their money if they expect the level of support Innuos, Aurender, and Auralic provide.    There is NO support , over the air updates are the only "support"   and if they are bad you're screwed 

They can't even properly support their entry level unit.   Each FW has a bug and after 3 FW they still have not corrected a known issue.  

They are all based on the Android 11 OS which was End of Life Jan 2024.   No more security patches....  What does that mean for network security? 

Most of the better streamers use a custom Linux OS.