Eversolo DMP 8 audition going poorly...

I have the A8 and before this the Wiim mini and the pro. The problem is streaming in general. It just doesn’t sound as good as CDs.   Even on Qobuz. The CDs that I have ripped and in the internal SSD of the A8 sound great. Best digital sound I have ever gotten. Same DAC and should be same bit rate. They should sound the same. They don’t. The streaming is duller and has less sound stage. If you search on Youtube "streaming vs CD" you will find that several reviewers have found the same thing and on high end gear. One audio dealer even did a polled comparison over YT and about 40 out of 50 picked the local CD as sounding better than streaming.

Streaming - even at "CD quality"  just doesn't sound as good as local CD.   So if folks are expecting it to they will probably be disappointed.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cd+vs+streaming+sound+quality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10sXCRD-nls

Streaming is overhyped, along with streamers. It’s good in theory but it’s still not ready for prime audiophile sound time.  Despite what the mostly useless  measurements say.

@mikhailark I don’t know but streaming, even on Qobuz, never sounds as good as the CD. And I’m not the only one saying so. And the problem is that I think most people buy these expensive streamers thinking they will sound just as good as CDs and they don’t so they keep chasing the tail. If folks could temper their expectations, and I’m not referring to anyone here, they might not be as disappointed with streamers. I know I was expecting streaming to be like CD but have since found out differently. I’ve now just accepted that yes streaming is great, but not to expect that it will sound as good as CD. It’s close though. And on some of the high bit rate stuff on Qobuz 24/96 it does sound as good as and maybe better, but they are limited in numbers.

Sound silly maybe but as far as the A8, the thing that most improved it for me was moving it up on a shelf to eye level so I just use the touch screen instead of having to use a phone or tablet.

I wish I could simplify the UI.  Remove stuff I don't use.