Sorry to semi-hijack this thread but since so many Eversolo owners seem to be on here... just got the DMP-A8. Setup was in fact very easy. Plugged it in and started playing and was not blown away. Admittedly, my system is nice to me but not high end by any means. Primaluna Prologue integrated amp and Audionote AZ3 speakers. Was previously streaming through a sonos port and using the Cambridge DacMagic. Always sounded fine to me but had been curious to step up a notch. Just got back from a long time away and got the stereo set up with the A8. Since I wasn't sure if it was doing what it should (and the sonos and Cambridge are in storage so couldn't compare) I went ahead and plugged my iPhone into the amp through RCA adapter and there is literally no difference. I tried so many songs, with the A8 reading FLAC quality and switching back and forth between the two with practically no difference. Even if the A8 doesn't have the greatest DAC on earth, shouldn't it still be night and day between that and an iPhone plugged directly into the amp? I may not have the most trained ears on earth but surely there must be something I'm doing wrong in setup or connection, no? Is it possible the primaluna and audio notes aren't good enough to feature the difference???
Can just as easily go back to the cheaper set up and get back my $2k? But would like to make sure I'm hearing this thing as it's meant to be heard if it's a user error.
Appreciate any thoughts anyone has.