Impulsive drive to buy the EverSolo dmp-A8 or should I wait ? That is the question.

The Icon will most definitely replace my Vault if it dies soon.   I like having cover art but don’t need a touchscreen.  Your  tablet or phone is a perfectly good control surface.  
 

People are obviously attracted to the Eversolo touchscreen , but how often do you use it?   I’d rather have a stable time tested platform.   There’s a reason other companies are using the Bluesound OS for steaming.   Cyrus is one example.  They tried their own and I’m sure it was pretty bad compared to Blu OS

I would seriously consider the New Bluesound Icon. It’s coming out in a week or two. It will have a display, dual DAC configuration and Bluesound has invested heavily in research and customer support. I have a HiFi Rose and Bluesound X (also older Vault, Node and Node2). I am very impressed by the sound when using a separate DAC of my choice. I can’t say I have experience first hand with Eversolo but I am seeing comments from some users that the support is not there. If the products and brand are that good, it would be a shame if the company has not set up true customer support. That is vital in my book.

That’s what I keep hearing about Eversolo; lack of support 

I wouldn’t buy anything based on Android 11 OS. It was End of Life Jan of 24 with no further patches and security updates.

They are approaching the price of Innuos and now Aurender. Buy one of those and get great hardware and even better support. You are buying into a platform / ecosystem.

Aurender and Innuos can remotely diagnose and correct many problems.

A6 McIntosh DAC users can no longer connect via USB since last update. They are having USB problems with other brands USB. Unresolved since June and Jan.

Their suggestion? Roll back firmware. Visit some foreign site with no affiliation and download FW. They would not directly send it saying it was dangerous to roll back firmware??? I’m dead serious. That’s the level of support you get. So I waited 3 FW revisions and still no USB.

Their support is to visit their user forum or exchange through dealer. Exchange for another unit that’s software is bad? Makes no sense. $1299 , $2000, and now $3700 ? As a Bluesound and Aurender owner and tech support for my Dad’s A6 I suggest spending your $2k to $4k on a company that won’t let you down after the sale. That’s a lot of money, spend wisely

I just got my A8 and it’s everything "they" say it is..fantastic Streamer/DAC for the price and all that.

Just think of all the time you COULD be enjoying the A8 vs the amount of $ you THINK you’re saving!

The Eversolo is talked about so much because it truly is an outstanding value. I recieved a DMP A6 as a christmas gift and cannot beleive the SQ from the base edition,in fact I am considering upgrading to the A8 because I am so impressed with the A6.The software is top notch, it offers more than most in terms of streaming apps,you can rip CD’s to the Eversolo(s),add up to 4TB storage for low cost and it can be connected wirelessly (I need this capability). As far as bugs are concerned my A6 has been operating flawlessly since I plugged it in. Not throwing any rocks...The expensive streamer market is in for a shock. The Eversolo streamers are serious players and will only improve in model offering and via updates. Do I believe the Lumins and Aurenders are better than the A8 regarding SQ, in the upper tier models yes however...the Eversolo offerings from my perspective is filling a gap for those that don’t have or want to spend 5K plus on a quality streaming device or have systems that would not benefit from a high end/cost streamer.

Us Mid Fi folk deserve a little love too!

The A8 is next level for sure. I even had the LPS in my master, and the A8 was much better.

I have the master edition A6 but going to exchange it for the A8. I hear the dac in the A8 is outstanding. 

I have owned all 3 eversolo models and there software integrations is very good with no bugs i came across. Very easy to use and can do everything. CD rips, and natively streams everything. Sound quality is superb, Night  and day different from the A6 versions.I liked it better than the Hi Fi Rose 130 I sold. 

And if you need a one box streamer/DAC solution, Lumin D2. 

My understanding is that the Eversolo is one of the very few, if not the only, streamer that allows you to play Apple music. Since you don’t need it, yiu stream from Tidal, I would go with a used Lumin U2 Mini. There’s just too much hype around the Eversolo at the moment. And I don’t believe in hype. Lumin is a solid streamer that’s been around for a while. Just my take on it.

The A8 is the second generation with the A6 being the first.  They use the exact same software package which has now had seven months of firmware and control app updates.  Nothing really left to wait on hardware wise and the software tweaking will continue just like you would hope it would. Also wouldn't wait around on a price reduction as an increase is more likely just like the rest of the streamer companies.