oddiofyl

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Phono Preamp Selection
I second the Sutherland KC Vibe.  I have had one for  a year and a half and it's been great.    
Choose between McIntosh MA9000 used vs MA8950 new
The DA2 Is a lot better than it gets credit for.   
Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned.
  The penalty for counterfeiting was a little more harsh in Colonial times.   
Choose between McIntosh MA9000 used vs MA8950 new
My Dad has a MA8950.  It is a great amp.   The DAC is pretty good too.   Personally  I think I would go new.    He is driving a 4 Ohm pair of Sonus Faber and the amp barely gets warm.     
Eversolo DMP-A8 bypassing my preamp despite setting to fixed volume out
Good call on making sure the remote is out of the equation   
Eversolo DMP-A8 bypassing my preamp despite setting to fixed volume out
If two devices can control volume through the Lampi in the digital domain then the Lampi is probably fine.    You may want to restore the factory defaults on the ARC.  Turn volume on streamer down just to be safe when sorting it out   
Eversolo DMP-A8 bypassing my preamp despite setting to fixed volume out
Thas why I suggested checking to see if the Lampi  RCA or XLR are going into the ARC's "Processor" input.  That will deliver a full 2 v or 4 v signal to the preamp and you will only be able to control volume through the streamer.    
Eversolo DMP-A8 bypassing my preamp despite setting to fixed volume out
Does the Eversolo recognize the Lampi and verify with a pop up of the USB status?  
Eversolo DMP-A8 bypassing my preamp despite setting to fixed volume out
Yes Tony.   Still no recognition of my Dad's McIntosh USB DAC card.   I ended up buying him a nice quality Coax as the work around.   I'm waiting for the next batch of FW with fingers crossed.   Sounds like they already have a new version but his ... 
Sony or Panasonic 4K Player vs. Magnetar or Reavon Universal Player
My Dad has the UB9000. It’s an awesome machine. And it sounds great with CDs and BR Audio  through it’s XLR outputs. Excellent player  
Eversolo DMP-A8 bypassing my preamp despite setting to fixed volume out
Do you have the Eversolo/ Lampi combo accidently plugged into the Processor input of the preamp.  That will act as you are describing.    
Anyone can help with a question in use of Boulder 866....
Let me guess... an EVO 432 ?     
Anyone can help with a question in use of Boulder 866....
Good luck.  If they don't have a driver then it is most likely for playing USB drives which it should recognize   
Anyone can help with a question in use of Boulder 866....
It may only play USB sticks or drives.   Test with one and see if you can play files.    
Anyone can help with a question in use of Boulder 866....
If you visit the Boulder website they should have the driver you need for the PC to recognize the Boulder DAC.    Once you load the driver on the PC it should recognize the Boulder USB DAC when plugged in.  USB isn't always plug n play, sometime...