Better than a $9000 DAC? A HiFi DAC Review of the Eversolo Z8
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STOP Wasting Money on DACs! A HiFi DAC Review of the Eversolo Z8
āŗ Better than a $9000 DAC? Shop the EverSolo DAC-Z8
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āŗ HOW TO USE A DAC -TESTING THE ZIDOO EVERSOLO Z8
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āŗ HIFI DAC REVIEW - EVER SOLO DAC
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00:00 INTRO - DIGITAL TO ANALOG DAC
00:10 ME AND DACS
00:51 EVER SOLO DAC - Z8 Review
01:06 EVERSOLO Z8 SPECS
01:46 INPUTS & CONNECTIVITY
02:24 DESIGN & BUILD
02:42 Z8 SIZE
02:55 Z8 LCD SCREEN
03:14 USING THE Z8 AS A STANDALONE DAC / DAC AS PREAMP
04:19 EVERSOLO Z8 FILTERS
04:52 Z8 NOISE
05:26 HOW THE Z8 AFFECTS SOUND
06:04 HOW THE Z8 HANDLES COMPRESSION
07:01 WHERE THE Z8 CAN IMPROVE
07:43 DOES THE Z8 HAVE SUB OUTS?
07:58 EVERSOLO Z8 vs SCHIIT MODI
08:17 EVERSOLO Z8 vs CAMBRIDGE AUDIO DACMAGIC 200M
09:02 MY FINAL THOUGHTS
09:23 KRISTIāS THOUGHTS ON DACS
12:35 KRISTI + EVERSOLO A6
16:29 WE OUT
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All Comments (21)
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Kristi is correct ! EverSolo DMP-A6 streamer/dac/preamp is what many of us would like to see reviewed. Yes, like a Hifi Rose but much less expensive. Someone else was confused šā¤
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As the father of a 3 month old, a review of the white noise machine is the content I need right now. Letās do this, Kristi!
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The A6 is also a full DAC with a Bigger Screen and a full Streamer Built in. It has a Android 11 system Customized by Eversolo. I will order this for my self.........
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Great to see how much fun you two are having while making these videos. Also so refreshing to see a lighter side of industry, so many reviewers are making a big deal out of products. As if they are reviewing life saving medical equipment. You two are out here having fun and telling people to relax and enjoy what they have and enjoy the music.
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After 27yrs selling āhigh-end ā audio and video, DACās are the least of the audio problems. Good recordings and any DAC can sound great, providing good appropiate set up and acoustics.
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Loved the interaction that you two had in the last half of this video. Very entertaining and the spontaneity was awesome. Keep up the good work.
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Seriously, having Kristi reviewing and presenting a product to finish with: "Now, Andrew, what did you think of
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I am still listening to the brilliant ESS Sabre 9010K2M DAC from my Yamaha active powered bookshelf speaker and these released in 2013. Still sound great still going strong even now Sept 2023....
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OK team, I just got my Eversolo streamer (DMP-A6) which has this DAC. You HAVE to review it. I had a WiiM Pro and a DAC Magic 100 before had. In summary, the DMP-A6 blows that little camp away by a multiple of 10. Iām not a hyper audiophile but I sold gear in the day and just back into it now that Iām 60. That unit is beyond clear and clean, and the imagining is tube amp 3D. Steve Huff was right about it. For $875 there is no streamer/DAC combo that can touch it!
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I was surprised to see you review this. Iāve owned this DAC for a few months and I use it in my headphone setup, HD800S, with a Violectric amp. This DAC is great and is just like Andrew described. It doesnāt color the sound in any way, retains great amount of detail and is really engaging to listen to. I love that I can also physically move it around and use it as a standalone headphone setup when I want. If anyone is into DAC measurements, this is also one of the best measured DACs at ASR.
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Please review the EverSolo DMP-A6!
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Appreciate this review. The dac / preamp had been making waves recently. Hearing good things about it. All the best.
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Kristi, every time you start chiming in, my head naturally and instinctively nods in the affirmative.
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I bought the HiFi Rose 150B and have found it a great dac streamer with a fantastic display and it has all the inputs i require. I do use it with into a preamp.
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I love yāallās interactions even when I could care less about the review itself. Always a blast to watch thanks again.
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Just wanna say thank you for being youā¦for creating a āhomeā for us audio hobbyists to visitā¦and mostly for staying the course you & Kristi have poured your souls intoā¦. See u soon.
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This is the video that blows away all other videos and crushes the competition and punches above its weight. š
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These days i just use my FiiO X3 II as a dac and I'm perfectly happy with it. It sounds great. Sure, its not a dedicated unit. But it does the job as well as I want it too. As an added bonus, its also a DAP. So i get the same sound on the go.
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It is the DMP-A6 that you are looking for. It seems to be the DAC of the Z8 without pre amp function. Love you guysā¤ Update: It is a preamp .. my bad ā¦ plus streamer. Peace out.
