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.
Eversolo DMP 8 audition going poorly...
Evaluating as a standalone streaming player.
8 hours run time. So far sounds dull and lifeless.
- Streaming Qobuz only
- DH Labs ethernet
- Zavfino Fina power cable
- Zavfino Fusion XLR interconnects
DMP 8 settings
- DSD audio: native (default was DSD over PCM - sounds the same)
- Volume: max
- DAC filter: short delay slow roll-off (default)
Any ideas from other DMP 8 owners?
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@ossicle2brain I wonder what makes you think that. Streams are not that much different from CD and CDs are not error-free media (bit wise) while networks are. |
@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. |
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