EverSolo Streamer

I connected the A6 to my Dad's McIntosh MA8950 via USB to the amp's internal DAC.   Sounded best when the A6 passed the native format to the Mac.   I set output to native and turned the Eversolo upsampling engine off.   In his set up this provided the most clear and detailed sound.    

I can't really comment on the A6 versus my N200.  It 's not apples to apples. One does streaming only and the other is a Streamer / DAC. 

 I love the N200 , it is in a different league altogether.    Build quality on Aurender products is exceptional,  the Eversolo is very good.   It is definitely a great value. 

Eversolo support seems to be OK so far.  They released firmware last week.   

Aurender is unmatched  in my experience.   They just did an update and launched a new version of V Radio which is excellent.    This is what I expect / demand  from a streamer that price. 

The A6 can rip CDs with a $35 drive.  Major bonus.   It can also accept a dig input and be a DAC.    It does a good job with album art.   Sounds great when fitted with a SSD.   FlAC files sound excellent.  There is a lot to like 

I have to get behind my Dad's system later this week and will make it a point to connect the A6 in the analog domain to get a better sense of its sound via RCA out. 

If the question is, would I buy one ?    Yes.  When my Vault dies thats what I will most likely do

Also if you plan to get an Opticsl Drive and it uses up two USB ports on the A6 you can get a USB A to A EXTENSION cable , plug the extension into a 5v AC phone charger and plug the other lead into the A6. This will free up the other USB port to connect to a DAC like I did or a computer.

The A6 actually ripped a DVD music video and picked the right cover art. It is pretty amazing for the money what it can do. There are a few things that I don’t like, it can not output Analog Audio and a Digital output simultaneously, can not output multiple like formats simultaneously. Can only output RCA or XLR simultaneously. May be a deal breaker for some.

Nice that it can output audio to an AVR via HDMI.   You can search from front panel, you'll need glasses if my age ....but its fully featured from the front panel. 

Lot of other things it can do that I'm forgetting I'm sure.  

Great insight oddiofyi. I would expect the Aurender N200 to be that bit more capable at the $6300 price tag, which is more than 7x the price of the EverSolo DMP-A6.

I did try the full decoder / renderer MQA on Tidal for some tracks. I used the internal DAC on the EverSolo. Sound was good. Listening to the same on Qobuz on EverSolo feeding my outboard DAC which does not do MQA, I still much preferred the sound of the latter, despite no MQA.

As a streamer though, the EverSolo is marvelous. As the source, feeding my DAC then into the Devialet Expert Pro 220, the sound is far better than my laptop. It is also beautifully built and very functionally well equipped for a top tier audio system. At $850, this unit could ‘steal’ the market in general. Many ordinary ‘cloth-ear muggles’ (non-audiophile folk) simply can’t afford or see no purpose in uber pricey streamers such as Aurender N200.  Audio ‘wizarding’ folk look at things differently. Our golden-ear concept of value is more developed, so small changes are magnified and worth 7x more ; ).

The A6 is well worth the price, absolutely,  no doubt . Nice machine 

 The Aurender ?   Yes , it also was worth the price.   That's because I traded a piece I no longer needed plus $800 cash.... for a new in the box unit.

 I probably would never have just spent MSRP on something like that.  .  I got a good deal and looking back I would have been foolish to pass on it.   It is substantially better than the Vault it replaced.