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Eversolo v. HiFi Rose

Anybody had the chance to compare the HiFi Rose DAC/Streamer interface with what looks like a very similar UI on the Eversolo DMP-A8 & -A6? Not interested in DAC features, just the so-called "iPad-like" streamer/transport interface.

One particularly nifty feature of the HFR units is an A/V HDMI out (not just an audio ARC connection) that lets them display higher-resolution YouTube videos and the streamer’s menus on the TV. Not clear if the Eversolos’s ARC HDMI port can do the same.  I believe that the top of the line HFR also has an HDMI input that appears to be used as a passthrough.

I may have an Ayre EX-8 integrated amp inhouse very soon and that unit can be configured with a modular DAC & streamer.  The Eversolo and HiFi Rose external streamers are a possible alternative.  But I have no way to t demo most of these products in person, so any first-hand opinions would be very much appreciated.

 

cundare2
cundare2 OP
255 posts
 

Actually, it’s getting even more complicated. Other Audiogon members have suggested that I look at Lyngdorf & Novation Cocktail streaming devices I wasn't aware of, both of which offer ostensibly more mature HiFi Rose-like graphical interfaces: .

I have to admit that they do look impressive, but they're complex multifunction Swiss-army-knife components.  So this may take a little bit of research.

After already spending a month sorting out a way to insert new amplification, DAC, and streamer into a multi-channel system, I’m ready to take a break.

 

 

tonyptony
617 posts
 

A good idea. 

dz13
227 posts
 

@tonyptony Not quite so simple because the streamer without the Dac (rs130) is more expensive than the streamer with the Dac (rs150). Plus the rs130 price moves it into Aurender, Innous and Lumin price territory. 

tonyptony
617 posts
 

Understood. It’s not a cheapie.

tonyptony
617 posts
 

Maybe I should have said yes, it is somewhat pricey. My first response doesn’t read well. 🙂

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