Eversolo DMP A6

i have the master, it (and the basic one) are very good performing units in my experience -- worthy of the hype as high value streamers, well built, good looking... very very very competitive sector...

I just set up the Master in my Dad's system.  Great little machine so far.   

I've been playing with the base unit for a few days and think it's really good.  I haven't heard everything at its price point but given its feature set, ease of use, and sound quality I imagine it measures up favorably with anything in its range.

My issue is when they start claiming it's the definitive best in its range and competes against the big boys.  I've run it a few different ways in one system and will run it in a second system next week.  Against the much more expensive HiFi Rose RS150b, it's not as good as either an all-in-one package using the analog outs or as just a streamer into an external DAC (going into either a Border Patrol DAC or the internal DAC of a Technics SU-R1000.  It's still really good, however.  When I get my other DAC back, I want to see how it streams vs. a Sonore Optical Rendu.

I thought the Darko review was the most balanced as he was actually comparing it directly to two other products that he had in-house at the time.

I'd be interested to hear from folks who compare the standard version against the master edition.

I have the Master Edition for my headphone setup. I also own a Holo Audio May KTE and Aurender N200 for my speaker system. I'm very impressed by what this does for $1299. 

@badgerdms Besides the retailers selling it like SummitHiFi, there is one person so far that has compared the two on the facebook eversolo group. There is no doubt the Master edition is superior but much of this is dependent on how you use it and possibly what connection you use if using an external DAC.