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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?

macg19
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audphile1
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Macg19 make sure all processing is turned off in the A8. And put few more hours on it. Too early to throw in a towel. 

martinl07d
22 posts
 

make sure all processing is turned off in the A8?

what does this mean ?

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audphile1
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It means…If there’s any upsampling, attenuation, room corrections, etc. not sure what it has if any as far as DSP goes. Disable it. 

mojo771
49 posts
 

I returned my A8 and got a Weiss DAC to run with my Bluesound Vault streaming Tidal And Qobuz.  Much better now.

 

balooo2
100 posts
 

I own the A8 and my experience with Qobuz is, it is way overhyped cannot wait until the prepaid year is up.My strong suggestion would be to try another streaming service. Qobuz is dull and lifeless in my opinion not the A8. In my experience the service that begins with the letter "A" and is the world largest retailer...offers the best fidelity I’ve gotten from the A8 when streaming. I also have Apple music and Roon both sound much better than Qobuz. Try a free trial of another music service, 8 hours run in time is nothing, my A8 did not start to really impress until after 50 hours and after 100 hours WOW. Truthfully based on your thread title it would appear a dissatisfaction bias (may) have been established for you, be honest with yourself and if so...Box it up while you are in your return window and move on.

All the best!

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