Eversolo DMP 8 audition going poorly...

@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.

@ossicle2brain

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.

Not silly at all. I found it annoying to have to kneel to operate the touchscreen.

@ossicle2brain - to some extent true - but streaming services do not necessarily stream the same material. I tried (1) LP, (2) same LP recorded into DSD by me, (3) HDTracks 24/96, (4) CD and (5) Tidal. (1) and (2) sounded identical to me via really good DAC. Everything else sounded different and hi rez not necessarily better. BUT some streams sounded better than my ripped CDs.

Also, people use streamer embedded DAC which is often a poor implementation.

I use source with the best sound for a particular recording. Sometimes LP (most often recorded into DSD), sometimes stream, sometimes CD.

@magp19 nothing beats operating Tidal from a PC with mouse and 34" screen. I don't use iPad much. Besides, this allows me to do other things while music is playing, if I have to.