EverSolo - DMP-A8 - Music Streamer, DAC & Preamplifier
The EverSolo DMP-A8 combines a Music Streamer, Digital Audio Player, DAC & Pre-Amplifier with analogue inputs. The DMP-A8 takes the concept that started with the DMP-A6 and expands on it in almost every way.
The new DMP-A8 features a fully balanced analogue audio circuit with RCA and XLR analogue inputs and 10dB analogue gain helped by the R2R Advanced Analogue Volume Control Circuit composed of precision resistors and relays.
The DMP-A8 features the AKM AK4499EX and AK4191EQ Digital-Analog Separation DAC solution. A concept under the name Velvet Sound - Verita, rooted in the idea of "perfect re-creation of the original sound", it is dedicated to providing the most authentic sound and offering the listener an immersive acoustic experience. The DMP-A8 also features dual ACCUSILICON Femto clocks as found in the DMP-A6 Master Edition, and dual power supplies - a dedicated linear power supply for the analogue circuit and a high-performance low noise digital power supply for the digital board.
Elsewhere, the DMP-A8 gets additional digital inputs in the form of two Toslink optical ins, two coaxial RCA ins, and a dedicated HDMI ARC port. In addition to the digital outputs is a dedicated HDMI IIS port. The DMP-A8 also sports a 3rd generation XMOS 316 audio processor for faster and higher USB bandwidth ensuring lossless transmission of high-definition audio data.
Key Features
- Music Streamer, Digital Audio Player, DAC & Pre-Amplifier
• Dual Accusilicon Femtosecond oscillators with noise reduction
• Dual AKM DACs (Ak4499EX AK4191EQ)
• Fully balanced analogue preamp circuit
• Fully balanced R-2R analogue volume control
• HDMI ARC HDMI IIS
• XMOS XU316 3rd generation 16-core processor
• Linear Digital dual power supplies
• OPA1612 with ultra-low noise and low distortion 1kHz 0.00009%
• Low-jitter dual clock synchronous processing with higher accuracy
• Large 6" LCD colour touchscreen, with easy control
• Supports DSD512 Native, PCM 768KHz @ 32Bit & MQA full decoding
• Supported master audio formats DSD (.dsf/.dff/.ios/.dst), APE, FLAC, WAV, MQA,
• 2-channel and Multi-channel Gapless playback (FLAC, WAV)
- Supports M.2 NVME 3.0 2280 protocol SSD drives (not included), up to 4TB
• 4GB DDR4 64GB eMMC memory for loads of applications
• Solid aluminium alloy chassis with brushed front panel.
• Dual-band 2.4GHz 5GHz WiFi & Ethernet connection
• Qualcomm QCC5125 Bluetooth 5.0 module with APTX HD
• EOS audio engine developed by Eversolo, globally bypassing SRC restrictions
• Supports external USB optical drive for CD disc playback and CD ripping
• Support for Tidal, Qobuz, HiRes audio, Amazon, AirPlay 2, DLNA,
• Roon Ready, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect
• Supports NFS, SMB, Web DAV, and UPnP protocols to access LAN storage devices
• Supports built-in SMB network media sharing service for easy local media sharing
• Exclusive mobile app for Android/iOS smartphones and tablets
• Based on a highly customised version of Android 11
• Includes remote control unit
Self-Developed EOS Audio Engine
EOS (Eversolo original sampling-rate) audio engine is developed by Eversolo engineers, with the support of outputting original sampling rate, that is, audio playback completely bypasses the Android SRC restriction, supporting the direct audio output of third-party apps (Apple Music hi-res Direct output).
Hi-Res Audio & Master Recording Decoding
The DMP-A8 is Hi-Res Audio certified by JAS, which equates to guaranteed superior sound quality. Almost all ultra-high sampling master recording formats are supported by DMP-A8, including CD-quality formats (FLAC, WAV, APE), DSD512 (.dsf/.dff/.iso/.dst) stereo/multichannel and MQA. MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) technology enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.
AK4499EX / AK4191EQ Digital-Analog Separation DAC Solution
VELVET SOUND is the brand that imparts "sonic philosophy" to the new generation of AKM audio products. The pinnacle flagship series, VELVET SOUND - VERITA, offers forward-thinking products with world-class performance. Rooted in the concept of "perfect re-creation of the original sound", it is dedicated to providing continuous enhancement of audio technology, presenting the most authentic sound, and offering listeners an immersive acoustic experience.
Digital Filters
The DAC setting of the DMP-A8 provides six digital filters with different modes corresponding to different sound ch