Eversolo A6/A8

My modest digital source is a BlueSound Node, LHY power upgrade and a BlackIce DAC with nice NOS tubes and decent cables streaming Qobuz and SXM Radio.

It rivals (but does not beat) my analogue source but at 1/3 the cost.

Most importantly, a great UX and zero issues in 2 years with fast response from BS on a couple of questions I had.

Not suggesting you look at the gear above at all, Innuos would be a great one-box alternative, my only point being a rock-solid platform and responsive customer service is absolutely critical.

thank you for the good folks here with the fine suggestion of looking at Qobuz prior to looking for more complicated solutions!  thoughtful advice and helpful.  one user here also siggested Idagio.

so i was able to find a friend who showed me his search results on Qobuz for one classical piece, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #3.  My Tidal search results were the fewest number of recordings (shockingly few considering how important, popular, and well loved Rach 3rd is!), Qobuz had more, maybe 20-30 recordings, and shockingly, Apple Music Classical has 201!  of course, not all 201 are recordings that would necessarily interest me or most people, but still, there were many many that were simply absent from Qobuz and Tidal.  Quantity doesn't necessarily equal quality, i get that.

additionally, there were no write ups about the composer or the piece, nor is there an "editor's choice" recording of the piece that show up at the top of the list.  again, these aren't critical, but when one is browsing and finds a piece of interest, it is fun to learn a little more about the piece via a blurb, and then decide to either listen to it and/or do further research while listening to it.

i was all set to try Qobuz first, until i saw the screenshots my kind friend sent me for Rach's 3rd.

re: @moonwatcher's suggestion of the Fiio R7, it's a good streamer as well!  a little presumptuous to think that most buyers would want this portrait orientation, but ok, some might, particularly for desktop use, but that is one use scenario that is rather specific, and disregards all the audio components market folks.

i googled how to remote control the R7.  i found a rudimentary remote control that they came out with after the R7 was introduced.  i also found an app that they came out with.  strangely, i didn't hear in the reviews whether the reviewers themselves have tested remote controlling the R7 via a tablet or phone using both the android FiiO app or the Apple FiiO app.  i wonder how seamless controlling it remotely is?  is it via wifi or bluetooth (connectivity between the phone/tablet and the FiiO R7?

thanks all.

When my Dad received his Eversolo I thought it was a decent package but after dealing with them on the customer service side I wish I could retract recommending them.  I apologize to anyone who bought one on my recommendation and is having problems after this latest update.  There are several, some have to do with indexing and music catalog.   

Fortunately his works still via other outputs.   

I have been trying to not crap on Chi Fi but here is a great example of Savings vs. Support/Quality biting you in the ass.   

I to stream Apple Classical and was interested in the Eversolo.  Reading this thread has discouraged me.  Btw I agree with the OP that Apple Classical is superior to Qobuz and vastly more so than Tidal.

  My recommendation to the OP is to get a streamer that has Chromecast or AirPlay.  He apparently is an Android user so he should be able to Chromecast .  I am listening right now to Gregory Solomon playing Beethoven Op. 10 Piano Sonatas using Chromecast to send from Apple Music to my Cambridge Audio streamer from my Samsung Tablet 

I am always disappointed to read or hear about a lackluster performance in audio as in my experience things are often over hyped or someone could have simply received a lemon...I own a Eversolo A8 moving up from the A6 and I’ve been extremely happy with both so much so I now own the flagship. the Eversolo products have performed exactly as I expected based on the hundreds of reviews and thousands of positive comments. I certainly can appreciate one’s frustration when a purchase goes sideways. Loss of functionality would make me an unhappy camper too,but I have not encounted that with any of the Eversolo products.My A8 is the best streamer I’ve owned thus far, for all of you that decide Eversolo is not for you for whatever reason I get it don’t purchase one or sell the unit you have. I’ve kissed a few audio toads in my time as well. Concerns duly noted but there comes a point...