Upgrade Suggestions please

@maprik - then worth trying the A6’s SPDIF output. You can get a surprisingly very good SPDIF coax cable that is very reasonable- Canare  CV-77S terminated in Canare 75 ohm rca plugs. It’s surprising that many cables sold as 75 ohm cables mess it up with terminations that aren’t 75 ohm terminations. This is why I believe all 75 ohm digital interfaces should have BNC connectors. 

@maprik There’s lots of info all over on AGone forums in getting a digital set up on par with vinyl.  The whole chain needs to be tip top. Just like a Turn table, tone arm, needle, phono pre are needed for vinyl.

These are the basic parts.

A good quality audio switch with a good PSU.

High quality ethernet cables and'or optical ones.

Ethernet filtration (Network Acoustics or the like).

Mid to high end DAC

High end streamer.

Quality Shielded cables/connects.

Digital is susceptible to noise and the goal is to avoid it

If you like your eversolo go with the a 10 model.  Enjoy the hunt.i have the a8 and 10 so far trouble free.

 

 

maprik OP

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03-07-2026 at 06:29pm 

@zavato The Eversolo A6 does not have AES out. The A8 does. Maybe worth upgrading? 
 

no it’s not. There’s no benefit in AES connection in a streamer if the streamer clock is worse than DAC clock. 
It’s worth cleaning up Ethernet (basic stuff) and use high quality Ethernet cable. A good USB and power cord on DAC will improve sound. 

I'm using the TP-Link battery powered wifi to the A6. No ethernet. Just the Supra Excalibur USB to the Merason DAC1 MkII. I don't think my digital side is noisy. Background is blacker than black. Imaging is deep and expansive. Tones are crystal clear. But its a little anemic compared to vinyl. I think i just need to accept that its gonna be that way unless I dump 5 figures more into my streamer which I don't really want to do.