Eversolo Streamer Help!

I was an early adopter of the DMP A8. With the AKM DAC, the sound was wonderful and I was really happy. Especially as I could make adjustments via my mobile device, screencast etc. It was fun, functional and sounded great.

Then came the firmware upgrades... 1st one went ok... a few stumbling blocks, but I could figure it out. The second major firmware upgrade disconnected both iPhone and android remote connections. I tried to roll back to previous fw - unsuccessful.

So I lived with the inconvenience, even though I was starting to get grumpy, hoping that the next fw, or the one thereafter might fix the issues. Despite logging various complaints with Eversolo direct and on social media - no response.

Then... the last straw came when I started streaming high def FLAC and DSD files from my server to the A8. The Eversolo just could not buffer and handle the large files quick enough - and it stuttered and broke up continuously - making any listening impossible. 

So, I sold it for a few hunded $ and bought a Lumin U2. What an incredible device. Not a single issue, not in software or hardware performance. Seamless performance and high quality.

IMO Eversolo is a brand where you buy - check that it works and then not do any updates ever.

The biggest risk happens with every update - you just dont know whats going to happen...

Exactly.   I have been saying this for about two years....got flamed here by all the fan boys , but it's true.    Eversolo is terrible at implementing updates, there is always collateral damage with another feature or function.   

Best to turn Auto Update off.   

Say what you want about Bluesound,   I have never experienced any issues like you see here and on the Eversolo forums.  

I have been telling my Dad to replace his A6 with an Innuos or Aurender.   Any more issues and he probably will.   I turned auto update off on his and no problems , fingers crossed.  

Actually,  Eversolo should be a brand you don't buy.....  

The brand name literally means alone forever. Just sayin’ 

@dtgunn365 please let us know how it goes. Whether you get a refund or a replacement DMP-A8. Thankfully, others on here who have an A6 or A8 have provided some troubleshooting tips (the one about increasing the time of sample rate latency sounds intriguing - worth a try, or resetting the A8 to how it was out of the box and then turning off firmware updates) and they provided a link to the distributor in the U.S. for you to contact instead of exchanging imperfect Google Translate messages with Eversolo in China. 

I’d be curious if anyone else could try setting up a user playlist in Tidal or Qobuz with about 30 tracks like the OP and see if their A8 has any issues playing it back. 

Good luck. 

I’m glad to hear @oddiofyl was able to get his dad’s A6 working again. 

Given that you spent about $2K on the Eversolo, I wonder if you might be happier in the long run with buying something like an Aurender N150 or Innuos Stream 1 with the options you need for about double that amount - and never looking back. We all like the idea of a "giant killer", but at the end of the day, ease of use, and peace of mind for the long term are worth something. 

Moonwatcher, et. al., I have two people I am going to reach out to; the Amazon Seller and the distributor. I will let the tread know how that goes.

I am also planning to move the -A8 close enough to my router to try an Ethernet cable. While my confidence of this as a fix is not high it is at least as a test worth trying.

I am committed to doing the playlists as it is scratching a seventy year itch. If all else fails I will have to eat the $2K+ loss and try to move (up?) on.

PS I sure would not the one man Eversolo phone answerer's job!