We have seen TSS technology, if you will, incorporated in the Mk2 and I am confident that such future advances will be put in the current DAC. It is plausible that a stand alone TSS will never happen,
but if you get 90% of a super DAC at one third the cost, most people will be content with that value equation.
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Have you thought about ripping them? very easy to do. I am sure the MU2 should play the files.
Yes, thatās a plan. Have to get, and like, the MU2 first.
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If you donāt like it I want to be first in line to take it off your hands.
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Roger that. I appreciate the backup but this is my choice put in motion by a very good friend of mineš.
Iāve done my research as well and think this a very good move. I was going to go upscale on the DAC but this resolves my stream dream as well. Good things come from small packages.
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There; I fixed it for you.
Congratulations.
Looking forward to hearing your listening impressionsā¦
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The All New And Improved DMP-A10 has been released to the world marketplace!
Just checking to see if you all were paying attention. 
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Steve, Iām quite pleased with the RS130 hardware platform. It sounds wonderful; I can find no criticism of it. HiFi Roseās failing is in using their parent companyās point of sale software architecture to make a user app for music. I can understand why they may have thought of that as a good idea economically and in using the SW talent they already have, but frankly the result is subpar for a product at even 1/2 its price. Clumsy music management, non intuitive, interminable scan and rescan times. If a person doesnāt have an alternative like Roon or Mconnect with MinimServer, I can see where theyād be pretty ticked at having spent good dollars for something that has a front end that looks like it was built by amateurs. Itās the hardware, not the software, that makes the Rose products worth having.
Overall, how cost effective do you feel it is investing in upgrades of the streaming chain compared with elsewhere like a DAC or the vinyl chain for instance?
Based on the reviews Iām seeing, I am going to wait and, probably, go with the Eversolo DMP-A8 (if I go with Eversolo) as I will be using both the DAC and well as server and the DAC in the A8 seem definitely superior to the A6.
The DMP A8 is a well-designed machine, it does not suffer from the SW problems that are unsatisfactory in some devices, furthermore the sound quality is at the highest levels. In addition, it is equipped with a very precise true R2R analog preamp and a well-thought-out digital DSP. Of course, perfection doesnāt exist, but this comes very close. It could be better? Maybe yes, but at what cost? Better results will probably be obtained with separate and specific devices.
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I am upgrading my Eversolo DMP-A6 music streamer by adding the LPS (Beatechnik LPS-A6 linear power supply).
I have Apple music lossless ā Denafrips Iris12th ā denafrips Pontus II 12th-1 ā Parasound 2100 preamp ā 2 parasound 2125v2 run like Monoblocks by using only 1 channel of each amp (no bridging) ā Goldenear Brx and 2 sealed subwoofers
I have auditioned the $5k HifiRose RS150, $20k-$26k innous statement with Nextgen external power supply.
I hope that the LPS will give me an improvement even though I already have a DDC Denafrips Iris 12th.
I can spare $285 for the LPS because itās way less expensive than Innuous or Hifi Rose with a linear power supply ($2700 HIfi Rose RS250A, $4k Innuous pulse , innuous statement with Nextgen external power supply costs $20k-$26k)
And the Innuous cannot play native Apple Music lossless/hi-res lossless.
Keep us informed on your impressions of the LPS. Iām upgrading my DAC soon so any LPS upgrade of my Master Edition is on the back burner for now.
Also did this and I cannot hear a difference.
There may be a difference, but my ears or my system cannot discern/resolve it.
I have heard tales of an upgraded power supply having more of an impact if you use the internal DAC, vs using the DMP-A6 strictly as a transport, but i donāt know that thereās consensus on that.
(DMP-A6 > USB to Matrix X-SPDIF 2 > AES/EBU to Pontus II ā¦ also tried I2S)
I can tell you that the difference between A6 and A8 is notable in favor of the latter, both if you use the machines as a pure player and using them with the internal DAC. Furthermore, for those who want to use the A8 with the preamp on board directly at the power amp, it is truly a valid alternative to a separate preamp. Then, in addition, the DSP is a real must. The power supply of the A8 is very refined and designed specifically, in my opinion better than the optional one offered for the A6. Ultimately, the A6 remains an excellent machine at a low price, while the A8 can be considered a definitive streamer/music server capable of competing with others of much greater cost. The App is well designed and works very well, and itās not for everyone (even for the A6)
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yep, Iām guessing thatās very true.
The other streamer Iām curious about is the new one from Denafrips, the Arce. (I think there might be a thread on it? Or at least a mention somewhere around here. Too many fora to keep track of!)
Still not āRoon-ready,ā but can be used as a Roon bridge. But it also supports HQPlayer NAA, which Iād love if the Eversolo did. No idea if the sound quality would improve at all once it becomes Roon ready, but Iām not rushing out to buy one at the present time.
Iād like to hear (or read about) the A8 with some active ATC speakers. Probably a pretty sweet minimal systemā¦
Hello, it could be a great match with your excellent ATCsā¦ Its volume knob offers a nice physical resistance and since it has an R2R volume control, you can hear the click of the analogue relays. This is a stepped volume control that can work in 0.5 or 1 dB increments and is illuminated with small LEDs so you can see it in the dark. I tried connecting it to my Levinson xlr power amp with unexpected results. For example, there is none of that coldness that is generally typical of the output circuits of DACs with operational amplifiers, quite the contrary, excellent reconstruction of the instruments and the sensation of three-dimensionality is truly remarkable. A true analog preamp as it is.
PS my speakers are the Martin Logan ESL9
I have the Eversolo DMP-A6 and I use an external preamp by Parasound 2100 and I can say that Parasound sounds better than the Eversoloās volume knob.
My Music audio chain:
Apple music lossless ~~ Eversolo DMP-A6 via usb ~~ Denafrips Iris 12th (ddc) via I2S ~~ Denafrips Pontus II 12th-1 (dac) via rca ~~ Parasound 2100 via rca ~~ 2 Parasound 2125v2 stereo amps (no bridging, 2nd channel on each amp is unused) each powering only 1 speaker like 2 monoblock amps ~~ 2 GoldenEar BRX speakers (AMT ribbon tweeter) and 2 sealed subwoofers
I believe it, but Iām talking about the dmp a8 which has the R2R volume.