Thank you Kenrick.

Thanks very much, I can’t answer everything but if it’s what do products do I try and find out and answer on YT.

Thank you and yes it is. I just watched one reviewer and the guy said it’s the equal of the Lumin u2 mini in the Eversolo review, then when he reviews the pricier Lumin u2 afterwards, he says the u2 mini is slightly better than this Eversolo. I despair for Eversolo who want their product properly represented. This sort of stuff really gets my back up.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Understandable. I just came across that review in question and I am just about to watch it. I've got a cold beer in hand to calm my nerves just in case. ;) I suppose he may have changed his mind after spending more time with the two streamers? However, he should mention the original review then and the process of how/why he changed his mind. I really do appreciate your honesty and directness. Trying to appease everyone never works in the long run.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Okay, I just finished watching both videos. He did say in the original review that the Eversolo matched the U2 Mini in sound quality. Then in the newest video he said the U2 Mini was slightly better than the Eversolo. Perhaps he changed his mind after spending more time with two? Anyways, he should have explained his process of why/how he changed his mind. He never did.

@@yippie6862 I agree not naming names. That’s why I was thinking scripting is so important because I can look back on my past scripts and see what I said. He may have changed his mind but it’s easy to take the dim view if there is apparent contradiction. You are right he should cover it off. I think you can continue to appease everyone if you stick with only reviewing the products that compete of those brands that support you and their bad ones go on patreon and people need to support that too. If you just get every product in and try to review it well the reviewer deserves to be sussed out, especially when so blatant. I essentially look at it as trying to limit the chances I don’t contradict myself with the products I get, but if I reach a threshold where a product is so much better I will say (eg versus cxn v2j and hope the relationship against the negative commented brand product stands up. Essentially i don’t want to pick every product as some click bait exercise but what is very good with due diligence. Too many reviewers review too much gear they don’t believe in. The people watching to meet a need to buy don’t get this all and unfortunately they haven’t checked out what’s going on and it’s terrible that hifi companies send products to those reviewers who do that. The smart people always prevail and will prevail.

Interestingly your can find a comparison to the Mercury streamer here; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8dknZZnv9i1Zps.html According to the reviewer, the Eversolo comes out on top.

@@mortimersnerd1348Yes, the iiWi Review of the Eversolo is what got my attention to it in the first place. Had purchased my Mercury streamer partly due to his review of it. Round and round! Honestly, with some improvements with a lps and better cabling for the Mercury, the Eversolo still might not sound right for a system if it ends up not pairing with it as well. Might not end up to be that great a delta? Still really like the Mercury (especially after some hardware/software tweaks that I’ve done). But I’m going to try the Eversolo and compare when I’m ready to make that move.

Cool, thanks very much

Where did you get it from ?

Good for you but I'm not paying 50% price hike for the features I might not found beneficial at all, for me personally.

How do you know all this out of interest.

Thanks for this. That's a very welcome news, indeed. I might be one of those who would welcome remote just because I'm sometimes a little lazy to pull up the smartphone, but I get your angle, remote is pretty much redundant in this case. I just checked their forum and saw the remote will be an optional extra for additional $$. 4TB SSD is also fantastic option to have for us with a little bigger music libraries. :)

@@drazenbabich Thank you, found it. There's also an updated post by the Admin on DMP-A6, more summarized by update categories. The latest firmware is Ver 1.1.46.

Ok cheers too

Interesting. I have a Cambridge CXN at the moment but I’m tempted by this. I’d want a remote, well just because and the ability to add 4TB of storage, wow! 😳

Thanks Andre, I’m gonna do another non monetised artist focus video like the one I did on four tet with the real music tracks I like from zero 7. Not very popular which I find odd for hifi channel if people are meant to like music - maybe not many people like electronics, but I like sharing music tastes to spread the love.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I'm fairly new to the hifi thing, and as much as I support the quest for quality audio, it was pretty clear from the get-go that there's audiophiles, and then there's *heads* -- those groups don't overlap much in my experience. Glad your channel is an exception to the rule!

Yup, shame they didn't produce more material as Zero 7 over the years. I agree about Garden but the first two still stick out, blow everything else back in their day including Air out of the water :) Simple Things is still my go-to even after all these years. Here in New Zealand we were lucky to be able to buy the Australian double CD version with the most extras on it back in 2001. That album is one of the most famous releases in this genre and most known, setting the path and direction for many bands that followed same or similar style. Cheers.

Let us know what you think of it when you get it with any comparisons. Sure will help people out. 😀👍🔉

Thanks, I just hope they keep the price as is and keep the direct selling model because it’s a really good way of being competitive which benefits us all. Prices need to come down in hifi not go up and like Hegel recently reduced amp prices.

A SUBLIME 5 STAR REVIEW FOR A 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 OUSTANDING QUITE BRILLIANT SPEC'D PRICED PRODUCT, CAMBRIDGE NEED TO STEP UP..

Eversolo is probably an even more capable streamer if you use HQ player 4/5 version through it. Then you can say wow, what a sound. Even the monkey realizes this.

Thanks Tony, that’s good info. Radio Paradise MQA streams would be great on this streamer.

Perhaps a VPN.

How is the sound from the cxn v2 compared with the node x? Which sounds warmer and is forgiven for poorc recordings

It has gold coloured badges and lighting I saw. Will be interesting how it compares.

It currently sells for cca US$450 more than standard edition, so not exactly a small price hike.

@Drazen Babich to be fair a femto clock, if a good one, might be worth it. And gold badges! what more could the discerning audiophile want! '

@@jimfarrell4635 LOL, if you're willing to dish out 50% for those features (including "salivating audiophile's gold color") - go for it 🙂

Well they still have a LOT of issues to iron out. They threw this out on the streets without testing too much. Go look at their updates and see all the issues they have been working on. I see a lot of them issues on my 1.4 firmware. If they don't fix them with their 1.5 update; I'll send mine back to them.

Thanks Ken , it definitely is night and day as he likes to say

Cool I hope my one was useful in being honest about how good this is, to help you buy? It doesn’t surprise me re Naim. I don’t get Naim. I did try the supernait 3 unofficially and guess which type of brand was its equal and much cheaper - a Chinese made amp. It’s a trend in hifi and I frankly want to review as much Chinese stuff as I can.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Yep your review did swing it for me & I did comment on your 2nd review of the Eversolo that it was the best & most informative better than the darko review. Did you find the Eversolo to be very much tuned to the voice or to say that voices are very pronounced & forward in the presentation? Also what speakers would you pair it with ?

I didn’t find it forward. It depends on recordings really, which is a sign of a good streaming dac. I pair it with my pmc’s but own choice is obviously personal preference.

Thank you too. Gonna keep doing recs and another short video on zero7. After all what it’s all about.

Yes!!

Thanks , if I helped you Rob consider a donation or superthanks as 13th note is always on the precipice

Thanks Bob

Is that because you're not happy with the Node and the Mojo, or because you have seen this review.?

Yes I always advocate trying it first as much as is possible . Reviews are for a shortlist and to confirm your own view. As much as it’s nice people agree with my view you still have to affirm or reject other peoples opinions - well I always would.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I have Bluesound Node 130 and I've tried a few Dacs, Qutest, MoJo, Mojo 2 and a couple of Topping Dacs and none of were worth to me upgrading for. In my system the Node just sounds lovely.

@Ron Lysons I like them both I feel the A6 is a 1 box Solution. a better streamer and dac. I will let the summer pass check more reviews and see.

My experience was different when I compared the mojo 2 with the Node2i after playing with the adjustments I noticed a 20- 25 % increase in clarity and separation.

Always make your mind up yourself on trying with a good returns policy. Reviews are for recommendations to try or a shortlist

Thanks Stu. Hope all is going well down under.

Thank you.

Thanks Dennis, I’m from Essex which has a bad reputation with ‘Essex girls’ which is quite funny lol, but I don’t have much of a British dialect like Geordie (Newcastle), Scouse (Liverpool) , Yorkshire, and the West Country accent are some of the strongest British ones. Best wishes to you too. 😀🎼🔉🇬🇧

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Also, wonderful recommendation of Zero 7. Streaming now and loving the textures and music space it creates. Good one my friend!

I only need a transport, but it has to sound better than my Raspberry, witsh sounds as good as the IFi streamer. Thas this one sounds better as transport than the IFi streamer?

But if you just want tv audio and don’t care about using the TV’s remote to control volume, you can still use the digital out (spdf) from the tv to the Eversolo. E-ARC would be preferred, but still a reasonable solution.

@@dannyfannyfoodle True. And with the optical Toslink audio out you get the advantage of using both the stereo speakers for main sound and effects, and the TV speakers for the more enhanced dialogue. I am one of many who doesn't use centre speakers in my hifi setup, only two stereo speakers and the Sub, without ability to hear the direct TV sound (even though via lower quality built in TV speakers) the dialog is challenging and muted. I used to have HDMI-ARC into RCA converter for my YAmaha R-N803D, now only using the Toslink via 1-to-2 splitter out of SPDF port on the TV, one cable into stereo receiver, one into wireless headpones charging stand/receiver.

This seems to be a great piece of kit at a killer price. I currently have the version 3 of the Bluesound Node and all reviews suggest that the Eversolo has better sound quality and a lot more functionality except that I want to connect my TV and just use the TV remote for volume control. I do not want to have to get out my phone to change the volume. Is there a workaround with the Eversolo? I also like the subwoofer functions on the Bluesound.

@@rogercollingwood8234 While it’s definitely better in almost every way than the Node, the active bass management available through Bluesound is THE killer feature that you’re not going to find on many other devices - other than other NAD/Bluesound products. Now, I do believe you can activate both the XLR and RCA outputs on the Eversolo simultaneously thereby allowing you to connect your sub or subs, you won’t be able to high pass them. Regarding remote capability, Eversolo has released a simple, basic remote that will allow you to control volume w/o having to reach for your phone. It has all the basic functions covered and is super handy. But, it’s not HDMI ARC. So you’ll have to fiddle with multiple remotes. Not a deal breaker, but E ARC is another killer feature. So it depends on what you think you can live with. I think for a mixed AV music system, I’d be happy with the Node and would find its feature set worth any sonic compromise. For an audio only music system; the Eversolo is where it’s at.

I never liked the Bluesound Node. Got rid of it ages ago in favour of an ifi Zen One signature, which I stream to over humble bluetooth and it sounds leagues better than the Node ever did!

There is a vid on the cxn v2 but it’s proximate to the time I made it, this product trumps it.

Thank you, I don’t usually big myself up this way (I’m British lol) but …..who else does 3d graphics in their intros like I do.

d+a90/dx9 would be better since theyre dedicated dac, dont know if theres expensive portable amp but m17 def benefit from good/better amplification

Thanks too from a sunny Sussex day in the UK atm

Ps please do feedback on KZfaq comments on this video Dan how it sounds versus your Naim gear as I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts and I’m sure loads of others too 😀

Dan, I know Steve Huff reviews a lot of equipment, but I'm curious why you don't trust him? I purchased a pair of speakers from him last year and found him to be a genuine, nice guy who appreciates a good setup.

You got it! I really do love the Naim in my current use case as I think it’s highly intuitive, flexible, and sounds fantastic! But I originally chose it over some other separate streamers because I could use its built-in amplification during the summer months to avoid heating up my listening room. But the hiss is just more than I can stand. I briefly tried the iFi Zen Stream and the Cambridge CXN V2 and had similar thoughts to yours about the Cambridge. I was also not thrilled about the lackluster screen resolution and build quality. I had hoped to ultimately use the Cambridge as a transport and upgrade to an external DAC (something you cannot do with the Naim), but it was just too much of a step backwards in build quality and usability. This Eversolo may not be quite on par with the Naim with regard to build, but it sure does seem to do everything I need. And based on your assessment, perhaps I won’t need to upgrade to an external DAC for some time, if at all. That is going to be the most interesting comparison - to see how the Eversolo’s internal DAC compares to the Naim’s as I have come to the conclusion that the Burr Brown DAC in the Naim is pretty stellar, all things considered. I’ll report back - thanks again for such a thoughtful, high production value review!

@@dannyfannyfoodle thanks Dan again. Btw this eversolo is every bit the build of naim when I had the supernait 3. In fact panels if anything meet each other more precisely and alu just as good.

Hi Murray, I haven’t heard the others but defo hidden orchestra. I love the archipelago album and my fav track is called hushed. I love the way that track builds and builds, the melody and all those percussive instruments and strings. Will check out others. Thanks for suggestions 🔉🎼😀

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks for replying so soon, Simon. I have four Hidden Orchestra albums and they are all fantastic! May I suggest trying Midnight Radio, Dolores and Beleid albums from Bohren and der Cub of Gore. They are all fairly minimalist jazz. And as for the Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, may I suggest Here Be Dragons or From the Stairwell. Enjoy!

Probably not

Thanks very much. I might try and get the Node X. I doubt it’s in this league tbh because most of the people I’ve spoken too say the difference between node 2021 and node x is slight.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 that is the opposite from what I have heard. I'm 100% sure though that you are more into this.

Can I ask who out of interest

@@13thnotehifireviews7 here are two: 1) Darko Audio kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bL59ltiT28C-no0.htmlsi=NMCrWiTrJPXF0hEI&t=795 2) Steve Huff kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nM9klZuIq9bGqI0.htmlsi=Nit2xazravjTUM1K&t=386 I have linked the wrap-up but the videos are well worth watching them in total

Thank you David.

Ps please let us know how it performs relative to other streamers with your 390

@@13thnotehifireviews7 will do.

Thank you but how can I know when I’ve never tried that audiolab

I won’t but I did an app guide part 2.

This is meant for good hifi, nodes and their dacs are not in the same league.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks for the reply. Great channel ,keep on ! 🙂

That’s on the radar definitely.

Thanks very much. Yes used with PMC but also some Kef ls50 meta and arendal 1761 bookshelf s speakers. It’s a great component. 😀🎶🔊

Iceland or Romania Lol! People never have a clue about British accents.

Patreon please

Thanks but I covered this all in my video. Please watch it all.

Friend dont waste your time and resources on the zen stream, this is another class streamer 🎉🎉

I don’t think it ever is Jim…..probably

Thanks very much. Actually thinking about it, I’d recommend watching the Steve huff review

Thanks Tim, you just drag and drop in your Mac finder app whatever they call it

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks, Simon - I was thinking more about the interface on the DMP A6 for connecting the Mac and the A6 together... I assume the A6 will appear as a network share in the Finder? I can't wait to put music server software behind me... When accessing files stored on the nVME drive, do you get all the album artwork and metadata..?

You don’t need to connect the Mac together, as explained type ip address and drag and drop. Yes you do get metadata and album artwork

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks, I'd have them Ethernetted together. Would really appreciate a walkthrough in the next video!

Thank you. It’s often just a balance thing. People say they are better. Sometimes, other times not. It depends how conventional psu works and its quality. I tend to think generally they just guild the lily, as if a brand thinks it makes an improvement then they’d sell an aftermarket psu. That’s not to say tastes differ…..

I think it was 2tb when I reviewed it but it’s now I think 4tb but I’d go on the eversolo forum for up to date info.

Thank you. It doesn’t unfortunately. You can connect them up to the speaker output terminals of your amp like with the rel subs though. See my rel video I did if you don’t know about this.

Thank you too Clarice.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Simon thanks for clearing up how I can pass music from KZfaq music. If I can call it up directly from the streamer would be an advantage. We also have a LG Bar, so we are ok on the TV side. For me, it is how to get the KZfaq service easily and out of internal stored media.

@@clarice1001nights I don't use YT music or android tablets etc Clarice but if you are using an ipad / ios device you can airplay2 to it as one work around. I think it might be trickier if you use YT music in an android device. There doesn't appear to be YT music as a selectable app to choose in the list of selectable apps in the A6 menu, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is updateable or if Eversolo do update it. You can usb-c android devices to the USB-C input this Eversolo has though!

​@@clarice1001nights Couldn't you steam youtube using your TV then send it through the Eversolo using an optical cable?

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Electricity full-time for every audiovisual device I own? I will take that into consideration. Buying a used iPad would be cheaper. I hope Eversolo can address this question. Simon, I would be so grateful if you could ask your contacts about this. There are quite a few people like me running around.

I don’t think you can Andre, there isn’t a toggle setting to flip through different display modes

@@13thnotehifireviews7 okay, thanks -- still looks like a great streamer!

Thank you. Try it and see what you prefer.