The new DMP-A8 is capable of almost everything — and achieving it with the highest level of performance — combining a music streamer, digital audio player, digital to analog converter, and preamplifier all in one device.
Everything here has been designed for a superlative audio experience. An all-in-one player with quad-core processor and 64GB of RAM tailored for lossless music playback. A flagship internal DAC solution with discrete chips for the digital and analog sections. A hybrid power supply to fully isolate the streaming and DAC sections. Resistor to resistor volume control. Flexible and powerful digital signal processing options. Fully balanced circuitry. Rich digital inputs and outputs, including HDMI ARC.
It all comes packaged in a wider aluminum design with large 6-inch touchscreen, convenient app control in addition to a physical BTR-12 remote included, local music management, and access to a wide variety of streaming platforms.
Streaming Services at Your Fingertips
The DMP-A8 directly incorporates popular music services like Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and more. You can also take advantage of numerous high-quality online music services through their third-party apps, including Spotify and Apple Music. Navigate it all directly via DMP-A8's touchscreen, or use the EverSolo app.
Network Streaming
Roon Ready, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, DLNA, and AirPlay are supported by the DMP-A8. High quality music can be streamed from devices on your network, make it simpler to enjoy online music services and easier to playback your favourite songs at home.
Local Library Playback
Eversolo Music Library provides excellent local music playback performance, while also greatly improving your file management. It can add music files from a local hard drive or network storage and automatically retrieve music metadata from the cloud to build a custom music library by matching artists, albums, local CUE files, and more; songs are automatically displayed in categories based on genres, albums, artists and sample rates. This makes it easier than ever to searching through your music library.
Multiple Network Protocols
DMP-A8 not only has two high-speed USB 3.0 ports, an SSD slot for local storage expansion, but also supports NFS, SMB v1/v2/v3, and UP sharing protocols, allowing users to browse and play multimedia content saved on NAS or network drives connected in the same network. Even high data rate DSD512 master files can be played without stuttering, provided your network is stable and up to the task.
Add Your Own Storage
A M.2 NVME 3.0 2280 SSD (solid state drive) slot is built in to allow installation of a solid state drive. The maximum storage is 4TB. Faster, stable, and without noise, this adds flexibility should you be interested in high-quality local music playback.
Media Management System
The DMP-A8 offers a robust media management system that enables editing operations for local hard drive and network storage devices. Copying, pasting, cutting, and deleting are all possible without having to use your computer. The USB OT port can be configured as USB OTG, making it easy to connect a PC to DMP-A8 via USB cable for local file copying and management. Internal SMB sharing functionality allows you to share media files from a connected mobile device or internal SSD to other media playback devices on your network. This effectively means the DMP-A8 itself can be used as a network storage drive, in addition to being used for playback.
CD Playback and Ripping
The DMP-A8 allows for CD playback by connecting a compatible external USB optical disc drive. The built-in CD Rip app adopts a data validation mechanism and error correction function to save audio data from CD losslessly. The application's algorithm intelligently matches CD album and song names (officially released CDs are required), losslessly rips tracks, and automatically generates album and artist info.
Large LCD Touchscreen
Equipped with a large 6" LCD high-definition touchscreen, DMP-A8 is a powerful streaming but remains intuitive to use. Thanks to an exquisite user interface, as well as on-screen touch controls for system settings, local music library management, and third-party app access, it's as smooth and easy to use as your smartphone.
Smart Control App
Android, iPhone, and iPad control apps have been developed for the DMP-A8. In addition to basic playback control and system settings, they also support asynchronous viewing of music library data and menus, which is convenient for music playback and data searching. If you're far away from the DMP-A8, there's no worry — just use the app and its mirroring function to control the streamer using the interface you already know.
VU Meters
Don't just hear your music — enjoy it visually, too. Multiple dynamic VU meter designs elevate DMP-A8 even higher as an enjoyable feature and design polish. A wonderful interactive experience is offered with real-time full-format music display, including DSD.
Aluminum Chassis
DMP-A8 is made of aviation-grade CNC aluminum, creating a stable chassis structure. Enjoy a combination of modern visual appearance and classic build quality, with brushed panels and a frosted anodized body.
EOS Audio Engine
EOS (Eversolo Original Sampling-Rate Audio Engine) has been developed by Eversolo engineers, with the goal of outputting the original sampling rate on the Android operating system. DMP-A8's playback completely bypasses typical Android SC restrictions, enabling the direct audio output of third-party apps such as Apple Music.
Master Recording Playback and Decoding
Almost all ultra-high sampling master recording formats are supported by DMP-A8, including CD-quality formats (FLAC, WAV, APE), DSD512 (.dsf/.dff/.iso/.dst) stereo/multichannel, and MQA.
MQA Full Decoding
DMP-A8 includes MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) technology through USB, Optical, and Coaxial, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.
Hybrid DACs with Separated Digital (AK4191EQ) and Analog (AK4499EX) Sections
DMP-A8 features an industry-leading two-chip DAC solution from AKM, stereo D/A conversion. The design minimizes the effects of digital noise within the analog output, resulting in a perceived improvement in signal to noise ratio. DSD512, PCM768 @32bit, and MQA hardware decoding are supported.
Dual High-Precision Clocks
Much like the upgraded DMP-A6 Master Edition, the DMP-A8 features two ultra-low phase noise Accusilicon femtosecond high-precision clocks for audio decoding circuit (45.1584MHz and 49.152MHz), which correspond to the decoding of 44.1KHz and 48KHz multiplied sampling rates respectively. This effectively suppresses Jitter, ensuring highly accurate conversion and decoding of digital-to-analog audio signals, providing ultra-high dynamic range and resolution for output. Upgraded OPA1612 op-amps with ultra-low noise and low distortion (0.000015% at 1kHZ) further this effect.
Ideal Implementation
Just as — if not more — important as the DAC chips is how they've been implemented in a system. Thanks to EverSolo development engineers' rich experience in analog circuit design, DMP-A8 has a professional-grade calibration and circuit design. The total harmonic distortion ratio which has been measured is -120dB (0.00009%), while signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range are 128dB. These indicators are a core foundation for sound quality.
Flexible and Powerful DSP Functionality
New to DMP-A8 are Digital Signal Processing options. Incorporating a robust DSP module, A8 supports DSP volume control, Parametric EQ, Finite Impulse Response filtering, High Pass and Low Pass filters, loudness enhancement, compressor, and delay. The DSP module supports up to PCM 192Khz. PCM and DISD formats with a sampling rate higher than this will bypass the DSP. DSP is only for internal player, network streaming, optical input, coaxial input, USB input, Bluetooth input and ARC input, and takes effect only when producing analog output.
Abundant Digital Filters
Choose from a variety of digital filter modes in the DAC setting menu to meet different demands and preferences. DMP-A8 features 7 PCM filters and 4 DSD filters from which to select.
Qualcomm QCC5125 Bluetooth Module
In addition to wired inputs, DMP-A8 also features a built-in Bluetooth audio receiver in the form of the Qualcomm QCC5125 module. Thanks to support for the full suite of SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX LL, aptX HD, and LDAC codecs, you'll know you're getting the best possible Bluetooth quality when you pair your mobile phone, tablet, or computer.
XMOS 316 Processor for Format Support
The 3rd generation XMOS 316 has faster speed and better USB bandwidth than previous processors, which ensures lossless transmission for high-definition audio data. The USB output supports DSD512 Native, PCM768@32bit, and MQA full decoding. Optical and Coaxial outputs support DSD64 (DoP) and PCM192@24Bit.
Handpicked Audio Components
The sound quality of DMP-A8 analog output is monitor-level. The primary elements of the audio circuit are excellent, including WIMA capacitors from Germany, NICHCON dedicated audio capacitors, Murata chip capacitor and Omron relays from Japan, TI Audio Operational Amplifiers from the USA, and more. The goal is to provide more authentic and pure sound performance.
Resistor to Resistor (R2R) Volume Control Circuit
A fully balanced analog volume adjustment network composed of precision resistors and relays achieves accurate volume control, effectively suppressing distortion and noise in the analog signal. It also features volume protection, automatically reducing excessive volume to the designated safe level during startup or input interface switching. The incorporation of R2R analog volume control ensures that the DAC can operate at its optimal state continuously.
Fully Balanced Analog Preamplifier
The DMP-A8 is equipped with a high-performance fully balanced preamplifier circuit, supporting XLR and RCA analog inputs. It also features a + 10dB analog gain and, when combined with the R2R analog volume control network, ensures ultra-low noise and distortion for the output.
Dual Power Supply Design with LPS+SPS
In order to eliminate interference and noise between the system circuit and the audio circuit, and to enhance sound purity, separate designs are employed for the power supply of the system and the audio circuit. A linear power supply is composed of a multi-winding toroidal transformer, specifically designed to match the characteristics of analog audio circuits. A high-quality switching power supply is tailored for the system circuit, significantly reducing ripple and magnetic leakage interference, and providing strong support for high-quality digital audio processing. Furthermore, it incorporates a patented smart switching technology for the linear power supply voltage input, enabling compatibility with voltages worldwide without flipping switches.
Rich Inputs and Outputs
DMP-A8 can be used as a digital hub to connect with external high-end DACs by HDMI IIS, USB, optical, and coaxial outputs. As a DAC, it supports a wide range of digital inputs: HDMI eARC for television, two coaxial, two optical, plus USB B input to connect PCs and mobile devices. As a high-performance preamplifier, it supports analog input via XLR and RCA. It also supports aptX HD Bluetooth audio input, making it easy to connect with various digital audio sources. The DMP-A8 can be directly paired with active speakers or power amplifier via analog preamp outputs RCA and XLR. The new Trigger out port can achieve the linkage with power amplifier systems.
HDMI ARC Input
The DMP-A8, equipped with HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) input, can be connected to display devices such as TVs and projectors that have HDMI ARC capability. This allows the separation and transfer of audio signals from the HDMI signal to the DMP-A8, providing your TV with a higher quality sound.
HDMI-IIS Output
DMP-A8 supports IIS output, which can connect to external DACs with IIS input, supporting PCM 768K and DSD512 with the highest sampling rate.
Technical Specifications
- Model: EverSolo DMP-A8
- Display Screen: 6-inch (diagonal) LCD touchscreen
- Internal Memory: 4GDDR4 +64GeMMC
- DAC: ESS AK4191EQ+AK4499EX
- Audio Processor: XMOS XU316
- Op-amp Chip: OPA1612
- Power Supply: High-quality, low-noise linear + digital dual power supply
- SSD (sold separately): M.2 NVME 3.0 2280 protocol, up to 4TB
- Ethernet: RJ-45 (10/100/1000 Mbps)
- WiFi: 2.4G+5G dual band
- Playback and DAC Decoding: Up to stereo DSD512, PCM 768KHz 32Bit, MQA
- Bluetooth Audio Input:
- Qualcomm QCC5125 Bluetooth module, BT5.0
- Supports SBC/AAC/aptX/aptX LL/aptX HD/LDAC Bluetooth protocol
- USB (USB-A x 2, USB-C) Audio Input:
- USB Audio Compatibility: Windows (7, 10), Mac, Android, iOS
- Support up to stereo DSD512, PCM 768KHz 32Bit, MQA
- Optical/Coaxial Audio Input: Up to stereo PCM 192KHz 24Bit, DSD64 Dop and MQA
- Optical/Coaxial Audio Output: Up to stereo PCM 192KHz 24Bit, DSD64 Dop and MQA
- HDMI ARC: Up to stereo PCM 192KHz 24Bit
- IIS Audio Output: Support up to stereo DSD512, PCM 768KHz 32Bit
- Analog Audio Outputs:
- XLR Output:
- Output level: 4.2V
- Frequency response: 20Hz~20KHz(±0. 25dB)
- Dynamic range: > 128dB
- SNR: >128dB
- THD+N: <0.00009%(-120dB) @A-wt
- Crosstalk: >-121dB
- RCA Output:
- Output level: 2.1V
- Frequency response: 20Hz~20KHz (±0.25dB)
- Dynamic range: > 125dB
- SNR: >125dB
- THD+N: <0.00010%(-119dB)@A-WT
- Crosstalk: >-121dB
- Power Input: AC 110~240V 50/60Hz
- Rated Power: 16W
What's Included
- DMP-A8
- power cable
- USB cable
- screwdriver
- user manual
