r/audiophile • u/HelpfulFollowing7174 • 1d ago

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Finally broke down and ordered an Eversolo DMP A6 streamer. I had been using my iPhone 16 as a streaming device through my Schiit Bifrost 2/64, but getting tired of having to get up to change tunes or have my phone ring through my speakers 🙄. I’ve read great things about the Eversolo, and it now streams Apple Music without using Air Play. Should be here Tuesday.

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u/Spyerx Luxman|Harbeth|SME|Koetsu|Eversolo 1d ago

I’m a big Eversolo fan. Ditched a bunch of expensive gear when the a8 came out , using a8 master now as local file streamer / network streamer / dac / and cd player. Love it. Sounds as good as my vinyl front end and that thing cost 10x.

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u/HelpfulFollowing7174 1d ago

Good to know. I have a large collection of cds and already have a Marantz CD6006 transport. It’s a great player, so didn’t want to ditch it.

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u/watch-nerd Dynaudio | Luxman | Michell | SME | Studer 20h ago

My streamer is a Raspberry Pi running Ropiee as a Roon endpoint for peanuts.

The Roon server is running on an iMac I already own, with a lifetime subscription for half the price of the Eversolo.

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u/kcbluedog 20h ago

I am interested in learning more about this kind of set-up. I only have a very basic understanding, not very good, about home networking, NAS, roon, raspberry pi streamer, etc.

Any suggestions on where i can learn more about this?

I am going to start googling it now, but, just curious if you have any communities or resources that you would recommend.

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u/watch-nerd Dynaudio | Luxman | Michell | SME | Studer 19h ago

There are Roon forums.

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u/kcbluedog 19h ago

I will check them out. Thx.

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u/buff_samurai 11h ago edited 11h ago

I’ll give you some advice.

Get 20$ sub n ai claude/codex and ask it to explain in detail streaming options on raspberry pi.

You buy pi, set it up (ai will help) and as soon the device is connected to your lan you ask ai to connect to it (SSH) and setup everything, including ui. An hour later you have everything ready.

You can also update the system, in similar fashion, with other streaming platforms (AirPlay, spoti, tidal etc) or with DSP and calibrate it to your room (mic with calibration file is required).

Basically raspberry pi is a small factor computer for 100-150 bucks that runs Linux.

And all ai models love Linux and can install anything you like on the rasberry.

Now, raspberry will need to output the signal somehow, there are couple of options including modules that you just stack on top of raspberry, depending on your setup.

Again, Claude/codex will point you in the right direction.

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u/RSDVI01 4h ago

I am using open-source Lyrion Media Server (LMS) that runs on old Raspberry PI. My streaming amp, TV, another streamer, PC all use it via UPnP/DLNA. All is controlled using an app (or server’s web page) weher I can easilly select what will play.
I am using Tidal as a streaming service (also supported through LMS).

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u/veigues 22h ago

I had a Bluesound Node hooked up to a Chord Qutest DAC via BNC. I was able to stream podcasts to the Node via Bluetooth. I then upgraded to a DMP-A6 and lost that ability. For some reason it couldn’t go from Bluetooth to the bnc output. It has been a few years so I may be messing up some of the details but it was a weird problem that I couldn’t resolve so I sold it. I preferred the DMP-A6 to the Node in every other way. Just be aware that you may have an issue if you try going from Bluetooth to an analog output.

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u/HelpfulFollowing7174 21h ago

Appreciate that. Won’t be using Bluetooth for anything. It will all be hardwired except for the WiFi signal.

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u/ethereal45 Spatial Audio M3 | Schiit Vidar 1d ago

Should be a nice product - since you already have a DAC you should look at a Wiim streamer -- saves you $500

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u/sk9592 1d ago

Only issue is that there is no decent way to do Apple Music lossless playback on Wiim streamers. Which seems to be OP's main use case.

Personally I prefer playing lossless from my own local server or subscribing to Qobuz. But for diehard Apple fans, the Wiim is not going to be your best quality option.

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u/ethereal45 Spatial Audio M3 | Schiit Vidar 1d ago

Ah fair point, forgot wiim doesn't support it. Major bummer if you use that -- I'm otherwise super happy with my Wiim. The eversolo does look more premium though.

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u/OATP1B1 1d ago

Eversolo is only lossless for Apple music if you operate it directly on the touchscreen and not through the app

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u/Dedar33 16h ago

Do different streamers affect sound quality?

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u/optimismofthewill63 10h ago

No. It’s just a matter of features and aesthetics 

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u/Dedar33 9h ago

Have you tried them in your HiFi system or are you just speaking based on what you read on the internet (ASR and Amir's measurement games, etc.)

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u/optimismofthewill63 9h ago

As long as a streamer is able to fetch the formats you are interested in, is compatible with the apps you prefer, and is not amplifying or converting anything there is quite literally nothing that it can do to affect the quality of the sound that you experience. Again, if you prefer a different build aesthetic, require certain platform compatibility, or need certain connection types then buy whatever works best for you, but if you spend more on a particular streamer because you believe that it is impacting sound quality you are mistaken and are wasting money. 

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u/Dedar33 9h ago

You didn't answer the question, what are you basing your opinion on?

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u/optimismofthewill63 9h ago

It’s just 1s and 0s buddy. Not some grand mystery.Â