I am in the lucky position, to be very happy with my setup (DMP-A6, MA352, 802D4). But for the fun of it I got me a DMP-A6 Master Edition - just to find out, if I would hear the difference. Actually: I can not say. But what I found: Often, when I switch, the newly selected device is (a tiny bit) better. This goes with both devices. I guess this means, that I am not able to hear the difference - I can live with that. But: Do you know this effect, that after switching (anything) the impression is „better“? :) Or is this my positive mindset ;)
PS: I cared a lot so that Volume and all other settings are the same on both - A6 and A6-ME. PPS: If you know any piece of music, where the difference might become obvious, pls let me know.
You are preferring the present to the past.
I’m a huge believer in I have to hear it, and really hear it to even consider spending the money. The biggest impacts are speakers and turntable carts for me, along with digital vs. analog. Pretty much everything else is negligible to my ears.
I had a Eversolo DMP-A6 show up the other day. I like this thing a lot, and the software is excellent. Compared to a few hours of use with some high end devices at my local dealer… it’s better in almost every way. Using local SSD for a 2000 album lossless library, have apple music high resolution, qobuz, sirius, and a few other streaming apps working great.
I’ve been playing it on my office system (BAT VK300xSE integrated with Harbeth P3ESRxd speakers) using the built in DAC over balanced cables to my amp, and it’s dead quiet. I’m using the amp in fixed volume mode and using the volume on the Eversolo.
About to bring it downstairs to plug the digital out into my bigger system DAC to do some a-b, will try analog out compare and digital out compare…
I fully expect to hear zero difference at all. These front ends are that good.
Now that I have it setup I’m going to haul it to my local dealer and do some A-B to an Aurender A20 :-) They have it setup on a big dollar DCS / Wilson system.