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Review Eversolo T8 streaming transport – “Blinded By The Light”

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Pros

  • High quality digital signal out
  • Can host almost every streaming or radio service available
  • Storage expandable up to 16Tb for digtital music files

Cons

  • Inconsistencies between Eversolo app and touch screen operations
  • Clean, calm, but somewhat demure sound
  • Essential options hidden in the software at illogical places

Price: € 1380

Build quality
Usability
Sound
Price

Conclusion

Eversolo provides a software platform that allows them to accommodate every conceivable streaming service which also plays music on an Android phone. The most common and largest streaming services are integrated into their software by Eversolo, including Apple Music which is missing from almost every other platform. If you prefer to use the Connect services of Qobuz and Tidal, these are also present.

The whole experience is provided by a sleek device with a huge, responsive touchscreen. At the back, all common digital outputs are present. All outputs deliver similar sound quality, nothing has been skimped on.

The Eversolo T8 comes with 64Gb of storage. This is expandable to 16Tb, so the T8 can also effectively serve as a music server for your digital files. This is a strong plus.

The software looks nice, but there are quite a few rough edges. A bit more attention could be paid to consistency rather than offering bling-bling. In too many places, you can do more or less the same thing, and in other places options are missing, which will be confusing for many users.

The biggest annoyance is the difference in functionality between the Eversolo app and the touch screen. You have to figure it all out on your own, which is not very user-friendly. For daily music playback, using a streaming service or your own library, it works smoothly and you find your way quickly.

A streaming transport does not itself produce sound, but it does have an impact on the audio waves hitting your eardrums, as the comparison shows. The characteristic of the Eversolo T8 is that the soundstage radiates calmness, but it also gets a bit demure.

For whom

The Eversolo T8 is one of the few, if not the only option for those who prefer using Apple Music or Amazon HD and want to integrate these services into the HiFi set in a high-quality manner. In addition, it is a very nice offer for those that appreciate visual feedback when listening to music.

The Eversolo T8 is a suitable streaming transport for amplifiers with DAC in the price range under 5,000 euros. DAC implementations in amplifiers are getting better and better, and the Eversolo can offer the level of quality required.

Conclusion

The Eversolo T8 is a solid streaming transport. The price is matching for the quality offered. The Eversolo T8 focuses strongly on providing a visually appealing experience on the large touchscreen.

Eversolo's software platform offers perhaps the widest selection of streaming services of all streaming platforms, but it does have some ergonomic shortcomings in the software. These should be addressed.

The impact on the sound quality can best be described as composed, detailed, yet somewhat demure. All digital outputs are of the same high quality. Care has clearly been taken to provide a high quality digital signal.

Type test
Single Test
Inputs
  • Streamer ethernet
  • Streamer wifi
  • Bluetooth
Outputs
  • Digital Coaxial
  • Digital Optical
  • Digital AES
  • Digital USB
Product type
Streamer
Max samplingrate
768 kHz
Max bit depth
32 bit
Weight
4.5 Kg
Dimensions
  • Width: 31.5 cm
  • Depth: 23 cm
  • Height: 8.8 cm
Production country
China

Winkels met Eversolo

Grotestraat 23
5931 CS Tegelen, NL
Breestraat 146-148
2311CX Leiden, Zuid Holland, NL
Strandlaan 281
8670 Koksijde, BE
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Peter Arbeek
5 months ago

Dank voor deze fijne review. Helder en to the point. Ik heme altijd algevraagd wat de geluidsmatige invloed is van een transport op de rest van de keten.
Zelf heb ik momenteel een Aurender a100 met een Leema Tucana II en de Raidho X1 (met dank aan Jaap voor de destijds mini review van de speakers)
Bekabeling is Shunyata en Crystal Cable. Na het beluisteren van de Denafrips Pontus 15 zit ik er sterk aan te denken on deze in mijn setup te plaatsen en de a100 enkel als transport the beluisteren. Dan rijst dus de vraag in hoeverre de a100 invloed heeft op het totale geluidsbeeld. Het mooie van de Eversolo en de a100 is dat ze een interne opslag hebben en zodanig als server dienen wat sterk mijn voorkeur heeft plus een gedegen interface voor zoeken en afspelen. Jammer dat Auralic gestopt is wat dat betreft. Bedieningsgemak is ook deel van de belevenis . Waarin zit ‘m het klankmatige verschil tussen a100 als transport en de Eversolo? Apple Music is trouwens wel een plus maar geen dealbreker.

Peter Arbeek
Reply to  Martijn (redacteur)
5 months ago

Bedoel je geen Pontus of geen Eversolo?

Peter Arbeek
Reply to  Martijn (redacteur)
5 months ago

De Aurender is een geweldige streamer/Dac. Het leek me zonde om deze enkel nog te gebruiken als transport.

Peter Arbeek
Reply to  Martijn (redacteur)
5 months ago

Ik snap de verwarring, mijn excuses
De Eversolo leek mij een alternatief voor de Aurender, mede vanwege de optisch aansluiting en I2S.
Aan de ander kant is de opbouw van Aurender rock solid en kan nog een tijd mee. Ben er dus nog niet helemaal uit, Aurender, of een dedicated transport. Eerst de Pontus / Aurender combo en go from there…

Roberto Brandoli
5 months ago

I find this comparison very partially. In my opinion, there are significant differences in transports and DDCs depending on the interface used. The T8 has an I2S interface that I consider superior to the others (USB and AES), so a DAC capable of making these comparisons was needed, which are crucial to the final result and therefore also in choosing the best audio device. I’m sorry because I consider your site one of the most serious and professional. 
Could you consider doing a second part when you will have a DAC with an I2S input?

Jaap Veenstra
Reply to  Roberto Brandoli
5 months ago

An I2S-connection is not magic. Originally, the I2S-connection was made voor inter-ic-onnectivity. Not for external connection with long cables. The difference is that clock and data are seperated. And that the dac becomes leading (and that actually says that the source is not that great). The shift in ‘master’ and the fact that clock and data are seperated can result in more calmness and for example more control. And maybe better focus. So, of course we recommend you try it. But it doesn’t change the complete characteristic of the dac.

Last edited 5 months ago by Jaap Veenstra
medon78
5 months ago

I really wish Qobuz would fix the “connect sounds worse compared to native streaming” issue. It’s clearly not hardware (read: streamer) related.

Last edited 5 months ago by medon78
Jerome Visser
5 months ago

Met verwondering deze review gelezen. Ik denk dat het een gemiste kans is dat de FSP aansluiting niet is gebruikt. En ook heel raar dat er met geen woord over wordt gerept…… Je mag toch verwachten dat een innovatieve functie op een streamer wordt bekeken en uitgeprobeerd. Jammer. Ik denk dat de T8 en de lezers daarmee te kort zijn gedaan.

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