Factory reset?
Try the 3rd party app "mconnect" (ios, android) over the upnp connection. Set your A8 as "play to" device and your smb drive as source ("browse")....
You should always power on your amps after A8's booting is finished and you should always turn off your amps before turning off your A8.
Incredible how some people forget that we perceive music by listening with our ears, while we perceive the results of measurements with our eyes.
I'm quite skeptical regarding the quality of DAC/streamer/preamp combo devices under 5k. I'm still using the Resolution Audio Cantata Music Center...
It's a Violectric hpa v200 headphone amp. Before A8 I had to set it to max. +6db gain. With my new preamp I've set it to 0db gain.
I admit that as a layman in the field of electronics theory, I mixed up gain and volume, for which I apologize. But that doesn't change the facts...
I wrote this message to Eversolo support in December 2023: "Hello all, I'm using the dmp-a8 also as a preamplifier. Its output voltage is 4.2V....
I'm using a simple valve Pro-ject Pre Box RS preamp with the external LPS Pro-ject Power Box RS. I have the volume knob set at about 9 o'clock...
My experience with the A8 before I've acquired a separate preamp: for normal listening level I had to have the A8 volume level set on -30dB (xlr)...
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I'm missing the Daily Discovery playlist and Auto Play option available in the Tidal app. I also prefer the UI in the Tidal app. I also missed...
Use the A8's Tidal connect service and Tidal app for IOS or Android instead of the A8's Tidal streaming module and you will have no Tidal related...
From the A8 specs: Optical/Coaxial Audio Output Support up to stereo PCM 192KHz 24Bit, Dop64
If you will install SSD drive into your A8, you will not be able to share its content with other devices in your network (if you have such...
If possible, connect your A8 with connected phono preamp and enabled passthrough option to another amplifier.
An example of two extreemes in one review: https://www.stereophile.com/content/audio-note-cdt-oneii-cd-transport-dac-21x-signature-da-processor...
Some time ago I stopped using the IOS version of the Eversolo app and use the Android version exclusively because it is faster and more reliable....
I have to apologize to @Jjb067. There is really a 15 step digital volume control in A8. It is available when A8 is passing its output digital...
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