[corgifall]

Looks like a new set of DAC/amps from a new sub brand audio company called eversolo released a bit ago. I just caught them on my radar recently and see some positive reviews already.

Curious to get hear impressions from those who already have either unit.

DAC-Z6

DAC-Z8

 

[yakbob]

I picked up the EverSolo DAC-Z6 a few months ago for my home office system. It has all the features I needed for the price, and performs well without any drama.
The DAC section is worth the price of entry, but the headphone amp is simply adequate. I prefer the headphone out on my nearly 60 year old Marantz 7t.
Most of my listening is through speakers, so the headphone out is just a “nice to have”. Serious headphone users will probably want a separate headphone amp.

 

[corgifall]

The way they have the amp part spec’d, it looks like it’s meant for basic headphone to use or just as a reference check maybe? I have a DAC-Z8 on the way but I’ll be interested to put it through it’s paces hopefully next week.

 

[corgifall]

I got the DAC-Z8 in yesterday and I must say it was quite the nice unboxing experience! The unit is on the large side(E70 for comparision) and I was fairly impressed how good it looks and feels. Definitely has some weight to it. Display is much bigger that most normal DAC/amp displays. Looks like it can do ~228mW of power when on high gain so this would be good for IEM users who don't want to go all in on a full desktop stack. I've heard a lot of different ES9038 DAC designs and this is by far the most impressive in terms of sound signature and resolution. Looking forward to getting a review out soon.

 

[corgifall]

I'm still really enjoying the DAC-Z8. Hoping to see more impressions as time goes on!

 

[legabian34]

I've got mine since one week and I can tell it's a fantastic dac!
Looks great, works great and sound great
The pairing with the Pathos Aurium is awesome to my ears,very detailed without being analytic, great soundstage, in one word musical.
Love it!

 

[Moonglum]

I'm still really enjoying the DAC-Z8. Hoping to see more impressions as time goes on!

How’s it compare to SU-9 or 10 or vmv d1se etc ?

 

[corgifall]

How’s it compare to SU-9 or 10 or vmv d1se etc ?

The Z8 will be replacing my SU-9 as my main review DAC going forward. I think both the SU-9 and DAC-Z8 perform really well without the typical “Sabre glare” I hear in some less well designed ESS implementations.

I would say the biggest difference is detail retrieval/resolution and staging. I think the staging might be placebo but the detail retrieval from the DAC-Z8 is definitely better than the SU-9. I personally thought it was an upgrade in sound quality which is why I decided to swap out my trusty two year old DAC with the new Z8.

 

[corgifall]

I've got mine since one week and I can tell it's a fantastic dac!
Looks great, works great and sound great
The pairing with the Pathos Aurium is awesome to my ears,very detailed without being analytic, great soundstage, in one word musical.
Love it!

That’s a really good looking setup! I’m jealous!!!

 

[Moonglum]

The Z8 will be replacing my SU-9 as my main review DAC going forward. I think both the SU-9 and DAC-Z8 perform really well without the typical “Sabre glare” I hear in some less well designed ESS implementations.

I would say the biggest difference is detail retrieval/resolution and staging. I think the staging might be placebo but the detail retrieval from the DAC-Z8 is definitely better than the SU-9. I personally thought it was an upgrade in sound quality which is why I decided to swap out my trusty two year old DAC with the new Z8.

@corgifall Thanks. Some reviewers on US Amazon report intermittent dropouts not cured by latest firmware- have you had any issues like that ?

 

[corgifall]

Im running the current firmware and I’ve had zero issues. I updated it the moment I received it though so I didn’t have a chance to see how the stock firmware performed.

 

[Moonglum]

Heard from some folks that bass on the Z8 can be over-blown and bloated - any owners experienced that? The YT reviews mention full bass but that's not the same as overblown and bloated - how do owners on here find the bass ?

 

[corgifall]

I’ll be doing some listening on the amp side today before I post a review tomorrow. Using it as a DAC only, I would call the sound signature neutral but dynamic and very detailed overall.

 

[Moonglum]

mine's arrived so I will also share my impressions but it is in a 2-channel speaker setup I'm not using cans with it

 

[legabian34]

I'm currently listening to dirty rat by Orbital and Sleaford mods and I can hear punchy and fast bass, not bloated or exaggerated in any way. I'm really impressed by this dac!