The Dark Side; Digital audio equipment recommendations and setup.
- Thread starter Ed Selley
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SnowmaNick
Well-Known Member
I bought my daughter a WiiM Mini for streaming so we could throw her Amazon Echo in the recycle bin (where it belongs). Nifty, easy to use, sounds better and works WAY better than the Echo. When it’s time to put a system together for my son I’ll probably get the WiiM amp.
mindhead1
Active Member
I added an M.2 SSD to my Eversolo DMP-A8 to see how that functionality works and it's solid. I loaded the SSD up with FLAC and DSD files and they sound excellent when played through the device. After the systems caches the meta data the performance is very good.
I also tested copying files from my computer to the SSD in the DMP-A8. It's not the fastest connection but it's OK for one off album transfers. If you need to load GB or TB worth of data I would recommend doing that before installing the drive into the DMP-A8.
The DMP-A8 doesn't update file meta data like a Plex or Roon server would do so if album art isn't included in the files you transfer it will not be shown on files that reside on the DMP-A8 SSD.
I next plan on testing the CD ripping functionality of the DMP-A8 to see how that works. For now I'll continue to use Roon for managing my local music library on my Mac mini but it's good to know the DMP-A8 could serve as my main music server if I needed it to.
The DMP-A8 now has beta support for Plex meaning it can read files from a Plex server. I set that up as well and so far it works great. Might make me reconsider my Roon expenses. I need to see if I can install Plex amp on the DMP-A8 for a more feature rich experience.
I also tested copying files from my computer to the SSD in the DMP-A8. It's not the fastest connection but it's OK for one off album transfers. If you need to load GB or TB worth of data I would recommend doing that before installing the drive into the DMP-A8.
The DMP-A8 doesn't update file meta data like a Plex or Roon server would do so if album art isn't included in the files you transfer it will not be shown on files that reside on the DMP-A8 SSD.
I next plan on testing the CD ripping functionality of the DMP-A8 to see how that works. For now I'll continue to use Roon for managing my local music library on my Mac mini but it's good to know the DMP-A8 could serve as my main music server if I needed it to.
The DMP-A8 now has beta support for Plex meaning it can read files from a Plex server. I set that up as well and so far it works great. Might make me reconsider my Roon expenses. I need to see if I can install Plex amp on the DMP-A8 for a more feature rich experience.