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"A British Audiophile" on Bluesound Node Nano vs. Eversolo DMP-A6
The YouTube channel "A British Audiophile" has offered considerable insight into the performance of the Bluesound Node series, including the Nano and Icon models, in comparison to the Eversolo DMP-A6. Here's a breakdown of his opinions on their audio quality as both DACs and transports:
1. Bluesound Node Nano (as a DAC)
- Exceptional Value & Sound: The Node Nano is repeatedly praised as "the best digital source component I've heard under £1,000" [00:03:52,
]. Despite its low price, he finds it incredibly resolving, with a cleaner sound through the bass, mids, and highs, better instrument separation, and a considerably wider soundstage than the more expensive WiiM Ultra [00:05:37,
].
- Natural and Neutral: He describes its sound as "right" in terms of frequency balance and detail, with tight and weighty bass, real body in the midrange, nicely separated vocals and instruments, and a realistic decay of notes [00:05:51,
]. He considers it more neutral sounding than the Node Icon [00:06:26,
].
- Beats the Competition: He states it sounds better than the outgoing Node X, Eversolo DMP-A6, Cambridge Audio CXN100, and several sub-£1,000 CD players he reviewed [00:06:58,
].
2. Bluesound Node Icon (as a DAC)
3. Eversolo DMP-A6 (as a DAC)
- Cooler Tonal Presentation & Grainier Mids: Compared to the Node X, the Eversolo DMP-A6 is described as having a "tonally cooler presentation" [00:01:01, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tpfdRlHlA] and, in an earlier comparison with the Node Nano, sounded "a bit grainier in the mid-range and less refined in the highs" [00:04:23, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ57f_AzKd0].
- Outperformed by Node Nano: He explicitly states that the Node Nano sounds better, offering more micro details and a wider soundstage than the Eversolo DMP-A6 [00:08:39, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tpfdRlHlA].
- Not as natural as Node Nano: While the DMP-A6 and Node Nano are both pretty neutral in tone, the Nano provides more "subtle textures and tones that bring music to life" [00:08:39, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tpfdRlHlA].
- Good Feature Set: Despite being sonically outranked by the Nano as a DAC, the DMP-A6 is still acknowledged for its impressive build, feature set, and user interface [00:00:54, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tpfdRlHlA].
4. As a Transport (Bluesound Node vs. Eversolo DMP-A6)
- Node Nano as Transport: The Node Nano performs well as a transport, especially through its optical and coaxial digital outputs, which he found to be the cleanest [00:11:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tpfdRlHlA]. The USB output offered no advantage over the internal DAC.
- Node Icon as Transport: The Node Icon is a better streaming transport than the Nano, with greater consistency across all its digital outputs and more noticeable sound quality differences when paired with an external DAC. It also provides a greater delta in timberal insight [00:06:45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ57f_AzKd0].
- Eversolo DMP-A6 as Transport: While not directly compared as transports in the provided Node Nano/Icon reviews, the general sentiment from "A British Audiophile" is that streamers like the Eversolo DMP-A6 are excellent all-around devices [00:08:20, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9tpfdRlHlA]. However, the Node Nano is stated to be the "best streaming transport of the bunch" out of the WiiM Ultra, Node X, and Eversolo DMP-A6, when using its optical or coaxial outputs [00:07:14, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z1jZ9I6tNM].
Overall Summary from "A British Audiophile":
"A British Audiophile" highly recommends the Bluesound Node Nano as an exceptional digital source, particularly for its sound quality at its price point. He considers it to outperform even more expensive options like the Eversolo DMP-A6 in terms of detail and naturalness when used as a DAC. The Node Icon offers further improvements, especially in soundstage and micro-detail.
While the Eversolo DMP-A6 is praised for its features and user interface, its sonic performance as a DAC is generally placed below that of the Node Nano. As transports, the Node Nano and Icon are highly capable, with the Icon offering a more refined experience.
Here are the links to the videos for your reference: