Eversolo Play CD Edition

Great features and design - but ultimately it's all about the sound

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This is a thoroughly modern audio product. It has a cutting-edge design and all the streaming (and physical) features you can think of, resplendent with a snazzy touchscreen display, a compact size and a fairly reasonable price point. All you need is a pair of speakers to complete the system.

The Eversolo Play streaming amplifier comes in two variants. The Play CD Edition that we have on test here has an integrated CD-ROM drive and costs £699, while the standard Play model without the CD drive costs £599.

The WiiM Amp Pro is the cheapest streaming amp rival we have tested yet at £399, while the newer WiiM Amp Ultra clocks in at £499. The multiple Award-winning Technics SA-C600, meanwhile, includes a CD player and, at £789, is the Eversolo's closest rival at £789.

Features galore

The Eversolo Play CD Edition is packed to the gills with all the essential streaming features and physical connections, and then some. It's more than we would expect to see offered in a product of this type and at its price and we can't help but applaud its generosity and the need to include every possible feature that today's streaming-savvy customer could want.

The most popular music services and their Connect versions are supported (Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify), while Amazon Music, Deezer and TuneIn internet radio are also available, as are more specialist apps such as Idagio and Presto. Local radio apps are supported, while you can download a variety of third-party apps directly to the Eversolo.

This includes Apple Music (essentially the Android app version), so you can play Apple Music's large library of hires files in lossless quality up to 24-bit/192kHz directly instead of streaming via lossy AirPlay like most rivals.