Really appreciated the part at the beginning about not wanting to have to use an iPhone or iPad to play music as this isn't really discussed when people talk about streaming. I'm honestly at the point where I'm thinking of switching from streaming to CDs. People are on their devices so much they don't think twice about staying on them to play music, but it just means you can never switch that part of your brain off and enjoy it.

I have this stream and really like it. Here are some things to add The wifi receiver is a little weak and needs a good signal to keep up with higher bit rates. I recommend you use a LAN connection for reliable connection I strongly recommend you go into the settings menu (the cog) for the analogue out view you showed. In here you can set 2 important things 1) The upsampling rate - default is none 2) The digital filter - the default is brick wall - definitely change this. There are a number filters to choose an you should try them out as they change the smoothness/sharpness etc of the output. Definitely use up-sampling (176 is a sweat spot), as this give more space for the digital filer to work without artefacts. I use this stream with a Luxman 505 and am very happy with the sound - very nice and clear and detailed.

I have one and l like the fun it brings to my system ! Sounds like it’s not in the way of any source used with it. The silver does make a big difference! Nice work. Lastly, two thumbs up on the video!

Great video as always ... wish I lived closer to your shop! Agreed on the price point, this looks to be exactly what I'm looking for. Very much enjoyed your teardown and explanation of the internals. Thanks again.

One thing is for sure, either you or someone who works for you or with you is very highly skilled! You say you painted the side panels? They look absolutely fabulous. They don't look like they were painted. They look like they came that way from the factory. WOW!

I played around with the model up from the 250 the Rose 150-B for a week . Mostly important to me is sound signature quality, this particular unit has a SSD loaded up with music I am familiar with , the sound quality is excellent on par with much more expensive servers like the Rockna WaveDream Net server, a $9,500.00 , Innuos Zenith MK 2 a $7,000.00 server I had borrowed along with the Rose. I understand from the owner of the 250 the 150B have identical sound quality as it’s big brother, I wound say with confidence one could build a darn good long lasting system around the Rose 250 . I found the Rose a little clunky using it , the Rose Audio owners blog is full to the brim with questions and a number of complaints . The limited one year warranty for a completely new design with little track record I’m wary of owning this server myself. I’d like to have a second visit with the 250 a couple years from now if the owner still has it .,…..PS love your channel, been a subscriber for a long while .

Gracias a su review lo he comprado aquí en España. Muchas gracias.

The silver side panels look great, and as you said should come stock.

Can you please say more about the process and product used to paint the side panels?

The huge toroidal transformer promises really deep low frequencies response and lots of punch. I would recommend using Nagra meters for really silky mids on classical.

The new RS250A is out in a few weeks. I have mine ordered. Excited to hear it. If you are in the market waiting for the new model. It will also be available in black.

Really found this interesting, I'm not into these kind of devices. I'm dyed in the wool old audiophile..70's- 90's models.Nice features on the digital front.I agree at 2500 price point is as high as I would go..and it's all new modular streaming device so these days items change so quickly. Thank you for this post greatly appreciated.

It must be nice to ave Celestion SL600s to use as equipment stands! Wonderful speakers in their day.

Great deep dive. Thanks for going through that.

A streamer with internal storage??? Bluesound make the Vault, basically the Node with a 2 terabyte hard drive which allows you to rip CDs as well. You'd want to use your own DAC, but basically it is brilliant. I've had one for a year and after getting used t it, I loved the sound, love the BluOS and love the convenience.

Kind of interested in this but I like Tidal connect with my Bluesound. But then again it's a PITA and switches to the BlueOS app 1-6 songs in anyway... maybe I need this and Qobuz?

Funny you mention not wanting to use your cell phone at home, since Rose products all use an old but customized version of Android.

Thanks for making this

Hardware in mind we have reached the point of transparency in Dacs. Wifi will be great for years to come and it has Ethernet. It has all the right I/O including HDMI which many Dacs don't have. I say you good for a long time as far as music is concerned.

Beautiful System. If you get bored of that Nagra stack let me know. I'll buy it from you :)

You could get a pre-owned ps audio with FPGA for about that money. There is always a tonne on hifishark.

What is that underneath the Hifi rose?

Thanks a lot for sharing!! Quite interesting to hear, as a Vinyl guy you like those kind of displays ;-) i'm the exact opposite, streamer must disappear in my chain and dont wanna be distracted by this fancy touch screens and blinky & colours... as a software guy, those ui interfaces are always tricky to code.. lacks/delays are common. At the end, focus is on tidal & qobuz for me and native apps way better. Love my Lumin :-)

can i connect my nas to this device

Hi Skyfi. Do you have the color code for painting the sides? Thank you

wow! this is the best review i have seen actually , would love to see you do other modern equipment breakdowns like this , but of course new equipment reviews isnt your bread and butter but your tech skills makes you a natural for reviewing internals of gear.

Beautiful unit, best streamer I’ve seen - heard.. short of streamer in $1million AUD focal/ Naim Wish I had coin and needed to upgrade

I wish that's this place was by my house I would be living there

Can you control the screen (VUmeters etc) from the app?

Really appreciated this video. Been curious about these as a streamer and how they stack up to Lumin, innuois , sonore etc. Streamers that have bucked that trend and lasted longer are based on some derivative of Logitech squeezebox software thats been around in some form since early mid 2000s. Even innuois is based on it with their own skin/look to it. I kinda agree on streamers basically being disposable. They all claim their upgradable for the future. A very limited future. Even dcs can't can't avoid this. Thought about the dcs network bridge for a while but it's been discontinued and wonder how long such a still $$$ component will be useable. Thanks for letting us look inside at the unit. This have a power amp? I would like to see a deeper look at your nagra system in a future video. Perhaps a tour of other personal systems also. Thanks for your great content!

Does anyone know if the you can control the volume of streaming and inputs running digital out to an external dac?

good video on RS250, moreover, I love the SL600 speaker too, are these speakers working and still sounds good?🙂

amazing review!!! Kudos to you!! Nice product a little bit plasticky to my taste but hey feature wise is amazing!

I was on the fence with this unit and the Gold Note DS 10. I ended up with the gold note with the external power supply. Im pretty happy with it. But Im not 100% sure I made the right choice.

See if you can get them to make 422A ‘s again

I'm a bit reluctant to post this because of ALL of the caveats (see below) but here goes... Perhaps not "vintage" in the true sense, but my Nativ Vita meets all of your requirements, Fernando, probably better than the Rose. Bigger display with all the touch controls you'll ever need AND large internal storage space for all your downloads... along with streaming. Now the multiple, MULTIPLE caveats. Nativ appears to be out of business. No more software updates. It runs a proprietary version of Android and thus sideloading of new streaming software is difficult-to-near-impossible. Its last update, before it went under, enabled Roon RAAT which made it a viable Roon endpoint (therefore potentially obviating the problem with lack of update-capable native - no pun - software), and that's how I use it... but.... it was never Roon certified and won't ever be so its use as an endpoint is "quasi-unofficial." Basically Roon took pity on us Vita users for a brief (grandfather) period and allowed us to attach the uncertified hardware to Roon during that period. Not sure that such access would ever be granted again. Anyhow, if you were lucky enough to save the restore and update files you downloaded (I did), AND you have Roon (I do), and you have a way to get Roon to recognize/attach to your uncertified RAAT implementation on the Vita (I did), then it really is your "dream" streamer the way you describe it, Fernando.

Help me 2 Chanel hifi ...please tell me the best possible setup using my Dali rubicon 2 speakers...I'm presently using marantz model 40n, Rel T7x...class B to me sounds better than class D and I need ARC...I think I need more power do get the most out of these Dali rubicon 2 ...

Nice vid, I like the option of adding an SSD. But, it does look a bit chintzy. My Cambridge 851 looks more substantial, how do the DACs compare?

I recently saw a review of the RS520 that said HiFi Rose equipment really had no sound staging. What's your take on this comment? I am having trouble finding one near me to audition it.

I don't really see the value of a massive front display. I had for many years various HTPC solutions using larger touch enabled front screens (OrigenAE), but in the end I had to realize that they don't really have much use. My equipment is in a HiFi rack, from which I usually sit several meters away. That's why the screen content is actually always too small to see anything from a distance and touch screen operation is not to be used in practice either (I prefer using a remote/app). The only thing I need to see is the volume and input source (but that's what my PreAmp is for). Streaming and control of streaming media is done via smartphone through the appropriate app (Roon in my case). I also don't think that touch screens are good for the life of high quality HiFi products. The Nagra Audio components are in stark contrast to this.

What are you using for vibration dampeners under the unit?

I love the design of the HiFi Rose too. But the meters are useless: meters are important on the amp, NOT on the front-end, because you want to know whether the amp can drive the speakers without clipping. I wouldn't consider this component "disposable." The DACs are decent on this machine and it gets most of the streaming services that you would want and at hi-rez levels. Probably the only limiting feature would be the file storage capacity. Famous last words, of course!

Kinda off topic - Do you ever come across the old/vintage ESS AMT 1B Studio Monitor Towers? Has a pair back in the day and thinking perhaps again. Thanks

I like pressing buttons is a Justifikation for no remote control.

Nice to see this and how it does the aesthetics with other brands. But why do you only discuss iOS devices? Once, I can live with. Twice is just iffy-negligent. Beyond 3x and the review being iOS exclusive looks like there's a group of users you don't care about. Do they or you even know if the device works outside of iOS?

Awesome piece. Does this come in black? This will match my mcintosh gear if it comes in black. Kindly let me know 🙏

i have scrapped TIDAL music because the streaming quality has done a dive down on quality to what it was when it was first introduced. i have changed over to amazon high resolution music. AMAZON Streaming quality to my ears exceeds TIDAL music on the quality aspect. I just use a cayin N6ii TO1 with the twin mono burr brown pcm 1792a dacs 24 /192 capable, that cost a uk price of £1150 pounds.

You haven’t tried a Taiko Extreme, or you wouldn’t be choosing the Rose.

I want the feet it sits on Or If you think another model is better. I want that 3 +3 =6 Need 6

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Upgrade the fuse to Synergistic Purple! It’ll nock ur socks off!

So you’re sick of your iPhone when you get home, which is why you like the display on this which is as sibilant to a smart phone as possible? Honestly I think you’re just finding stuff to like on that piece of equipment 🙄 £££

I want information on things in the immediate area. So what was the speaker the unit was sitting on when first pictured ????? You are overly talkative, too much commentary. You and your customer would benefit from getting to the point more quickly.

I bet with this DAC circuitry it will sound cold, dry, non interesting. Eversolo did a better job. I believe Hifi Rose is way overpriced.

You featured a lot of bells and whistle, but playing sound which is the main part of your presentation is not being done. Useless

Все хорошо, кроме неадекватного ценника. Everything is good, except for the inadequate price tag.