Hifi Rose RS150B

@rman9 - how is your rs150b holding up? I auditioned it a few days ago and love it. steep price tag for me though :) 

@sunshdw thank you!! I had a choice between the 150B and the Linn Selekt DSM Katalyst. I felt the user interface was more intuitive with the Rose. In you case, how well did it compare with the Auralic sonic performance? I'll check out the thread.. 

I had the 150B for about a month and sent it back. Not because it was crap or anything, rather, I would use but 20% of it's capabilities so the extra cost wasn't worth it to me. I posted a thread in the Digital section that's more in depth.

If I was coming from a Bluesound or Sonos then it would have made more sense due to the significant jump in performance but vs. my Auralic it came down to how I would use it. 

I hope you enjoy it!

I've had the Hifi Rose RS150B for a few weeks now. I like the different options it provides with the Filter, I chose to stay with the Minimum Phase slow roll off filter. It's balanced out audio is stunning paired with the Luxman 595ASE. The VU meters, I find it tacky.. So I don't use them. Even from a distance you can tell it's a display and I just don't care for that. The display for the songs is nice and clean. I thought I might have trouble navigating the different features. But surprisingly it's very intuitive and easy..

I've been eye balling this piece for a while as well. It looks stunning. As with everyone else, I'm curious to know how much the cost is for the light show.

I have a Hegel H390, using the internal DAC. I'm itching to upgrade to an external DAC. Would it be worth the jump?

If it's better than the D2, then it's at least on par with the T2 which is a good thing. Keep us posted as it breaks in more :)

@aberyclark I have the Lumin D2 and between the two I prefer the hifi rose. I find the rose more musical with more dynamics and bit of boost on the bass without losing the high frequency response. Also I go of my memory on the Gold Note DS10 that I use to have and it was not anything that I can be super excited compared to the Rose.. I am trading in the Lumin D2

Congrats. My only fear with the HIFI Rose is for $5k you are in the Lumin T2 area of price. With the HFR bells and whistles (screens, etc), is the audio portion compromised a bit to keep cost In line? I would love a comparison