New- HiFi ROSE RS130 Ultimate Network Transport


I originally thought that the HiFi ROSE RS130 Ultimate Network Transport was a CD transport until further reading.  It’s actually a streamer with the ability to apply a fiber optic connection to lower the noise.  Hifi Rose seem to put out highly praised products that are very high performance at their price points.  At 5.2k, it’s seems like a great value for the quality and proposed performance as it’s too early for reviews.

https://eng.hifirose.com/RS130

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2023/08/07/hifi-rose-rs130-ultimate-network-transport-announced-announcements/?amp

 

 

kennyc

@dhungana, hmm. Have you tried DSD over DoP, or only Native? Also, do you have the RS130 set up with volume control enabled? 

@tonyptony No volume control enabled. I've never tried DSD over DoP, only Native.

Regardless, 99.99% of all the music I listen to are NOT DSD so I can live without it. Perhaps my own unit is defective or I didn't configure it properly, but as long as everything else is working I'm not too bothered by the lack of DSD.

A little late to post this but I had an RS130. It's very unfortunate that their Apple Music isn't lossless or even gapless playback. That coupled with the app killed it for me. I owned it for 6 months. It sounded good but I ended up buying a lifetime subscription to Roon due to the Rose Connect app. I ended up purchasing an Eversolo DMP-A8. After getting it up and running, I ended up selling the RS130. I didn't find that it sounded substantially better to keep it. I do like Apple Music from time to time. IMO, the RS130 is overpriced and the app totally kills it. 

 

I do not own a Rose RS130 but a local fellow audio nut does and he laments the poor Rose app. He bought a Roon unit. 

I also purchased a Hi Rose 130 to do local playback. I had trouble working wth the software, and the unit did not sound as good as streaming local from my Mac air. Bought an Aurunder N20 and all was good.