I love it that the hobby can still get excited when a cool new product can generate positive buzz. Thats good for all. I hope they sell well.
I do find it quite interesting that there have been several comments about the Hifi Rose gear potentially holding back the speakers or “mid-fi”. Te Rose has been a welcome entrant into it price band and seems to punch above its weight class.
In fact, I recently purchased the RS150b streaming dac for my office system, expecting middling sound quality and a user friendly interface. I was floored by the dac section and the completeness of the concept. I then dropped it into my main system and again, I was left scratching my head at how they did it for the $$$. Build quality os off the hook good. Is the RS150b going to replace my $30k-ish digital front end in that system? No…but it certainly sounds terrific in the context of my office system (Shindo/Devore).
Its wonderful that a sub $4k speaker can serve as the foundation of a sub $10-15k system…that’s a win for everyone but don’t discount that, in fact, the Hifi Rose gear also belongs in the hi-end conversation.