Eversolo v. HiFi Rose

I am done with hifirose but I must admit their new streamer rs130b looks very nice.

It’s a great sounding unit, but I agree their app could use some refinement. If someone is looking for a streamer only hardware solution, it’s a good one. While their app evolves, the 130 can easily be used with something like mConnect.

I’m a little surprised about the app comments.

I had a 250B loaner inhouse last month and the Android app worked flawlessly -- even with Tidal. (The HDMI video out was also pretty terrific, even with a vanilla HDMI cable; although if I bought another HFR, I’d shell out the money for 4K video out.)

What in particular did I miss?

dandion, I agree that the RS130 looks pretty impressive. First hands-on reviews report sound quality clearly superior to that of the 150B (which costs a little more but includes a DAC). For one thing, the 130 accepts external-clock input.

Nonetheless, I think it’s too soon to form a solid opinion. We’ll see.

I am Tidal user and listen their daily discovery Mix  

1) Hifi rose is not Tidal connect

2) Rose connect app does not include  'My daily discovery Mix' from Tidal

3) when I like a track in Rose connect, it is not updated in Tidal. 

dandion: I"m not sure what your remark 1) means, but if Tidal connect is something of importance to some users, I’m not one of them. Maybe you could explain a little more about why I might enjoy using it.

As I mentioned, when I played Tidal through the Rose 250, it did everything I’d hoped for. So I guess we have different requirements. That doesn’t make the RS250 intrinsically good or bad. Just -- as with almost any component -- a better fit for some applications than others.

For me, the streaming interface was easily the best fit I know of. And being software-driven is just icing, when it comes to upgrades & bug fixes. I think tonyptony is right on the money in this regard.

After speaking to a fellow familiar with both Eversolo & HFR, I don't think any Eversolo products would meet my needs, regardless of their low, low prices.

So at this point I’m trying to decide between the RS250 and the new RS130. $1000-1500 difference, but the more expensive transport-only model has a couple of key features Ithat might justify the cost, like a temperature-adaptive high-resolution crystal, an external clock input, and 4K video export. Hard to find all that in any other $5K streamer..

Simple, if you need a DAC and don’t have one, get the RS250. Otherwise get the RS130. It’s a darned good streamer.