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Eversolo v. HiFi Rose

Anybody had the chance to compare the HiFi Rose DAC/Streamer interface with what looks like a very similar UI on the Eversolo DMP-A8 & -A6? Not interested in DAC features, just the so-called "iPad-like" streamer/transport interface.

One particularly nifty feature of the HFR units is an A/V HDMI out (not just an audio ARC connection) that lets them display higher-resolution YouTube videos and the streamer’s menus on the TV. Not clear if the Eversolos’s ARC HDMI port can do the same.  I believe that the top of the line HFR also has an HDMI input that appears to be used as a passthrough.

I may have an Ayre EX-8 integrated amp inhouse very soon and that unit can be configured with a modular DAC & streamer.  The Eversolo and HiFi Rose external streamers are a possible alternative.  But I have no way to t demo most of these products in person, so any first-hand opinions would be very much appreciated.

 

cundare2
dandion
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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. 

 

cundare2 OP
208 posts
 

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..

tonyptony
614 posts
 

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

cundare2 OP
208 posts
 

tonyptony: Well, that’s exactly the question I"m looking at. And I'll likely be using a Charlie Hansen-designed Ayre DAC.  But it's more complicated than that.

For one thing, there's the difference between spending $2600 for the DAC/streamer and $5100 for the streaming transport (plus the cost of the external DAC). But balancing that is the fact that the more expensive option is likely to provide better sonics, as well as additional features like 4K video streaming.

So I don’t think you can reduce the decision to mere "DAC or no DAC" functionality.

Using the RS250 with an external DAC can certainly make sense -- despite wasting money on a DAC you’ll never use -- if one isn’t ready to shell out thousands of bucks extra to get a better streamer.

 

tonyptony
614 posts
 

Well,I can see that if you don’t already have a DAC, yes it can get more complicated. 

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