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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
dz13
200 posts
 

@tonyptony Not quite so simple because the streamer without the Dac (rs130) is more expensive than the streamer with the Dac (rs150). Plus the rs130 price moves it into Aurender, Innous and Lumin price territory. 

tonyptony
614 posts
 

Understood. It’s not a cheapie.

tonyptony
614 posts
 

Maybe I should have said yes, it is somewhat pricey. My first response doesn’t read well. 🙂

cundare2 OP
208 posts
 

Big difference between the RS130 and the RS150’s streamer. And the RS130’s $5200 price tag doesn’t seem all that outrageous for a DAC-less streamer that seems to be designed to work with $3-10,000 external clocks, like the Esoterics.

Nonetheless, I think it’s too soon to know whether it’s in a class with other streamers in its price range. Initial reviews are enthusiastic, but honestly, how many reviewers are qualified to evaluate a product category as (sorry!) esoteric as a standalone streaming transport?

 

 

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