HiFi Rose RS250A Multimedia Streamer, Latest Model

HiFi Rose RS250A Multimedia Streamer

New Price: € 2,599.00

(Non EU buyers and EU buyers with a valid VAT number pay € 2,147.93)

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General: The RS250A, the improved successor to the RS250 and the little brother of the RS150. A compact yet powerful multimedia player from Korean HiFi Rose. A jack-of-all-trades, packed with functionality and a large 8.8 inch IPS touchscreen.

Technology: The first thing that stands out is the stylish design and the large touchscreen display on the front. The IPS technology of this screen ensures realistic color reproduction and a wide viewing angle, which means the display is easily readable from many different viewing angles. Right next to the screen is a rotary knob for controlling the volume. The display of the HiFi Rose RS250A gives a luxurious appearance, and that's also how the build quality and operation of the HiFi Rose RS250A feels. Anyone can use the HiFi Rose on the go and yet the software has a luxurious appearance. The HiFi Rose RS250A is versatile, so it can be used as a music server, music & video (up to 4K) streamer, DAC and preamp. The HiFi Rose RS250A can be equipped with an SSD drive to store music, with up to 4TB that can be installed easily. The HiFi Rose RS250A can also retrieve music from external network locations such as a NAS or NUC, and it is also possible to play music from an external USB storage location such as a hard drive or USB stick. The DAC used in the HiFi Rose RS250A is a high-quality DAC that uses ES9038PRO (ESS) DAC chips. The excellent DAC can convert all signals such as PCM up to 32bit/768kHz, DXD, MP3, AAC, FLAC, ALAC and even DSD files up to DSD512. There is also a built-in MQA decoder so you can also play the high-res MQA files from Tidal. The power supply used is an extremely high-quality, powerful and stable linear power supply with a large ring-core transformer. The PCBs are efficiently designed and developed to prevent noise, which ensures cleaner sound reproduction with less jitter. There is also a volume control built into the HiFi Rose RS250A, which allows you to connect the RS250A directly to power amplifiers or active speakers.

Functionality: The HiFi Rose RS250A comes with various commonly used applications pre-installed. The following applications are available: Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, Rose Tube (YouTube with music only). The HiFi Rose RS250A is also Roon Ready and can therefore also be placed behind a Roon Server as a player. These apps can be controlled directly via the touchscreen on the front, but of course also via the HiFi Rose app called 'Rose Connect' on your phone or tablet. You can also control the HiFi Rose RS250A with the included remote control. The display is fully adjustable, so you can have it display multiple things. You can fully dim the display, you can play YouTube videos from it, but you can also set the display to show VU meters of which you can choose the color yourself. This way you can customize the look of the display to your personal preferences. Via the HDMI-ARC connection, you can connect the HiFi Rose RS250A directly to a television, this way concerts from YouTube really come to life, you can output videos up to 4K resolution to the television, at 60 FPS no less. Thanks to the many digital inputs and outputs, the RS250A can also be used as a standalone server/streamer or as a D/A converter for, for example, a CD player or Blu Ray player. Internet radio and podcasts can also be played by the HiFi Rose RS250A. HiFi Rose also makes a CD drive/ripper, the HiFi Rose RSA780, with which you can rip CDs to add them to the optional internal SSD, or you can play the CDs directly.

Conclusion: Overall, the RS250A provides a very pleasant listening experience that goes beyond sound alone. With the ability to play virtually all file formats from almost any possible source, it really is a versatile device. The visual support completes the picture.

Specifications:

Brand: HiFi Rose

Model: RS250A

Factory Warranty: 24 Months

Analog Outputs: 1 x RCA

Digital Outputs: 1 x Toslink, 1 x USB, 1 x COAX

Digital Inputs: 1 x USB, 1 x COAX, 1 x Toslink

Video Output: 1 x HDMI 2.0

Color: Black / Silver

Trade-in: We would be happy to discuss the trade-in of your old equipment