From 4:30 min. HiFi Rose RS 520 
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And there you have it.
A pretty good explanation of each…
I’d still say RS520 over Hegel… but the Arcam is also a good option.
The interesting thing about the Hegel… its why I like the Arcam Solo Uno. I use it for airplay or spotify although it will never get the spotify lossless since its a discontinued device. At a close out price of $250 or as low as $200 for an open box… you can’t beat it on price/performance.
Its a pretty basic AIO.
I’d pass on the McIntosh as the high end.
Its great if you’re a McIntosh fanboi or you want to buy American, but there are still better values at that price point from other brands.
Keep in mind these guys are hyping what they are selling.
If you were to do separates then you’re looking at the RS451 vs Eversolo A10 paired with a good pair of monoblocks. I’d go OA for GaN but others may want to go old school.
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Hi Mikey,
It was my dream back then, but when I was looking into McIntosh and also had the Lyngdorf TDAI 3400 on my radar, I noticed that McIntosh doesn’t include RoomPerfect in its all-in-one devices. It’s only integrated into the AV processors. It would have been a dream to own a McIntosh once in my life. Besides, the performance was a little weak for me because I’m always so stupid and want to have power reserves.
So:
No more dreaming, I went for the Lyngdorf.
Everything on board!
Measuring microphone with 8m cable and tripod.
Not like with Dirac, where Dirac Live Full + Bass Bundle costs $600.
Of course, all of this is included in the price with Lyngdorf. But I’m happy with RoomPerfect and would rather do without a device with nice blue VU meters bearing the McIntosh logo.
Speaking of which:
Due to Trump’s import tariff policy, the McIntosh costs €9,995.00 in Germany, so I’d rather go for a European device with room calibration and no PIN code queries. 
Well you can’t go wrong w Lyngdorf… its on my list. But I got the RS520 for 1/2 the price of a Lyngdorf.
So I can’t complain.
I don’t need room correction. Its too small. So you’re already in a near field experience.
In the larger room… its casual listening. and again no real need. I just need a sub.
McIntosh appeals to a certain crowd.
Again, there’s a lot more out there… I think most companies offer an AIO model however… some may not and specialized on the high end separates. Personally I don’t think I’d want a Class A AIO.
For those who slam the RS520 over lack of Spotify lossless via Spotify connect…
I can use my iBasso DX180 SPDIF out (coax via the 3.5mm) to coax in.
I could also move my macbook over and use a USB connection (USB-C to A) and up sample the output.
So these are two ways to get spotify lossless. 
While not lossless I can use airplay or BT via my MB20 (toslink in) as well.
To be honest… I really can’t tell any difference and I doubt anyone here could either.
For my age, and the amount of damage I probably did to my hearing over the years… I am amazed that I can hear up to 16kHz. Per Google and other sources… they say my hearing should top out at 12kHz or so.
With respect to the RS520 and power… One of the Audiophile online mags did a review and testing the power. The amp does 250wpc at 8 ohms. But the 4 ohm testing… it went beyond 300wpc so its interesting why Rose posts it at 250wpc at 4 ohms as well. Not that you really need that much power for almost every speaker out there. So yeah Rose has one of the … if not the most powerful AIO on the market.
In reality, most people (and especially the kind who review gear for audiophile rags and haven’t heard anything above 10KHz in decades) can’t tell a high-res from a decent enough MP3 anyway, so as a point of sound quality, Spotify Lossless is somewhat less of a big deal than some people think (unless of course they also start using better masters there).
As a matter of marketing though, Spotify is the most popular streaming service in the world, Rose claims to be an “audiophile” brand, so the lack of Spotify Lossless, which all the competitors have, even at 1/10th of the price, is a bad look.
Using an external device, iBasso or whatever else, works, but kind of defeats the point of having bought a big-screen streamer with fancy control app and stuff. An better integrated amp with coax input (Yamaha, say) would be cheaper and would work just as well for this purpose.
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I think it’s great that you’re contributing accurate and honest facts to your post… awesome, keep it up.
100% facts, that’s exactly how I see it too.
I’m not an electronics engineer or a software specialist, but why can’t HiFi Rose integrate Tidal and Spotify Connect into the existing hardware/software, as other manufacturers do?
Has Rose really made any concrete statements about this? I’ve read everything here in the chat, of course.
I don’t want to speculate, but I can’t help suspecting that Rose is perhaps not paying fees for something or that something else is not quite right.
I can only link this to one argument that has been posted here in the forum several times:
Other manufacturers selling products that cost half as much or less had integrated it. Even Lyngdorf, which is not cheap, didn’t even need an update for Spotify Lossless.
Hmm, I don’t understand. 
