HiFi Rose RS130 vs Eversolo T8

#1

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#2

@conrad Its been 18 days that you sold your RS130 and bought an Eversolo T8. I hope you are still happy with the Eversolo T8. If so, can you elaborate about what you like best with the Eversolo T8. Anything you miss from the RS130.

I seen a few video reviews on Eversolo T8. I summarized what they said in the following comparison:

HiFi Rose RS130:

|Hardware|
Large Front Panel complete with UIF, VU Meters & Clock during standby

|Overall UIF|
Graphics are impressive
UIF requires learning curve ← this affects UX
Multi-Language UIF
Playback: Play Now, Play Next, Queued, Shuffled
Display Views: Home View, Graphic View, Folder View
Online Remote Access

|Classical Music|
All six Classical Artists roles are supported.
The Classical UI/UX is more sophisticated.

|Playlists|
RS130 supports playlists in more varying sophisticated ways
Set any of your playlists as: private, public accessible or shared with friends

|Additional Features/Functions|

  • Global search (shows both user library media with the logged-in streaming services’ media)
  • RoseTube
  • RoseRadio with Shazam, RoseFM
  • File Manager
  • MetaInfo (user modifiable)
  • Input/Output Port Mapping (complete with RCA Voltage User Specification)
  • ROON Ready
  • Integrated Streaming Services:
    • Apple Music (not Ultra, lossless nor gapless)
    • Qobuz & Qobuz Connect
    • Tidal (including MQA)

|Sound Quality|
Opinions varied. Most reviewers said RS130 has better sound quality.

|User Benefits|
See Benefits of RS130 User Interface Software

Eversolo T8:

|Hardware|
Front Panel has better contrast
Panel’s VU Meters & Spectrum Analyzers are really nice

|Overall UIF|
UIF is intuitive which, in turn, provides a great UX
Software is much more stable; thus making user interactions wonderful
Playback: ??
Display Views: ??

|Classical Music|
Only the “Composer” classical artist role is supported.

|Playlists|
Playlists are supported only on streaming services

|Additional Features/Functions|

  • Streaming Services:
    *

|Sound Quality|
One reviewer stated the Eversolo fails with the bass dynamic sounds.
@conrad said Sound Quality is better especially when connecting to HQPlayer.

Let me know if there needs any changes/additions in the above comparison (I’ll update my post accordingly).

#3

Unfortunately, I have not yet managed to sell my RS130.
Your, what looks like AI generated analysis, is pretty inaccurate, but hey-ho.

I cannot go back to RS130:
The sound quality of the T8 is better, especially when connecting to HQPlayer.
The whole user experience of using the T8 is way beyond what you get with the RS130.
The software is stable and updated much more frequently with new features.
Even though the screen is smaller it is far higher quality than the one on the RS130 - better contrast especially.
The GUI bling, meters and spectrum analysers, is really nice - so I don’t know why your list says the graphics are worse, lol

#4

@conrad

Please fill in the blanks for a more positive comparison; On Eversolo T8, what are:

  • Playback:
  • Display Views:
  • Are the Streaming Services integrated with Eversolo’s UIF (e.g. when running a Streaming Service, is the UIF the same as that used by the service’s Connect UIF)
  • List the supported Streaming Services?
  • List any Additional Features/Functions
  • What are the key benefits to using Eversolo T8 (e.g., what can the user do on Eversolo T8 that RS130 doesn’t offer/support?)

Please answer the above so that the comparison is more reflective of the T8.
Express all the positives of Eversolo T8.

Also, what do you find is inaccurate ← I’ll update accordingly.

Thanks