Hello, how will I connect this module to my Rose device (RS150B) ? And what about the display? Can I see cover art, title, track etc.?
Thanks!
Why do you mean all current streamers will become more or less obsolete? Sure in a few yes, but a new device as the RS151 should work for 5 or more years.
I have a Roon licencse but to be honest, I donāt use my private music very often. I like to discover new music and the Roon recommandations are bad. Horrible automatic playlists.
Standby mode - good point! Wake on Lan or anything else which allows me to start the streamer from my iPad oder iPhone is necessary for me and a key point. Sadly the RS151 wakes up but it has problems to start my activespeakers (sometimes). But do I understand you right - itās not possible to wake up the Eversolo streamers ? This would be a no go for me.
The display is Roseās selling point. As for quality, thatās highly doubtful, really.
EverSolo actually has a proper software development team.
EverSolo uses a reasonably standard screen shape and size, and allows sideloading. They can just run official apps from the store. With Rose, even if youād manage to sideload e.,g. the Spotify APK on it, it would be quite unusable. You get the advantage of a common UI with every service styled the same way, but you lose the flexibility of being able to use the latest official client.
Umm, but in that case you are not listening to the analog output of the Rose (or Icon, or anything else) so why would you waste money on any of them? For half the price of the Icon you can get a convertible touchscreen laptop with a real keyboard, an USB isolator if you believe in USB noise, and have enough money left over to get a lifetime Roon license. Or Audirvana. Or jPlay or whatever strikes your fancy. Far more flexible, future-proof, and will play anything you throw at it.
A computer solution is a terrible makeshift solution and also visually unacceptable. The speakers are connected analogously, but the signal is converted again, yes. But I always want to remain flexible and change devices frequently, and at some point the speakers will be removed again.
But technically it is the best.
Canāt argue esthetic preferences, although there are some reasonably good-looking ones.
So basically, the only thing the 151 is doing is having a nice display. I would just hang a tablet on the wall, and have an even better oneā¦
Analog connection certainly works, but itās rather like using a Porsche 911 to pull a trailer. Looks fancy but isnāt an optimal use of either the Porsche or a trailer.
Well, if you are ever considering a passive system, something that has at least PEQ, let alone bass management and stuff, would be superior, so not the 151. If you are looking to stay with actives that have their own DRC, a straight digital connection is better and more straightforward. A 151 would work fine. But then so would anything else. If you think the price premium over the cheapest Wiim with digital out just for the screen is worth it, itās a pretty good looking option.
There is only one other connection option besides XLR, and that is Wisa. However, this is unstable and is no longer an option for me. Many people connect high-quality preamps/DACs/streamers via XLR and achieve the best results this way. The simple assumption that renewed digital-to-analog conversion in the speaker has a negative effect again falls short. Ultimately, there is no alternative except passive speakers. The only decisive question is whether Dirac (as with the Node Icon) achieves better results than a higher-quality DAC/preamp as a supplier.
XLR is a very good connection, although it is not necessarily audibly better than unbalanced RCA in most home environments.
Generally speaking, no, ADC/DAC quality of any decent active speaker is good enough that you do not heart any negative effect, unless you chain a few hundreds of them. The question is why overpay for an overpowered DAC at the source when it makes no difference whatsoever?
It does, unless one completely messes up the calibration. Itās also not at all obvious that 451 is a āhigher qualityā ā Iconās DAC has better specs per channel, and in any case they are at the level where noise or distortion is getting drowned out by brownian motion of air molecules anyway. Icon also has a much better headphone amp.
Today, I compared the Node Icon with Dirac against the RS151 without digital corrections.
And the result was actually that the RS151 is more enjoyable than the castrated Dirac result. In some cases, Dirac produced strange noises in the bass range. Very strange. Even without Dirac, I clearly prefer the RS151.
The Node Iconās grounding problem is terrible, which was audible in this setup and was exacerbated by Ethernet. The RS151 was wonderfully quiet. This just makes the Node Icon seem cheap and spoils the impression.
The Node Iconās display is useless. It only makes sense at a desk. The RS151ās display is still a dream even from 3 meters away.
The volume control on the RS151 is annoying, and the speakers often donāt respond or respond late. It was much better with the Node Icon.
Apple Music runs well on the RS151. Spotify Lossless on the Node Icon.
Iām still undecided. The Node Icon is okay as a second device. Maybe the NAD M66 is an upgrade. The M32 was already a great device and ran wonderfully.
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Please just stfu, youāre ruining a decent forum.
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Pathetic. truly pathetic.
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Quite happy with my system, and I think most people on here who have had the misfortune to cross paths with all know what you fiddle with.
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always need the last word too? classic
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Dear HiFi rose users
As the discussion seems to be turning negative, I will close this post.
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