Is it possible to use only the dac and pre-amp of the RS250A and then use another streamer?
If so; does the display still show the songtitles and all the other info?
I would like to know this because I don’t like the Rose app. And given all the complaints about this but not much action taken by Hifi Rose, I’m thinking about possible solutions.
I have applied for a 2 month Roon trail on this Forum. This also could be a solution. (?)
With Roon - you simply send the Music to the Rose RS250 with the Roon APP. You need a Roon Server on a PC or similar device where it can be installed.
The Rose will show up in Roon - and then its done - play whatever you have in Roon over the Rose.
no need for an extra Streamer.
For your question about just using the DAC - give it a try and find out. But it does not make much sense IMOH.
You can connect some other streamer to 250’s digital input. It has the full complement of Coax, optical, and USB.
But then it is up to the other streamer to display song information; DAC only receives the audio information.
Really, Roon is the best way to use it…
Thank you BorisM
I applied for a 2 month trial of Roon here on this forum so I hope I get the info asap
You’re welcome.
Only you can decide whether Roon (subscription + server) is worth it for you, but IMHO while not perfect, it is the best way currently available to deal with both large collections and music discovery.
I have setup Roon on my laptop. This works. But I believe the streaming is going through my laptop? Which means this is de weak link in de setup and sound will not be good?
Yes, with Roon everything is going through the Roon server.
Unless you are running it on a salvaged Commodore 64 with a broken power supply though, it has absolutely zero effect on sound quality. If you measure your system and create a room correction filter, it might even sound significantly better.
Measure my system? What do you mean exactly and how do I do this?
I am quite new in the hifi world
You get a calibrated microphone, and then use some software (I use Focus Fidelity personally, but there are many other options, including free ones) to play and record some very specific signals from your listening position. Software compares what it knows should be played with what the microphone actually hears, and generates a correction for time, amplitude, and frequency discrepancies. It can’t fix everything (i.e. if you get bass cancellation from standing waves in your listening location, that can only be fixed by moving subwoofers around) but it does make quite a bit of difference.
What Boris said makes sense to me although I have never done that. A simpler way to begin would be to get a Mini DSP microphone (UMIK-1 for example, which is what I got) and measure your system in your room. This is basically half of what Boris mentioned as it only measures but does not correct. I could describe but better for you to do an internet search and quickly become knowledgeable. All you need is a microphone, a computer, and a cable that connects the audio out of the computer to a line in input of your stereo. And free software which produces graphs that show what the microphone is hearing. Because the microphone is placed in the listening spot this should represent what you are hearing.
I will think about this. AT first I want to make my Room better for sound (less hard walls and so on) and give the speakers a good position. After this I will check the result with your option.
Thank you
Thank you for your input. I will concider both options after perfectioning my room for sound and the speakerplacement
Makes sense, treating the room is a very good start. But, as @Sebrof said, it still makes sense to get a microphone (I use UMIK-2, but it’s really an overkill, UMIK-1 as mentioned is good enough). It will let you see what the changes you are making are really doing to the sound.