New RS520 owner

Just bought an RS520, I took a bit of a chance having read these forums and the problems some users here have suffered. I can only say, wow this thing is incredible. I have a really hi end hifi system but bought this as a stand alone for another room. It is a very impressive piece of kit and sounds wonderful and is the best streamer I have heard and improves substantially on the Naim Atom it replaces.
It worked straight out of the box and no issues so far, but only 48 hrs in.
I was expecting the rose app to be clunky from what I have read here but it is brilliant, some minor counter intuitive stuff but overall a great interface.

For a newish brand it beats the pants off the Atom which has rave reviews. I am so impressed I have ordered an RS130 to replace my holo audio red in the main system.

The build quality is great and the screen is stunning even if a purist might say screens affect sound quality.

I do not post this to undermine the problems others have undoubtedly experienced, just to give a little credit to Hifi Rose for where this product is now.

I hope this product continues to perform as it has so far, Well done Rose

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Ianmuir,

Welcome. You will find that most people who post have some sort of problem. The software could be a lot better but it’s very stable and full featured. It’s just poorly laid out in its decision tree structure but it works. The hardware is bulletproof and stable.

I have four HiFi Rose devices starting with the RS 130 and RD 160. I know all their faults and love them anyway.

You will too.

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Tell me a little more about the 130, is it a bit jump in SQ over the 520, thanks for your response