BorisM,
You are right, of course. Other consumer streamer manufacturers have problems too. I am probably guilty of that old adage that the perfect is the enemy of the good in my comments.
I’ve subscribed to the other streaming companies’ user forums just to see how they compare. There are problems for sure but not nearly the volume or lack of responsive corrections as are on the Hifi Rose user forum. You are right about Linn and Naim, the old school British traditional streamers. However, they are going to be relics just like British automobiles. The issue for me is that the Western world has to compete with the Eastern World. The better Chinese developers know what quality control is. In the space of one year Eversolo has come from nowhere to near parity with HiFi Rose at half the price. They have had plenty of problems BUT they have addressed them instantly.
My issue is not with where they are now but it is the inability to see and deal with the road ahead, specifically not with the old school competition but what is here now from the East.
Rose has a superb hardware product but it will be eaten by the East unless it ups its game in software. Look at my issues concerning DLNA functionality. I’ve been asking for answers about how Rose’s DLNA works (or doesn’t) for weeks with no response. Simple freeware does a better job.
I’m a fan boy. I chose HiFi Rose. I think it’s beautiful. I want it to succeed. However, it’s also frustrating, akin to trying to make a wife out of a mistress.
I think we both can see what will happen to the brand if it doesn’t pick up the pace. I don’t want that to happen. I want Hi Fi Rose to prosper.
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