What is your set up?
Yes, this is clearly a different league. As impressed as I was with my Gustard x30, it’s definitely a class below the Rose.
I want to qualify that this is only my experience in my system, and the Gustard x30 is an outstanding DAC and I could live with it happily as well.
Yes, you are right.
I missed that part since I’ve been using Variable (default) after briefly tried 2V for the RA180.
Thank you.
I borrowed the Rd160 for 3 days to test it and compare it to the Rs150b
I then bought the Rd160
It is a very analog rendering, the Rs150b is dry, the Rd160 wider
On the drum toms it is very sensitive
The Dac Rose is now not far from 100 hours of operation, I was able to pose last weekend for some listening
As I specified during the test at home, the difference that immediately jumps to the ears is the battery strikes!! It’s full, ample. With the Dac of the Rs 150b it’s drier
I find the aeration, the stage width, the superb transparency and this dynamic while having a beautiful softness, a very deep bass (it was already excellent with the Rs150b) the holding of the latter with the Dg68 (Accuphase) is impressive.
The differences appear:
-On the voices, still so superb but a little better “integrated”, forcing the line: less projected but it is marginal because already very good before
-The consistency of the medium or high bass is more physical, less dry, in short a very analog rendering
-The depth of the scene as a result that gains
In terms of use and practical side it is perfect, the screen can turn off after a few minutes of operation and it is therefore very sober, I do not use upscale, the default setting is “By pass” and I also use the original filter (not sure to hear differences between each)
The setup is simple and intuitive, it allows for example to choose between a variable or fixed output level with levels between 1 and 9 volts in Xlr (half in Rca).
The aluminum remote control allows simple and easy access to all settings (setup, dimming, filters, upscale, volume if necessary)
The finish is excellent as on the other devices in their range, the aluminum parts are very thick and perfectly treated.
The Accuphase E5000 amplifier accepts 5 volts as input, I set the fixed output to 3 volts to be close to the “standard” outputs of the brand’s sources which is 2.5 v