Hi, I’ve been an audio player for 40 years and I’ve been working in IT for 35. I love Rose devices (as well as other similar brands) as they offer many features that today represent the future in listening to music at home. I recognize that some things can be improved and I respect the technical support because they are committed to it. Good music to you too.
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BTW, does the Rose amp connect applied to RS520? Any functional needed?
I am just happy, I gave my RS 520 back to the dealer. The OP amps were already broken. Owning a RS520 is gambling.
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I see . Thanks very much!
Is there any wrong with the RS520? It seems there are numerous problematic issues for it?!
It depends!
If you live in Asia the RS520 is made for you.
If you live outside of Asia you find out, that the RS520 is a asian product, because the software is not made for people living outside Asia.
The second problem are the OP amps. They like to brake really quick.
The idea behind this product is great but the software and the hardware must do better.
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I wouldn’t speak in terms of Asian/non Asian, but in terms of focus in software development. Rose software is complex, not user-oriented, with lots of options that clutter the menus and pop-ups. The learning curve is flat, users must invest a lot of time and effort in learning the basics. Luckily I haven’t had any issue with the hardware, but I keep my fingers crossed. Finally, three minor flaws: no integrated Wifi-Bluetooth (a dongle is provided), no Chromecast and music cataloguing takes ages. But despite that, rs520 it’s a fantastic device with a clear and powerful sound that is years ahead of its competition
The opamp issue would be the concern honestly then!
I’ve got a rs520 1st 1 turned up with a broken screen was sent a loan unit no problem with that 1 and when the new unit turned up all is well with this 1 been using it almost daily for a few month no problems at all there was a bad batch of op amps think hifi rose are aware of that but i haven’t got any complaints with my unit absolutley love it
Same here. First unit returned, and have had the new unit couple of weeks - and no faults this far. My only complaint so far - hope they will sort out 2 things: 1. VU meter delay in Spotify. 2. No Equaliser in Spotify mode must also be fixed.
It made me hesitated whether to get one. There seems numerous case for the broken OP amp. Since It is too troublesome if retuning back the unit for replacing with the new one! Transportation fee is so much and causing a lot of trouble too. From my previous experience for owning RS250, it doesn’t have any problem at all since purchasing until I sold it out for personal reason!
Or may consider to buy the RS250a for security?! I love the big big screen of 520 honestly with its amp module as bonus for me.
Wait a few months in order to secure a unit with brand new Op amps. I bought mine last december and had no issues till now
Is it? Do you mean yours is the version with new OP amp?
Apple and hifi are 2 separate worlds!!
So I am out! Sold my 520 and took a huge loss. The remote was starting to act up and the (sparse) firmware updates did not address any of my issues.
It started to irritate to look at the Rose so it had to go. Put back my old Aurex 15 system so at least I will no longer be reminded of the costly mistake I made.
Good luck to all owners, hope Rose will start to do better for you soon
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I love the idea behind the RS520 but the user experience is really bad and I don‘t think it will last for a long time.
Great product but I do not believe in the high quality.
So yes, good luck to all owners.
I’m struggling to understand the reasons behind some of the comments about the RS520. I have one and it’s superb. It’s miles ahead of the NAD M10 it replaced. It’s been perfectly reliable and drives my Focal Aria 948 speakers impressively. Perhaps some people just expect perfection from day one and that’s fine but a little patience to learn how to use it and it all works just fine
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RS520 must have gotten better.
I received mine 3rd week of June 2023.
VU meters now do work with Spotify connect.
I like to use RS520 with USB input, USB cable is plugged into my Media PC (Win 11). RS 520 is also connected via Ethernet for receiving updates. Do have Roon for Tidal, but for all other media and music sources the USB input into RS520 works well (essentially as computer Audio). This setup has resolved a lot of frustrations.
I love how RS520 sounds with JBL L890 speakers and a powered subwoofer SVS SB1000 Pro.
I have been looking for this sound quality for a long time.
Thank you ROSE!
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Hi guys,
I bought my RS520 on April 6th, 2024 and connected it to my 4 speakers in the corners of the room. To do this, connect it to an SVS PB2000 Pro subwoofer via a pre-amp and set the pre-out level setting to off. Totally awesome sound. Yes, it’s not all sunshine, but my rose has been running for about 6 hours a Daystraight to this day. In RoseRadio there are some problems with recognizing streams… no station logos and not the quality (kbps) that I had on other network players. but not an issue: the “My RoseRadio - add a channel” function is great. Search url, search for station logo with good resolution from the internet and save it in photos (Macbook M3Pro)…and then add 1 channel. Everything plays great. My music is on the SSD I used. I also had to get used to the file system. Only the title of the song is recognizable. My playlists from the music app (all created myself because I don’t want to pay for Apple Music… (the same applies to Tidal, Qubus and co.) are sent to the internal SSD via the network. It’s pretty quick for me. Now the RS520 is my little Home Server. I spent a while working with the icons on the start screen to arrange them correctly for myself…also a challenge.
Once it was done, pictures were taken of the settings and the next time I went to the start screen, everything was restored the same way by me.
Do any of you know what the microphone symbol means for the Strams (see pictures)???
For streams that RoseRadio finds itself, it is green and for self-created streams, the microphone symbol is gray.
Conclusion:
I think the RS520 is absolutely awesome and the sound is amazing.
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