I have sold my Naim and go for the Rose actually! You need to stack on Naim stuffs and never attempt to change to other brand if you use their products.
He is butt hurt he doesnât own one. Lost all credibility with me. Iâve looked at most of the streamers. Everyone at my shop who got one LOVES it. Yeah there is a learning curve but thatâs half the fun. No other streamer on the market has an active upsampler up sampling to 192khz, touch screen and also integrates most listening services (wish they had Amazon) all in one. Did I forget to mention an amazing pre amp too?!?
I would really like to see some tutorial videos on how to use certain functions on YouTube. I think that would definitely help with a lot of their âissuesâ.
Iâd be happy to volunteer to do that for an upgrade to the 150 from 250 if theyâre reading this forum. Haha
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I have a rs520 more than happy with it the sound is excellent and build quality seems excellent too havenât had any problems with mine, that being said with any new products there are teething issues but they are minor in the grand scheme of things from my experience i would recommend hifi rose to others very happy with my purchase
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I have a Naim Core (I am about to sell it) - the software is absolutely crap. I should have bought back then the Innous 
For the Innous, you should be aware your files need to be imported to the machine before you can play. That means if you would like to sell it out at a later time, your music files need to be extract from the machine. Not flexible to me anyway! However, external HD wonât be accepted! Donât understand why they have plenty of usb socket at the back but none of them can be used for plugging in an external HD.Naim is even worse in this aspect! File can only be recognised by its brand only but not for others.
Hi, Guillermo. Wich small Hifi blog do you write for? I would like to read your unbiased opinions and be enlighted with your knowledge about the HiFi world
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Do you work for HifiRose? It sounds like you do. Just curious.
Your opinions are the most impressive I have read in the community. Please start new topics so we can all learn how to operate. Thank you.
Did not mean to insult you. I just noticed how positive you are about the brand. I like their products also. That is why I bough tan rs150. I love it. Take care- William
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 wouldnât 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 havenât 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 itâs 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!
Iâve 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 havenât 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 doesnât 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.