Hi,
last week I’ve tested at my friend my RS150B against SimAudio Moon 780D V1 with Moon external Power Supply feeded from Aurender N30 on really highend gear. I wanted to know how far behind is RS150. To our surprise RS150 sound was 1 level above Moon. Dynamics, fullness, all instruments were clearer, more tangible. My friend tested also 780D V2 and difference over his V1 was so subtle that it didn’t make sense to upgrade. At last we’ve tested using RS150 as pure DAC feeding it from Aurender N30. And it happened again, another sound level was reached. Music was more analogue, more fluid, more real, without N30 in comparison it sounded little destorted. This test at least for me proved that RS150 is excellent device, especially if you consider price. Also it showed me how better it can sound if you use better digital source. Previously I had Apple Mac mini running Audirvana 3.2. I’ve tested several other options like new Audirvana 3.5, iTunes, Amara, Tidal app and they all sounded worse than old Audirvana 3.2. So it proves that on same HW, SW makes difference. Question is for Hifi Rose team if you do any SW development to improve sound? Thank you.
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