The Rose HiFi RS250A combines versatility and high performance thanks to a high-end DAC and an optimized power stage. A gem of design and technology, it features a beautiful and large LCD touch screen, providing an intuitive user experience and easy access to all your music. All this is integrated into a harmonious aluminum chassis with the most beautiful effect.
The linear power supply used in the RS250A provides a clean and stable electrical signal to all audio circuits and the processor, essential for superior audio quality. The power supply is shielded, which greatly reduces the impact of interference on the signal and therefore the noise that can be transmitted to other circuits.
The RS250A’s chassis is constructed from high purity anodized aluminum and is meticulously machined. It effectively protects components, limits exposure to vibrations that can alter sound quality, and gives the device a modern, sleek aesthetic.
With the RS250A, you can enjoy video stored on a storage device or streamed from services such as RoseTube, Tidal Video or Bugs, thanks to the HDMI output supporting Ultra HD 4K streams.
On the front of the RS250A is a beautiful and large 8.8-inch high-resolution IPS touchscreen. It offers an intuitive and practical interface that displays all playback information or album art. Moreover, this screen can read video streams at 60FPS.
Rose offers its own management app, Rose Connect, available for free on Android and iOS. It lets you access music and video locally and online through a streamlined interface that supports multiple platforms and streaming services.
The RS250A also comes with a Bluetooth remote control that allows you to control the device from your chair.
RS250A uses Android 7.1 operating system, specially developed by Rose to provide a convenient and innovative playback environment. In addition to high-quality playback and streaming, it offers a variety of services, including 4K video playback, access to YouTube, podcasts, numerous radio stations, and CD playback and ripping (requires appropriate device, not included).
The Rose RS250A is designed to provide ample storage space for high-end audio applications. It can recognize SSDs up to 4TB and HDDs up to 10TB. It also supports connection to a computer or NAS.
The RS250A’s D/A conversion stage features the high-performance ESS ES9028Pro DAC, delivering low noise and distortion for detailed, accurate and rich audio reproduction. It also supports high-resolution streams up to PCM 32bit 768kHz and DSD512, as well as MQA.
The RS250A has a built-in MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) decoder, which allows you to play this type of file and enjoy sound quality that is as close as possible to the original studio recording. Additionally, MQA streams are quite lightweight to stream.
The RS250A allows you to play music and video from storage devices such as USB or SSD. It is also possible to access files stored on a network, for example from a NAS. Songs can be sorted according to numerous filters.
Enjoy streaming audio and video with the unique capabilities of Tidal. The app also supports MQA decoding for high-quality audio playback.
The RS250A is also Roon Ready certified and fully Roon Core compatible. This way, you can enjoy the high-quality audio offered by the RS250A while taking advantage of Roon’s powerful features.
Playing and copying CDs is possible by connecting a dedicated CD player (not included) to the RS250A via USB. You can then copy the music stored on the CD to an SSD or USB drive.
With the Rose RS250A you can access 9,900 Internet radio stations from all over the world. Many podcast channels are also available through iTunes.
Many Rose OS services can be updated through the Rose Store.
With Spotify Connect, you can listen to and control streaming music directly from the Spotify app.
The Qobuz streaming service provides access to a catalog of high-resolution music, up to 24-bit 192 kHz.
Characteristics of ROSE RS250A:
- Product Type: Streamer
- Audio Inputs: 1x Stereo RCA RCA Line In/ 1x Optical Toslink/ 1x Coaxial/ 1x USB-B/ 1x USB-A Host/ 1x RJ45
- Audio outputs: 1x single-ended stereo RCA/ 1x optical Toslink/ 1x coaxial/ 1x USB-A/ 1x 3.5mm Jack headphone output.
- Video outputs: 1x HDMI 2.0 (up to 3840×2160 / 60 Hz)
- Connectivity: Ethernet 10/100/1000 BASE-T/ WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/a/ac 2.4GHz/5GHZ dual band/ Bluetooth
- DAC chip: ESS ES9028Pro
- PROCESSOR: Cortex-A72 dual-core up to 1.8 GHz / Cortex-A53 quad-core up to 1.4 GHz
- GPU: Mali-T864 GPU, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OpenVG1.1, OpenCL, DX11
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- OS: Android 7.1 custom
- Screen: IPS 8.8″ touch screen
- Compatible audio streaming services: Qobuz, Tidal, RoseTube, RosePodcast, Bugs, Webradios
- Compatible Video Streaming Services: Tidal Video, Bugs Video, RoseTube (4K UHD 60p resolution support)
- Compatible Streaming Protocols: Bluetooth A2DP Sink, AVRCP v1.3/ AirPlay/ DLNA/ Roon Ready/ Spotify Connect
- Network services: SMB, FTP, WebDAV
- Supported sampling rates: PCM up to 32 bit 768 kHz/ Native DSD up to DSD512/ MQA
- Supported audio codecs: WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, DFF, DSF, AAC, CDA, AMR, APE, EC3, E-EC3, MID, MPL, MP2, MPC, MPGA, M4A
- Supported video codecs: ASF, AVI, MKV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, H.265, VC-1, VP9, VP8, MVC/ H.264 /AVC, Base/Main/High/High10 profiles @ 5.1, up to 4Kx2K @ 30fps/ H.265/HEVC, Main/Main10 profiles @ 5.1, up to 4Kx2K @ 60fps
- Storage media interface: SATA for HDD up to 10 TB or SSD up to 4 TB
- Control app: Rose Connect (Android, iOS, Windows)
- Bluetooth Remote Control Measurement Output Level: Max 2.2 Vrms, single-ended
- THD: 0.00028% (1kHz, 2.25Vrms, single-ended)
- THD+N: 0.0003% (1kHz, 2.25Vrms, single-ended)
- SNR: 122 dB (A-Weighting)
- Dynamic Range: 135 dB (CCITT filter)
- Stereo crosstalk: -137 dB, 20Hz~20kHz
- Frequency response: 17 Hz – 80 kHz (+/-1 dB)
- Output impedance: 150 ohms
- Supply voltage: 100-120V AC, 220-240V AC 50/60Hz
- Dimensions (WG): 278x231x83 mm
- Weight: 3.2 kg
- Housing material: anodized aluminum
