{"id":151811,"date":"2022-12-04T16:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T16:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=151811"},"modified":"2022-12-04T16:52:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T16:52:25","slug":"hifi-rose-rs250a-updated-version-of-the-popular-streamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/hifi-rose-rs250a-updated-version-of-the-popular-streamer\/","title":{"rendered":"HiFi Rose RS250A: Updated version of the popular streamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HiFi\u00a0Rose\u00a0has updated the popular network streamer RS250, introduced a year and a half ago.\u00a0The novelty with the\u00a0RS250\u00a0A\u00a0index is based on a new chip and received a black finish.<\/p>\n<p>The HiFi\u00a0Rose\u00a0RS250\u00a0A\u00a0combines a network streamer, a DAC and a preamplifier in one unit.\u00a0The new generation of the model is based on the Sabre32 ES9028 PRO chip from ESS Technology and can process PCM digital streams up to 32 bit\/768 kHz and DSD up to DSD512.\u00a0The streamer is equipped with a six-core processor, a high-precision femto clock and a linear power supply.\u00a0The proprietary HiFi Rose Discrete output stage has also been improved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/49_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For integration into a computer network, a gigabit Ethernet port and a dual-band Wi-Fi adapter are provided.\u00a0Audio files can be played not only from network servers and streaming services, but also from external drives &#8211; there are two USB-A version 3.0 ports for connecting them.<\/p>\n<p>The streamer also supports wireless broadcasting from mobile gadgets via Bluetooth 4.0.\u00a0To connect external sources of digital content, there are coaxial and optical inputs, as well as a USB-B port.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to use the streamer with an external DAC unit, for which HiFi Rose RS250A is equipped with optical and coaxial digital outputs.\u00a0The HDMI 2.0 port allows you to connect the streamer to a TV to display the application interface of streaming services on the big screen.\u00a0However, located on the front panel 8,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To navigate through the music library and control the operating modes of the HiFi Rose RS250A, an application for mobile gadgets Rose OS MUSIC is used.\u00a0The device supports Airplay and Spotify Connect, is capable of decading MQA, and is also Roon Ready compliant.\u00a0The streamer has applications for streaming services Qobuz, Apple Music and Tidal.<\/p>\n<p>The HiFi\u00a0Rose\u00a0RS250\u00a0A\u00a0network streamer\u00a0is already on sale.\u00a0In the UK, the suggested retail price is\u00a0\u00a32,349\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/51_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating system:\u00a0customized Android 7.1<\/li>\n<li>Processor:\u00a0two Cortex-A72 cores up to 1.8GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.4GHz<\/li>\n<li>GPU: Mali-T864<\/li>\n<li>Memory: LPDDR3 4 GB<\/li>\n<li>DAC chip: 8-channel DAC ES9028 PRO<\/li>\n<li>Output level: max.\u00a02.2V<\/li>\n<li>Signal-to-noise ratio: 126 dB (A-weighted)<\/li>\n<li>THD: 0.00012% (1 kHz, 2.25 Vrms)<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Range: 137 dB (CCITT filter)<\/li>\n<li>Frequency response: 17Hz &#8211; 80kHz (\u00b1 1dB)<\/li>\n<li>Output impedance: 150 ohm<\/li>\n<li>Network connection: RJ45 Ethernet 10\/100\/1000 BASE-T, Wi-Fi (802.11 b\/g\/n\/a\/ac) 2.4GHz\/5GHz<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 (A2DP, AVRCP v1.3)<\/li>\n<li>Streaming Services : Bluetooth A2DP Sink Airplay, DLNA, Roon Ready, Spotify Connect<\/li>\n<li>Audio inputs analog: line x 1<\/li>\n<li>Audio inputs digital: optical x 1, coaxial x 1, USB-B 2.0<\/li>\n<li>Analog audio outputs: RCA x 1, 6.3 mm headphone output<\/li>\n<li>Audio outputs digital: optical x 1, coaxial x 1<\/li>\n<li>Video output: HDMI 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160\/60Hz)<\/li>\n<li>Drive connections: USB 3.0 x 2 (file system &#8211; NTFS \/ exFAT \/ FAT32, up to 10 TB), SATA 3.0, SSD x 1 (File system &#8211; NTFS \/ exFAT \/ FAT32, up to 4 TB)<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>PCM: up to 32bit\/768kHz<\/li>\n<li>DSD: up to DSD512 (22.4 MHz)<\/li>\n<li>MQA: full decoding<\/li>\n<li>Supported video codecs: ASF, AVI, MKV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, H.265, VC-1, VP9, \u200b\u200bVP8, MVC, H .264\/AVC<\/li>\n<li>Size (W x H x D): 27.8 x 8.3 x 23.1 cm<\/li>\n<li>Weight:\u00a03.2 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HiFi\u00a0Rose\u00a0has updated the popular network streamer RS250, introduced a year and a half ago.\u00a0The novelty with the\u00a0RS250\u00a0A\u00a0index is based on a new chip and received a black finish. The HiFi\u00a0Rose\u00a0RS250\u00a0A\u00a0combines a network streamer, a DAC and a preamplifier in one unit.\u00a0The new generation of the model is based on the Sabre32 ES9028 PRO chip from [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/hifi-rose-rs250a-updated-version-of-the-popular-streamer\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":151812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-151811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}