HiFi Rose

RS130

The RS130 is the ultimate network streaming transport. From its crystal-topped control buttons and intuitive touch-screen interface, through to its complex, performance-optimised inner workings; this is a flagship device suited to any audiophile looking for the best possible way to get a whole world of digital audio content to their DAC.

£4,299

2 Year warranty

Finance example

£859.80 initial 20% deposit then £143.30 per month for 24 months. Other finance terms available. Finance subject to status

RS130

£4,299

No More Noise

The principle technical ambition when developing the RS130 was to produce a totally clean digital signal for any connected DAC, allowing for a very low noise floor and a vivid, detailed sonic image. This has been achieved with a variety of new technologies including optical network connectivity, optical USB connection options and a high-precision OCXO clock. The result is evidenced in the stunning technical measurements achieved by the RS130 under laboratory conditions.

Optical fibre data transfers are noise-resistant, fast and reliable, even over longer distances. Therefore the RS130 supports sending and receiving data using Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers over ethernet. Similarly, fibre USB technology is more immune to electromagnetic noise and achieves greater signal stability, which is why the RS130 boasts a fibre USB 3.0 input. Further, HiFi Rose will also soon offer the RSA720 USB Hub with fibre output, to allow this still-developing technology to upgrade the performance of any local, USB attached music storage.

Keep In Time

The RS130 maximises the accuracy of its digital output signal by using a high-precision OCXO 10MHz clock. This type of clock is amongst the most accurate and stable on the current market, regardless of temperature changes, and is purpose-designed to suppress jitter generation. The result is perfect musical timing in the end-performance, allowing listeners to travel deeper into the sound-field. There’s also an external master clock input, for synchronising the clock signal between various devices.

Optimised Performance

Throughout the RS130 signal path, HiFi Rose’s designers have selected premium components and technologies to ensure no part of the transport process is compromised. This logic even transfers to the actual board layout, where the AC power supply, DC power supply and audio-signal processing circuits are physically isolated from each other.

The entire circuitry is then fed by a newly designed 15V DC / 6.67A power supply section, featuring high-capacity supercapacitors and a shielded linear power supply. This innovative design provides excellent power delivery to the main audio circuitry, with sufficient headroom to ensure the power supply is never under stress and the performance is never compromised. The end result is dramatically reduced power noise and a sound performance from the RS130 that is entirely natural and faithful to the original.

A Build to Behold

Externally, the RS130 is identifiable as a piece of luxury industrial design. The solid aluminium construction is complemented by functional heat-management aspects, such as the heat-sinks on the side of the chassis, and the ventilation built-in to the HiFi Rose logo on the top. It is also highlighted by striking visual elements, such as the crystal-topped control buttons on top of the unit, and the wide-angle 15.4” 1920*382 resolution LCD capacitive touch-screen, making the device a true joy to use every day.

Tech spec

Base Operating System

Customised Android 7.1

Main Chipset

RK3399 (28nm HKMG Process) Six core ARM 64-bit processor, up to 2.0Ghz based on Big,Little architecture, Dual-Core Cortex-A72 & Quad-Core Cortex-A53 with separate NEON coprocessor
ARM Mali-T860 MP4 Quad-Core GPU

Memory (DRAM)

LPDDR4 Dual-Channel 4GB

Memory (Flash)

8Ghz High Speed eMMC
M.2 M-Key 256Mb NVMe
External SSD Supported

Control Buttons

Power / Mute / Favourites / Play-Pause

Display

TFT LCD 15.4" 1920x382 pixels (eDP) Capacitive touch

HDMI output

HMDI 2.0 4K x 2K 60Hz display resolutions

S/PDIF Optical Output

24-bit / 192Khz possible

AES/EBU Output

32-bit / 384Khz possible

Coaxial Output

32-bit / 384Khz possible

Dimensions

430 x 317 x 125 mm

Weight

11.7Kg

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