High-End Audio Buyer’s Guide 2024: HiFi Rose RS150B

$4995

The HiFi Rose RS150B could be the “Swiss Army knife” of streaming DACs, with integral streaming support, MQA decoding, Roon Ready certification, a pair of analog input jacks with variable output level, and compatibility with DSD all the way up to DSD512. The build-quality is extraordinary with a chassis machined from a solid aluminum block. But the Rose’s most important quality is the sound it achieves from the latest ESS Sabre ES9038PRO. Never before has RB experienced this level of sonic quality from a streaming source. (322)