HiFi Rose
RS520
Introduced 2022$3,995 MSRP
The HiFi Rose RS520 is an all-in-one wireless network streamer and integrated amplifier, pairing an ESS SABRE ES9038PRO DAC and a 250W-per-channel (at 8Ω) power amp with a 12.6" multi-touch Android-based display and HDMI video output, aimed at replacing a full streamer-plus-amp stack with a single unit. It supports native streaming from TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Apple Music, and Roon, plus full MQA decoding, and was positioned at launch as a rival to the Naim Uniti Atom.
MSRP
$3,995
Used market · Excellent
$2,650
-34% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,700 at launch to $2,650 today.
Specifications
- Weight
- 17.8 lbs
- Display
- 12.6" wide-viewing-angle multi-touch panel; customized Android 7.1 OS
- Outputs
- 1x optical, 1x coaxial, 1x preamp-out, 1x HDMI 2.0 video (up to 3840×2160/60Hz)
- Storage
- Upgradeable internal storage; USB 3.0 × 2 for external storage
- DAC chip
- ESS SABRE ES9038PRO
- Dimensions
- 13.6" W × 12.9" D × 5" H
- Amplifier power
- 250W × 2ch at 8Ω, 20Hz–20kHz, THD 0.05% (FTC rating)
- Network wireless
- Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T); 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi via USB dongle; Bluetooth 4.2 via USB dongle
- Streaming support
- RoseOS, Roon Ready, Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify Connect, AirPlay, Bluetooth, DLNA
- Formats resolution
- MQA full decoder; PCM 8kHz–768kHz at 8/16/24/32-bit; native DSD support; FLAC, WAV, AIFF, DSF, DFF, ALAC and more
- Streaming services
- Apple Music, Tidal, Spotify, Qobuz, Roon Ready, Spotify Connect, RoseTube, internet radio
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