A streamer with full-fledged headphone amplification, the new HiFi Rose RS451 compact network player can be used as a source for a system via its analog RCA or XLR terminals, but also with headphones thanks to its unbalanced 6.35 mm or balanced 4.4 mm and 4-pin XLR jacks. It features the brand new ES9027PRO 8-channel Hyperstream DAC chip, capable of decoding files up to 768 kHz/32-bit PCM and DSD512. An RK3588 CPU management chip has been implemented to support all of the device’s features, which also gains 4 GB of RAM to bring the total to 8 GB, as well as storage space now available up to 32 GB. Obviously, with its phenomenal capabilities, audio remains the manufacturer’s primary target, but the video streaming market is also strongly targeted.
With ultra-low operating noise thanks to an ultra-low noise power supply and a proprietary NRA (Noise Reduction Analog) filter, the RS451 stands out, like all the brand’s products, with a large touch screen on the front panel. It can also be used as a preamplifier, as it offers numerous analog (1 RCA pair) and digital (USB, coaxial, etc.) inputs and volume control. In addition to Ethernet, it features a Bluetooth antenna and a WiFi dongle, but leaves fiber optics to the larger models.
Its launch is scheduled for August 30, at a price of 2 999 € including tax.
30/08/2025
