Thanks Tom, that's good to hear.

Hi, could I just check that the Rose streaming app plays music gapless? Some platforms insert gaps where there weren't any originally (eg Chromecast Audio and DTS Playfi) which is no good for continuous pieces such as classical music. I doubt if Rose would do this, but just to make sure. Also...

Interesting review as it focused mainly on the interface. Has the big update happened yet?

If I were to buy the RS250 I'd use the built-in amp for a while and see if I was happy with it. My current headphones are the Sony XM4, which are only 40 ohm, so they'd probably be fine with the RS250. They're decent headphones but their main use case is for high quality LDAC Bluetooth...

Tom, many thanks for posting this. A very useful and positive review, especially as it addressed my query on the headphone sound quality. It seems to be perfectly acceptable except for low sensitivity headphones, which is to be expected. I like the fact that the reviewer is an audio...

Thanks Tom, yes the Naim Atom HE is certainly on my list. It's good that you're happy with the RS250 as a streamer DAC. Another option for me would be to use one of its digital outputs to drive an external DAC/headphone amp if I didn't like the on board headphone quality. There's some very...

Hi Tom, I just joined this forum specifically to read your review of the RS250 (no pressure haha). It looks like a great device. I'm looking for a streamer/preamp for my active speakers, ideally with a built-in headphone amp. The RS250 fits the bill. As this is a headphone-focused forum it...