HiFi Jewelry 💍 HiFi Sound! RA180 HIFI ROSE AMP REVIEW

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► HIFI ROSE AMP REVIEW - RA180 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

The new HiFi Rose integrated amp, the RA180 is quite the looker. It's vintage, steampunk stylings make it one of the more unique audio products currently available. Is it more than HiFi jewelry? Can it compete with high-end amplifiers from McIntosh and Technics?

00:00 INTRO HIFI ROSE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
00:17 SPONSORED MESSAGE
01:14 HIFI ROSE RA180 SPECS
02:10 HIFI ROSE VINYL PLAYBACK
02:52 CLASS D AMPLIFIER GOOD OR BAD
03:34 BEST SPEAKERS FOR CLASS D AMP
04:25 HIFI JEWELRY
04:56 HIFI ROSE AMP REVIEW
08:05 HIFI ROSE RA180 AMP CONCERNS
08:48 HIFI ROSE VS EXPENSIVE AMPLIFIERS
10:02 CONCLUSION
10:50 KRISTI'S TAKE
12:21 CLASS D VS CLASS A/B AMPLIFIERS
13:11 HIFI ROSE VS TECHNICS R1000
15:10 HIFI ROSE 150 STREAMER
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[KristiWright]

❤️ To everyone who stays around to watch until the end, thank you for doing so! It means a great deal to both of us.

[charlesking]

One thing I really appreciate about this channel is the versatility. Sometimes you review affordable gear and then other times you give us high dollar items, and there are plenty of products in the middle. All in all Consistently solid infotainment.

[scottwestphall]

I may be in minority here but I hate the looks of this amp. To me it’s so over the top that it looks like cheap gimmicks (though maybe in person it’d be different for me) and looks too busy and too tacky.

[gregfriedler]

I just ran the numbers…and I don’t have $7000 for a gimmick.

Looks cool though.

[moanabeach]

Bought a Class D ( AD4.320) driving 702s, BIG MISTAKE, there’s more hum from these amps than from the scene in Back to The Future just before Marty hits the Strings ! Starke Suck !

[CAthomaselliott]

It's taken. bit of time to pull this comment together, but, the HIFI Rose claiming as a Class A-D amplifier is marketing talk to their "Advanced D" which is appropriate. GaN (Gallium Nitride used in their MOSFET Transistors) is 1000x more efficient than Silicon in a transistor. GaN based Power Amplifiers are just beginning to get good. Really good. The next generation is underscored by the soon-to-be-released Peachtree GaN 1.

Unfortunately, any Amplifier made with these GaN MOSFET's will get tagged with the Class D label and many of us Audiophiles will pan it because we see Class D and identify as being Class A or AB bi*ches. HIFI Rose may not be there with the noise floor yet but I think that future Class D Amps made with GaN MOSFETs need a way to differentiate themselves. Class AD or Advanced D might not be it but a differentiation from Silicon based transistors is needed because the difference is profound. Something for the Marketing types to figure out.

I'm biased on Class A or AB myself. Nothing I love more than seeing a big toroid isolating within the chassis and looking at these Class D Amps ... there's no donut and the immediate disappointment is real. However these new GaN based amplifier circuits coming out in 2022 from Peachtree and Mytek may begin to change peoples opinions about Class D.

[christiankansichi]

Not a fan. A Michi is in my future and pair it with the Hifi Rose Streamer.

[williamgreer]

I usually don't have a strong negative reaction to the look of any equipment but this thing is horrible looking. It is an ugly monster.

[WilkinsonX]

8:25 The first ever class D amp with an integrated electric can opener

[scottstephen]

How bad ass does it look? I agree it is one of a kind, but I’ve never been fond of SteamPunk, so I’m leaning towards just bad, the word cluttered looking also applies. I find your comment about you think Rose wants you to buy this with the streamer to be interesting. Speaking to design only, I find the design differences to be severely jarring between those two units. The streamer reminds me of the look of the Michi, so combining that look with SteamPunk leaves me at a loss. Or maybe the simple question of “why???”

[positivelife]

I don't like the look of it at all, to much going on.

[jked]

Totally agree with Christi, this would be much more attractive if it was class A/B, especially mosfet to really set itself even more in front of the crowd.

[DCB_audio]

How did they not go with tubes? That would have completed the look 1000%. Gears with glowing tubes, analog meters, now that would have been amazing.

[davidmeffert]

Hey Kristi, I always stay to the end because I want to hear your opinion as well as your interacton with Andrew. Its a lot of what makes the channel great and sets it apart from the others.

[billywindsock]

It doesn't look vintage, it looks ghastly! It may sound great, but there is no chance that would find room on my shelf. It will divide, love or hate. Sadly, no love here - especially if they have made an amplifier in 2022 that hisses.

[tobalive]

Hi Kristi!! (my favorite reviewer) As I said once... you are my main reason to watch, any hint of a hype by Andrew's words are always tempered by you, especially when you don't like a piece of equipment, so keep in mind that I am one of those (most times) that watches the whole video, if only to hear your take. Much Love :) P.S. $7000? No!, I think we are paying for the look.

[cameronkrause]

Nagra is classier- if you have never seen anything like this then look at Nagra because these guys stole the design work from them.

[aceofspades]

This design aesthetic is right up my ally... I would love this and a great 300b tube amp to round out my chain. There is another class D amp you might want to take a look at which is TOTL it's cherry amps. They have a Megashino set of Mono blocks for $10k and it's got a very nice sound signature.

[wg]

Whether you like the looks or not, Rose put a lot of detail in this design.