It's an easy to use, all in one unit for burning and playback, had very good software and great support, sounded as good if not better then the Rotel CD. I had a Rotel CD player for many years, it sounded so much better then other players on the market when I got it (early 1990's) I had 5-600 CD's when it finally died and my dealer who I trusted told me not to buy another CD player but to get a Bluesound Vault and burn all my CD's. There is a bit of learning curve with streamers so be patient and take a leap towards the present/future of digital playback. This is a critical part of the experience with streamers and usually the difference between joy (I love my new tech) or frustration (I hate it, where is my cd player remote). I am sure there are other options, regardless of whichever solution you choose, one most important thing to consider other than SQ, is the control app you will be using to manage your music library and music playback. I keep my ACS100 around cause I consistently purchase CD’s and rip them immediately for easy accessibility. If this is a one time chore then find a way to rip your CD’s on a computer and buy a high quality streamer like Aurender N200 with an internal storage and separate DAC. As a rule of thumb, internal storage will sound better than external add-on storage.Īnother consideration, are you going to continue buying CD’s in future or this is a one time chore to rip all your CD’s. If you want to take things to next level, look into Aurender ACS100 which offers much superior performance, Metadata Editing, Library Management and user installed upto 8TB of storage. That’s how I got started / transitioned to ripping my CD’s before upgrading to ACS100. Nevertheless, the Vault 2 remained the stepping stone for anyone looking for a one box, plug n play streamer/ripper with a built in DAC. And its internal storage is limited to 2TB. I used to own Vault, while I never experienced any issues with ripping or accessing ripped music, I did not care for its internal DAC and subpar Metadata Editing and Library Management. Cause, you can always improve the SQ of Vault by adding an external DAC. If your goal is to rip and stream your CD collection then Vault 2 makes sense even if it doesn’t sound good right out of the box. Or you may find it’s internal DAC anemic or worse sounding than the DAC inside your Rotel CD player. For example, a streamer/ripper with internal DAC like Bluesound Vault 2 may just suffice your needs. Here is why, the quality of the DAC associated with your streamer/ripper, internally or externally will largely impact the quality of the sound.
But in reality, just like no two cd player sound the same, the SQ quality of a ripped CD can vary from mediocre to absolutely phenomenal. “how does the sound quality compare playing the file on a streamer versus playing the CD on a CD a ripped CD should sound the same as the one played through a cd player.
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