Bluesound Vault 2

Hi! I’m the recent owner of a Vault 2 (have had mine for almost 2 months now) and am really enjoying it. I’m using it mostly for Tidal streaming, but have ripped my 300+ CD collection to it. You are right that it takes about 10-15 mins per rip. It is faster to “drag & drop” import from a networked PC or NAS. However, if your looking for the best possible sound, my dealer & BlueSound recommend doing the direct rip using the Vault as it will insure a perfect bit-for-bit transfer. 

Now, I can’t say for sure that there is a measurable or audible difference, but, I too wanted the best possible sound, so I took the time & ripped everything using the Vault. I will say that the rips from the Vault sound every bit as good, if not even a little bit better, than the CD’s spinning in my Denon DVD-2900 SACD/CD player.

Just my $0.02 worth...Enjoy your music!

Arvin

My average time per cd into the Vault was about 8 minutes.  Just add as many as you feel like each day.  It’s not that hard to do.  Put your favorites in first.

In in the mean time you can listen to your favorites plus there’s Radio Paradise which is free commercial less radio which sounds great with a varied selection of music. Then there is access to page after page of internet radio stations of all sorts of specific genre. No way to get bored with this device even without all of your music loaded in one shot.  Arvin did a Tidal subscription which is another option.  I’m considering this as well.  I’ve seen free trial offers from anywhere from 30 to 90 days.

 I really like my Vault.

I am considering the Vault too. Can you play and rip the CD at the same time? That helps kill time.