Bluesound VAULT 2i
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Bluesound Vault 2i High-Res 2TB Network Hard Drive CD Ripper and Streamer
Featuring an ultra-quiet, low power consumption 2TB hard drive, the VAULT 2i lets you easily rip all your CDs in lossless high-resolution FLAC, space-saving MP3, and everything in between. Giving users the ability to directly access their downloads, iTunes library and other content from any NAS drive via the USB port, the VAULT 2i provides endless possibilities when it comes to storing your music collection.
- Store thousands of tracks on the VAULT 2i’s 2TB internal hard drive.
- Rip your CDs with bit perfect precision.
- USB ports to backup and restore your personal music collection.
- Innovative 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex processors.
- Easily connect to wired home network for flawless streaming.
- Control music wirelessly with the intuitive BluOS Controller app.
- Control it with the optional Bluesound RC1 Remote Controller
- Stream your music libraries to multiple Bluesound players throughout the home.
- Connect Bluesound to your Amazon Echo with the skill in the Alexa app and use Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to control Players around the home.
- AirPlay 2 lets you play music or podcasts from wireless stereo components throughout your house — all in sync.
When I listen to CDs ripped to the Vault 2i in FLAC, sometimes I think they sound better than the original. But, the TuneIn streaming service started inserting their long, annoying ads at the beginning of most stations' play several months ago (with an update?), which really bugs me. And many of my CDs are not in the database that this uses for title, track, artist, etc. and entering manually is a royal pain since one has to use a Windows machine. Once you figure out the "secrets", it does make it easier.
I had the original Vault. At a certain point the shuffle feature stopped working. I replaced it with current Vault and low a behold it also had a malfunctioning shuffle setting. Blusound has excellent customer support though the answer was on Reddit, on the internet. All that said it’s a great device and I highly recommend it and the Audio Factory, too.
Pros: incredible sound, like the simple design. The basic connection was relatively easy.
Cons: ripping is NOT flawless. I’ve had several CD not completely download, several of them didn’t load every song. Haven’t been able to connect to computer successfully to copy or transfer ITunes library. Blue sound has the basic set up directions. Beyond that is it very poorly organized and are by topic & an article. I’ve been tempted to give up and return the Vault 2i.