I just picked up the Bluesound Vault 2i which not only gives you streaming but also has a CD ripper and a 2TB onboard storage. It does not however, play CD's, rather allows you to save your CD's in a FLAC format and then allows you to play the file through the Bluos app. I think I read somewhere that it could store up to 30,000 songs and it also allows you to use other formats like WAV and MP3 among others. This way, less wear and tear on your CD collection and gives you playlists of various CD's without getting up and changing discs. Not sure yet on SQ between the FLAC file and playing the CD, but it's just an added convenience so you can listen to your CD collection and stream interchangeably.
With this said, this segment of the market is rapidly changing, but the Bluesound has a pretty good DAC at 32bit and 192Khz, but who knows what will happen next year. I personally like streaming for it's convenience and introducing me to new titles and types of music. I am going through the usual suspects of streaming services and listening to the SQ of their Hi Res offerings, so can't make a call on that just yet. But the Vault seems to fill the bill straddling between streaming and CD's. Next would be the Roon Nucleus system to organize all of my files and to handle various streaming networks should I sign up for more than one service. Good luck with your search.
With this said, this segment of the market is rapidly changing, but the Bluesound has a pretty good DAC at 32bit and 192Khz, but who knows what will happen next year. I personally like streaming for it's convenience and introducing me to new titles and types of music. I am going through the usual suspects of streaming services and listening to the SQ of their Hi Res offerings, so can't make a call on that just yet. But the Vault seems to fill the bill straddling between streaming and CD's. Next would be the Roon Nucleus system to organize all of my files and to handle various streaming networks should I sign up for more than one service. Good luck with your search.