Help !

@uberwaltz - What is the average time it takes to rip one CD to the Vault? I tested it at my local dealer, but I've forgotten the result. Seems like it was somewhere around 10 minutes a disk. Is that in the ballpark?

schubert,

The easiest, most straight forward, cost effective way, that I know is the Bluesound Vault 2i. It is a single box solution, housing a streamer, hard drive and CD ripping drive built in. Just pop in a CD and it will rip it to the hard drive. Playback can be controlled from a smartphone, tablet or laptop. If you have a local dealer, stop in and give it a spin. It's a pretty elegant solution and the sound quality is pretty good.

Ripping 1500 CDs will take some time. I highly recommend you cull them and only rip the stuff you know you will listen to again. The Vault also support streaming audio, so you could also subscribe to a streaming service and stream music to you heart's content. However, the various streaming servers have different levels of content, depending on genre/type. Some services are heavy on current pop music and lighter on classical, and vice versa. If you decide you want to stream, post another question regarding the best streaming service for your listening preference.

Good luck and enjoy.....

@uberwaltz @shkong78 - Thanks for the info. I'm still thinking about buying a Vault 2i.