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Need Help Finding the Right Component

I currently use a transport and dac and I’m very pleased with the sound. At this point I’m not interested in streaming and I am wondering if there was a product that would just do this and nothing more - I want a 1-box solution that would allow me to insert a cd, rip it to an internal drive and then play it back through my dac through a SPDIF cable just like I do with my transport. It seems that all the products have so many features, but I just want something simple. Rip and play back. With good quality of course. Excellent quality actually. I guess I'm not against the product having an internal dac, but I really like the one I have and I would prefer to keep using it. Thanks for your help.
chayro
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mesch
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The digital front end of my system is the same, transport into DAC. Would be interested in a component like this. In my case if it served as a streamer and a server that would be ok.

The units I am aware of have onboard DACs.  
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lalitk
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@chayro,

Look into Bluesound Vault 2i, which is going to make bit perfect copies of your CD’s. You would connect Vault through a SPDIF cable to your external DAC just like your transport. Download the Bluesound OS or Android app to control the Vault and playback of your rips. The Vault does need to be connected to your home network to download metadata and app operation.

It does come with Streaming option which you can ignore until you’re ready :-) 
soix
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The Vault is a great option.  If you want something at a higher level the Innuos Zen Mk3 is also worth a look.  Best of luck. 
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lalitk
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@soix 

Innuos Zen Mk3 would’ve been a solid option but it won’t work as it lacks SPDIF output, otherwise I would’ve also suggested aurender ACS100 which smokes the competition in SQ, digital file curation and management.

PS: I stepped up from Vault 2 to ACS100. 
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twoleftears
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I may have misunderstood, but is this what you're looking for?
http://old.bryston.com/products/digital_audio/BOT-1.html

soix
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@lalitk — My bad.  Nice catch. 
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