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Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound

I am ready to try streaming again after my 1st failed effort.
I had owned the basic Roon streamer. 

I plan to use the Roon with Tidal service but not
the Roon hardware this time around.

I am now comparing the Innuos Zen Mini @ $1,250 v.s. the
Bluesound Vault 2i @ $1,295. 

The better Innuos is about $4,400.
If you add the reclocker and linear power supply to
 the Mini you are also getting closer to $4k.

Now here is my thought: Buy the Vault and plan to find
a DAC upgrade- currently I have an Oppo 205.
This will bring me the better SQ result overall I think.

What have others found?

chorus

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oddiofyl
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Good info ,  I want a significant jump in quality over the Bluesound and ease of use so I am going to go about a streamer upgrade carefully

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oddiofyl
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First off, I have had DACs since the early nineties. That said when I first got into digital files I was playing them through my OPPO and a USB HDD through my NAD M51. That was a pain to make copies through my computer.

Then I bought a Vault 2i. It totally changed the way I listened and stored music. It’s been three years and 3  DACs later and it sounds better with each DAC it’s connected to. Eventually I will have to replace the Vault , I am waiting for stand alone streamers to mature a little more . The Bluesound has been pretty close to flawless in my system. It’s a good user interface. You could do a lot worse than a Vault.

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