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Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

I’m a hard core vinyl guy looking for guidance/advice to enter the digital world. (TNT, Lyra Skala, ARC PH5) My sole piece of digital gear is an Ayre C5xeMP (replaced my ARC CD2 that finally gave up the ghost).  

I acknowledge there is music I can’t hear/purchase unless its digital. (Have a sizable library of  CDs)  I also like the idea of streaming digital radio and having access of my CD’s from a server.  Finally, I get that digital puts out pretty good sound these days.

So what do I purchase? Looking at features, I really want something along the lines of some version of the  Naim Audio Unti Server. It rips, stores and broadcasts (server function in my lexicon), single box solution, and right price bracket. Only problem is it doesn’t have analog outputs so I can run directly from it to my preamp (ARC LS25).

What are your suggestions…help this old dog learn a few new tricks.


cmcdaniel5

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reubent
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@cmcdaniel5 - According to most of the posts I've read here on A-goN, the current "Value King" in an all-in-one streamer/ripper/storage box is the Bluesound Vault-2. It had a slot-loaded CD drive for ripping your CD's to it's built-in 2Tb hard drive. It is also a streamer that will stream your ripped CD's, stream from services like Tidal or Spotify, stream from Internet Radio such as Radio Paradise (my favorite!) and it has analog outputs (as well as digital outputs) so you can connect it directly to your pre-amp. It also plays (software enabled) MQA from Tidal.

The only potential downside to the Vault-2 that I'm aware of is that I believe it requires a hard-wired internet connection via an ethernet cable.

BTW, I don't own, or use, the Bluesound Vault-2. The above is all from memory, or past research, of the Vault-2. I'm sure some owners will drop in with their input shortly.....


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