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Bluesound Vault 2i, with external DAC and hi-end CD player

In trying to get rid of the thousand physical CDs i own so I demoed the Bluesound Vault 2i against my Theta Miles CD player (with a Krell integrated amp and Thiel speakers.) The Theta produced better sound so I sent back the vault. Someone suggested that I use an external DAC, like the Chord Electronics Quest DAC, with the Vault 2i to produce the quality of my CD player. Has anyone any experience with this scenario?
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llarry, You should delete this thread and repost it under the Digital topic. You don't want to start a turf war.  You can do this in your account. Click on the topic and to the right click on the gear symbol and your options will drop down. 

A quick answer to your question is that the Bluesound is probably a good enough streamer but its DAC is not that good. A standalone DAC might match your CD player. There are many threads about DACs and which ones to pair with the Bluesound.
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