Blue sound vault2i

I have had a Vault 2i for about two years and for the money its pretty good.    Using it with an outboard DAC with great results.   Good user interface with my Andriod and Apple devices .. .   

OP
Melco N100 has same functionality as Bluesound Vault2.  It does require Ethernet.  It costs the same as a Vault2 and sounds about twice as good.  It has attached 2TB HD, same as Vault2.  Melco sells a ripper, which can also be used as a CD Transport, for the same amount, which I just purchased,but I had been using an Apple Optical drive and that works quite well.  You need an external DAC, but the DACs are the weakest link with Bluesound so that is a non issue.

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I like the sound of Melco as it fit my current needs and it seems like it might be a step up from blue sound, also a price niche between bluesound and the next ones up, all the way to ....36k Aurender lol.

How do you like the app interphase with Melco.   Gracenote?

@recluse,

Check out Aurender ACS100 at $3500. It’s going to blow your expectations of what a high quality server / streamer / ripper can do when paired with equally good DAC. The file management is unlike anything you’ve seen before, it allows you to you edit any metadata and album cover within ACS Manager app from your iPad. The BS Vault app is a bloody joke (alright, very basic) when you compare it with superb functionality of ACS Manager and Conductor app.

I have owned BS Vault 2, Aurender N100 and N10 in the past. My current setup is Aurender N20 and ACS100.