I just picked up the Vault 2i and it is AWESOME ..... It pretty much set itself up after seeing my tablet running BluOS and then it downloaded the latest firmware automatically. I first tried an external 2TB drive with music and it recognized it immediately. Then I sent some music to it via Blutooth, tried some internet radio and premium services... ironically I have yet to rip a CD but I am amazed at what this machine can do.
Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault
I'd like to ask for some advice/feedback for anyone knowledgeable about the Bluesound Node and Vault. I'm trying to decide between the two and I can't understand why the Vault costs what it does. From my point of view (please correct me), you pay $700 more for the Vault to get a CD ripper and a 2TB hard drive (which costs $65 on Amazon), and LOSE wifi support. I get that it can be more convenient to stick CDs into the Vault to rip them, but outside of that why would I (or anyone) not just buy the Node and rip my CDs using my computer? There are pretty simple ways using software to get a bit perfect rip using a computer. If the Vault was $200 more I could see it, but I'm totally lost why that product has a $700 markup over a Node. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
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I was afraid I could not use the Vault because I have no wired ethernet access so I tried this https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/PLP2000.aspx Works great, does not seem to inject any noise into system like earlier IP over AC devices could. Super fast 2 gigabyte /sec speed. I'm using the other jack for my BluRay player and it's super stable with video streaming . |