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You can also plug the Vault into a pair of powered speakers in whichever room it's located or connect it to an existing preamp or receiver as a standard line-level source. The advantage of such a component-based system is that music stored on the Vault can be streamed through speakers you already own via the Powernode in any room, or streamed wirelessly from the Vault to a standalone powered speaker like the Pulse. The Pulse ($699) is a networked speaker with an integrated 80-watt amplifier and built-in WiFi networking. The Powernode ($699) is a wireless bridge and 40 Watt/Channel amplifier (into 4 ohms) which can be paired with passive or active speakers. In October, Bluesound upgraded the Vault for 2TB storage for future orders (at no increase in list price).

The Vault ($999) is a 1TB (one terabyte) music server which can hold thousands of CDs or hundreds of high res audio albums.

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The Bluesound Vault can rip CDs to its internal hard drive in full lossless quality. For the purpose of our review, we looked at (and listened to) three products: The Powernode, the Vault and the Pulse. SONOS currently does not support high resolution audio files, however the Bluesound user interface and app ecosystem may be a bit behind the curve (we'll get to that).Д«luesound offers a number of components including media servers, self-contained powered wireless speakers and wireless networked amplifiers that can be used with virtually any brand and model of speakers. However, Bluesound is largely its own animal as it emphasizes sound quality over all else via native support for high resolution audio files from sources such as HDTracks and Qobuz. The common thread between SONOS and Bluesound is that they are both multi-room speaker systems that can be controlled by a smart-phone and allow users flexibility and multiple combinations of song playback to speakers scattered throughout a living space.

Though many may ask the question, 'Is Bluesound A SONOS Killer?,' the two systems exist in separate spheres.

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But Bluesound seeks to provide a full ecosystem of products and a simple app-based platform that can run on Windows, Mac, Android or iOS.Д«luesound family portrait, in white (also available in black). Like the vault, these media servers also feature a contemporary feel with generous storage capacity. Although the Bluesound Vault can be compared to the Marantz M52 digital music vault ($2000) and the Meridian Sooloos media server system ($7500), its closest rivals design-wise are the Sony HAP-Z1ES (1TB, $2000) and the Sony HAP-S1/S (500GB, $1000). Another new vendor in the space, Bluesound, hopes that their unique take on wireless whole home sound will appeal to audiophiles who don't want to sacrifice sound quality for convenience.Д«luesound, a subsidiary of Lenbrook Industries (best known for their NAD brand), seeks to marry the precise reproduction of recorded music that audiophiles crave with the convenience and simplicity of wireless streaming. More recently, vendors such as Bose, Samsung, Denon and DTS (with partners including Polk, Definitive Technology and MartinLogan) have entered the market, hoping to carve out their own piece of this burgeoning business. The category was effectively invented by SONOS, and the Santa Barbara-based company still dominates the space. The wireless multi-room speaker market is getting more crowded every day.

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