Auralic ALTAIR G1

Auralic ALTAIR G1

Discontinued replaced by Auralic ALTAIR G1.1

The new ALTAIR G1 distills AURALiC’s proprietary technologies and features in to a high-performance DAC and streamer built to exacting standards within a substantial aluminum case.

As an entry point to the AURALiC ecosystem, the ALTAIR G1 offers a comprehensive number of features and functions.

Music can be sourced from virtually any source – locally stored files on your network, Internet radio, Airplay™, Bluetooth, USB drive, an optional integrated hard drive or a playlist of favourites from a subscription-based streaming service such as Qobuz or TIDAL.

Control is via either the proprietary Lightning DS app, or the manual intuitive control on the front panel with all functions clearly shown on the high-resolution 4″ colour display.

Completing the ALTAIR G1’s extensive feature set: full wireless utility, smart IR control learning, and an advanced digital volume control.

A Complete Digital Source

Auralic have designed the ALTAIR G1 to provide a comprehensive solution for the discerning music enthusiast.

As a DAC, preamplifier, server, wireless streamer, and storage device, the ALTAIR G1 delivers high performance in a wide variety of system configurations.

Digital COAX, TOSLINK and AES/EBU inputs, plus single-ended RCA and balanced XLR outputs allow multiple connections to the unit.

Also included is a front panel stereo headphone output – a USB output is also provided should a dedicated high power headphone amplifier be required.

Designed for ease of use, crystal-clear sound and a highly flexible system configuration, ALTAIR G1

Turn Your Wi-Fi into a Music Streaming Ecosystem.

They have developed Lightning OS to be the highest-quality streaming environment you have heard.

A meticulously-crafted software architecture designed specifically to work hand-in-hand with the powerful Tesla hardware platform found in AURALiC streaming products,

Lightning OS is full of cutting-edge innovations that bring your music to life like never before.

Connect to all your of high-resolution sources, take control with user apps like Lightning DS or Roon, and meet true audiophile streaming.

Display Brilliance

A 4.0-inch true color in-plane switching display with a resolution of over 300ppi provides complete operational feedback: playback status, configuration settings, and a full library view for browsing your collection.

Next Level Processing

In facilitating the ALTAIR G1’s substantial and powerful processing capability, it should come as no surprise that the processor at the heart of this system would need to act as a next-level solution.

As a result, the product harnesses the power of a Tesla G2 processor. No task will be too difficult, be it serving, streaming, decoding or playback.

DXD up-sampling features as standard and an extensive range of DSP filters provide broad choices to suit personal preferences.

The network streaming functionality is well-proven in terms of ease of operation and excellent sound quality.

Networking capability operates at up to 32-bit, 384khz and DSD512, supporting all major lossless codecs, DSD in DoP format and native DSD.

Flexibility to Explore

The ALTAIR G1 offers nearly universal connectivity for access to all your digital sources.

Tri-band Wi-Fi and Ethernet open your system to UPnP/DLNA media servers, shared network folders, high-resolution Internet Services, and Internet Radio, as well as RoonReady, Bluetooth, AirPlay, and SongCast control.

Dual 72fs Femto Clock

With a dedicated, low-noise 3uV power supply to minimise phase noise and keep it as quiet as it is accurate, their 72 Femto Master Clock is amazingly precise for less jitter, and immaculate sound.

Its 72 femtosecond cycles — that’s 72 quadrillionths of a second — set a new standard for signal timing. Temperature-regulated for consistent performance, this clock is always there to keep things rock-steady.

1GB Memory Cache

Open network connections and data fetching are prone to noise that can hurt the quality of your audio signal. The Tesla G2 hardware platform dedicates a whopping 1GB of RAM to the task of caching, lowering the frequency of open circuits and helping your music sound better.

Flexible Filter Mode

Flexible Filter Mode gives you a nuanced level of control over your audio output. Its various modes were developed using a combination of objective data models and subjective testing, with each mode offering a unique array of filters to match the sonic quality of the source. Whether it’s modes to tweak in-band ripple, out-band attenuation, ultrasonic filtering and more, you’ve always got the power to dial in the performance you want.

ActiveUSB

The second generation of their ActiveUSB provides more than just asynchronous control over USB data for enhanced accuracy and precise re-clocking to reduce jitter. It also bypasses the USB power stream, using its own Purer-Power linear power supply instead. That means dirty USB power — and the EMI noise that comes along with it — is kept as far from the music as possible.

Smart-IR Control

Smart-IR Remote Control lets your AURALiC device map its functionality onto any remote you’d like. Just let the device know which remote you prefer, and all of its operations (play/pause, volume control, track select, etc.) can be assigned to buttons just the way you like them.

Purer-Power

The Purer-Power linear power supply reduces DC current noise by as much as 90dB with its power purification module. Using a specially designed transformer and unique wiring that minimizes vibration, noise from Purer-Power is kept below 1uV across the audible spectrum, leaving you to discover the details in your music, down to the last bit

Specifications Altair G1

Frequency Response: 20 – 20KHz, +/- 0.1dB*

THD+N: < 0.0002% (XLR); < 0.0003% (RCA), 20Hz-20KHz at 0dBFS

Dynamic Range: 124dB, 20Hz-20KHz, A-weighted

Streaming File Format

Lossless:AIFF, ALAC, APE, DIFF, DSF, FLAC, OGG, WAV and WV

Lossy: AAC, MP3, MQA and WMA

Sampling Rate

PCM: 44.1KHz to 384KHz in 32Bit**

DSD: DSD64(2.8224MHz), DSD128(5.6448MHz), DSD256(11.2896MHz), DSD512(22.57892MHz)***

Control Software

AURALiC Lightning DS for iOS

AURALiC Lightning DS for web browser (device setting only)

OpenHome compatible control software (BubbleUPnP, Kazoo)

Roon (Roon Core required separately)

Audio Inputs

Digital Inputs: AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink, USB Audio

Streaming Inputs: Network shared folder, USB Drive, Optional Internal Storage, UPnP/DLNA Media Server, native TIDAL and Qobuz Sublime+ streaming, Internet Radio, AirPlay, Bluetooth, Songcast, RoonReady

Audio Outputs

Balanced: XLR (2.2Vrms at 0dBFS, output impedance 10ohm)

Unbalanced: RCA (2.2Vrms at 0dBFS, output impedance 50ohm)

Headphone: 6.35mm Headphone Jack (output impedance 5ohm)

Network

Wired: Gigabit Ethernet

Wireless: 802.11b/g/n/ac Tri-Band WiFi

Power Consumption

Playback: 50W at max.

Dimensions – W x D x H 13.4 x 12.6 x 3.2 in. (34cm x 32cm x 8cm)

Weight 15 lbs (6.8kg)

Product Finishing Anodised aluminum case in matte black

Contents

AURALiC ALTAIR G1

2*External WiFi antenna (2pcs)

Power cord

USB Cable

User’s guide