AURALiC Altair G1 Digital Preamp / Streamer / DAC Reviews

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Ronald Lykins

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“The Auralic Altair G1 is the centerpiece of my audio system. I have owned it now for 3months and what a difference it made to the sound of my hifi. I bought my Altair with the 2TB SSD installed, had some trouble figuring out how to get my 12000+ iTunes Library over. The folks at Upscale were great, spent time with me on the phone and sent me a couple of FAQ printouts which got me going the right direction. My only complaint is that I spent hours making sure every album in my iTunes had cover art only to discover when transferred over to the Lightning DS software, that Apple handles cover art differently so many did not come over with cover art. Need to add the covers to each album on the Altair now because I want the covers to show on the beautiful display when listening to music. I use the Altair to stream new music and have tried both Qobuz and Tidal on trial subscriptions but my streaming app of choice is Amazon Music HD, not built in, but via AirPlay works great and I’m exploring new music that I would never have found before the Altair. The ESS DAC sounds fantastic and The Altair has 4 filters to fine tune the sound to get the most out of the digital material. the Altair is my primary headphone amp and Again, I could not be happier when the cans are on and I’m deep into a music piece. The Altair sounds better than playing CD’s on my Oppo 4K Blueray player I have been considering Roon but the Lightning DS app that comes with the Altair is giving me second thoughts, why pay for a Roon system when I get DS along with the Altair and it works great? In 3 months I feel like I am just scratching the surface of the Altair’s capabilities but one thing is clear- my music has never sounded better.”

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Posted 4 years ago

David Parker

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“Significant upgrade to the original Altair. Ver satisfied with improved sound and resolution.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Auralic is one of the leaders in digital, based on their years of research and development and commitment. Lightning DS is a stable and high functioning interface, and Roon works fabulously. Very easy to set up and use, built like a tank, and even has preamp and headphone functions so it could be a one box solution for headphones or 2 box (with an amp) for speaker use.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Best Investment I made this year. lightning DS software really makes the operation of the unit very simple. It also sounds better then ROON.”

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Posted 5 years ago