AURALiC G2 series digital components (ARIES G2, VEGA G2 and etc) information

[George Hincapie]

4 hours ago, mjb said:

Yeah, not really an Aries mk2, but instead a whole new line. I had hoped for an "affordable" Aries mk2, perhaps in a Vega style box, with an internal HD bay.

Just buy the Aries Mini which has everything you need. I have both, and honestly the performance difference isn't worth 3 times the cost.

[George Hincapie]

I would like some justification from Auralic. What does the new streamer do that the Femto Aries doesn't? I want to understand what my money is going to buy me.

 

I am an Aries Mini and Aries Femto owner so I love what you do, but you had better work that ass if you want more of my cash; a new box with unnecessary display won't do it.

[George Hincapie]

18 minutes ago, daverich4 said:

I have the original Vega and started reading this thread today hoping to learn something about the new one but Chris allowed allhifi to hijack/troll the topic several pages ago and turn reading it into a waste of time. I've been using a microRendu with the Vega until two days ago when I switched to the ultraRendu so a lack of the interfaces that allhifi has been ranting about in the new DAC doesn't concern me in the least. Hopefully allhifi hasn't chased everyone off and there's still a chance to get some information out of this thread before he takes it down in flames. 

 

+1. Here's hoping.

 

What are your impressions of the UR? A worthwhile upgrade or too soon to say?

[George Hincapie]

On 27/07/2017 at 7:57 AM, SonicYouth said:

The ultimate "one box solution" for me would be the Altair G2.

 

But is it needed? With the Vega having direct ethernet connection and being a Roon end point, then it is an 'end game' product. That price though...

[George Hincapie]

7 hours ago, SonicYouth said:

Partly agreed, but I also like to have WiFi and USB.

 

Really? Why? 

[George Hincapie]

6 hours ago, Booster MPS said:

 

I am in the same boat wanting to shift away from my Mac Mini.  My concern with the G1 path (my speculation) is that they will not offer a USB out so that I can use my own DAC (Benchmark DAC2).  I hope that is not the case.

 

I am considering the option of going with Small Green Computer as a server and then a network streamer from SOtM but that puts me in the Tidal/Roon streaming bucket.....will those services be around for the long haul?  That is my question.  Without Tidal/Roon that path is a dead end.

 

You can also use Quobuz with Roon, so streaming wise you have a degree of redundancy there.

 

I own the Aries Mini, now in my headphone station, and have owned the Aries Femto (sold to buy a new main system streaming solution) and agree that the Lighting DS control app is good. But it isn't as good as Roon. Either from a functionality or SQ perspective.

[George Hincapie]

Am I getting confused with Lightning DS? Apologies if so. I use both daily.

[George Hincapie]

4 minutes ago, Milt99 said:

Wow. 5,500GBP.

Much more expensive in EU than in N.A.

That listing likely includes VAT though.

 

 

I thought it was around £3800 in the UK?

 

http://www.iglooaudio.co.uk/auralic-aries-g2-streaming-transporter.html

[George Hincapie]

1 minute ago, doraymon said:

Thanks! Any idea about pricing?

 

 

Have a look at iglooaudio.co.uk