Article: Review | Auralic Altair G1 Digital Audio Streamer

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Was it the upsampling that improved things? did you try hqp without upsampling? 

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8 hours ago, ted_b said:

IMHO HQP without upsampling is like buying a Ferrari to go get groceries; may not even be the best option, let alone using the most of its raison d'etre.

 

Chris, since very high rates (DXD and all DSD) are not supported by the ethernet input did you happen to compare HQP (say, redbook upsampled 24/192) via both USB and ethernet inputs?  Is that even apples v apples?

Why would anyone buy an expensive DAC that needs upsampling to sound good? 

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9 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

That's a discussion for a separate topic, as the subject of this review, the Altair G1 sounds great without upsampling.

 

Or, are you just trying to be snarky and prove some point that I don't understand?

No snark at all, you've answered my very reasonable question. 

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On 9/22/2020 at 8:32 PM, bobfa said:

Just to add a little to this review.  I did a short video of the operation of my Altair G1 using an iPad mini.

 

 

 

The Altair G1 is a rather marvelous combination of hardware and software.  

 

bob

 

 

 

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