Auralic Altair G1 Streamer / DAC / Pre‑Amp With Remote + 1TB SSD Installed

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AURALiC Altair G1 (with SSD)

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• The Auralic Altair G1 is a high quality, versatile Hi-Fi component: it is a Pre-Amp, Streamer, a Server and has it’s own DAC and Headphone Amp. It has no analogue inputs.

• I’ve owned this unit for a few years; it is in good working order with just some scuff marks on the front. There are also some scratches around the Rotary Dial / Volume Control (see photos).

• My unit comes with the Remote Control and Internal SSD (1 TB) – both of these are optional extras which have to be paid for if you are buying the item new.

• The headphone jack (¼ inch) is on the front panel as is the volume control. This is of exceptional quality and is a joy to use. The volume ranges from 0 – 100 and due to the sensitivity of the dial, the volume can be increased either VERY quickly or, if desired, very precisely. The dial is also used to navigate the Altair’s extensive menu system, so you may find yourself using it a lot.

• The Altair G1 has a USB-A input which can be used to connect either an external Hard Drive or a CD Drive. These can be used either as sources themselves or to load music onto the G1’s Lightning Library (since this unit comes with the internal SSD). You can actually Play music directly from the CD, whilst Ripping it onto the internal SSD at the same time.

• The Lightning Library is comprised of all the music on the internal drive, any connected devices, and any folder on your local network (NAS drive, PC, etc) that you wish to include. You may also Stream music from the Altair to other devices on your Network.

• The G1 requires a stable internet connection for most of it’s functions but can be used as a stand-alone DAC without that. The DAC is EXCELLENT and is actually the reason I bought the device in the first place; it’s the only thing I’ve used it for and am only selling now because I have since upgraded). At the time I owned a Pro-Ject DS2 power amp and pre-amp, alongside a pair of DALI Oberon 5 floorstanders. These speakers already have a great-sounding bass but the addition of this DAC to my setup made a very impressive difference and I’d recommend them to anyone. (If you are interested in my pair of damaged DALI speakers, I’ll be selling them at a discount in the near future, too – just message me.)

• The G1 has a L-R Balance control; you can set a maximum volume level and there are numerous digital filters to choose from (some of which only work with higher resolution files). There are four sets of 5 filters:
- Precise
- Dynamic
- Balance
- Smooth

• There is information about these in the manual, which can be easily found online and a hard copy of which is included with the unit. And Auralic has a dedicated page explaining their digital filter architecture; this is apparently the most comprehensive and easy to understand source of information on the topic.

• It has Apple Airplay, Bluetooth, and Lightning Streaming:

LIGTHNING is the ALTAIR’s native ecosystem for streaming music from the internet, a NAS or an external (or CD) drive.

It includes:
• Lightning DS control
• UPnP / OpenHome streaming
• Roon Ready
• TIDAL Connect / Qobuz integration (model‑dependent)
• Local library playback (Lightning Library)

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