Vega S1 - Hifi + Magazine Winner of the Year - Network Streamer 2025
"...As Jason Kennedy further explored the VEGA S1's performance, he became ever more impressed with the way it played music he knew well - 'I usually listen to this excellent music on the record player. I had no idea a streamer could deliver it so effectively, let alone one at such a reasonable price..."
ALTAIR G2.2 Outstanding Review by HiFi News
"...Auralic’s Lightning DS app for iOS is the smoothest and most flexible interface. Developed alongside the Lightning OS, now in its tenth generation at the heart of the Altair, it not only does all the setup work for you, but also provides a slick interface for day-to-day use, and lots of features to play with. True, it takes a while to index massive music libraries stored on a home network, but that done it makes music available almost instantly, as well as accessing online streaming services, Internet radio, running firmware updates and much more..."
HiFi+ VEGA S1 Review
"...You get a sense of the gaps being filled in, which expands the image dramatically in height, width and depth and produces a much richer tonal and more dynamically nuanced presentation. This brings out the colours and textures of voices and instruments, making them more accurate and tangible. It also reveals more significant differences between recordings because not everyone manages or wants to capture harmonics and natural reverb..."
AURALiC Vega S1 invades the stage - Reviewed by The EAR
"...AURALiCÂ are to be congratulated on what they have achieved with the Vega S1, it has been a long time since I heard a Vega G1 but can say with some confidence that this new Vega is in a different league..."
ARIES S1 Review by StereoNet
"...the new Aries S1 is one of AURALiC's best-ever products – and that's really saying something. It unlocks a world of seriously high-quality streaming at a relatively affordable price and does so with the élan you would expect from this brand. For those already with a DAC that they know and love, it's a no-brainer..."
Hi-Fi+ 25th Anniversary Editor's Choice Awards 2024 - AURALiC ARIES G2.2
"...The AURALiC ARIES G2.2 streamer is the culmination of nearly a decade of dedicated research and development. Enhanced with a quad-core processor boasting 64- bit architecture, this streamer delivers an unprecedented eightfold increase in power compared to its predecessor. Also, its DMA (Direct Memory Access) technology achieves up to 90% reduction in jitter and latency...."
Hi-Fi News Outstanding Product Review - ARIES G2.2
"... There’s no beating the Aries G2.2’s flexibility. It will let your DAC shine, allowing you to get on with discovering new music through the slick Lightning DS app. Or it can become a powerful sound processing tool in your quest for ultimate reproduction. Whatever your use case, Auralic’s dedication to updating means the Aries G2.2 is an investment in sound quality that promises long-term listening gains..."
Hifi+ Product of the Year 2023 "Best Digital Streamer" - ARIES G2.2 Streaming Transporter
"... With streaming from services and local libraries, the streamer reproduces high frequencies with clarity and beauty. Compared with its predecessor, the ARIES G2.2 revealed signi cantly more musical data and improved image scale and depth. The streamer offers exceptional performance and an enhanced audio experience, especially when paired with a highquality network and DAC..."
ARIES G2.2 Wireless Streaming Transporter Review by Hi-Fi+
'...On its own terms, this streamer has an ease and relaxation that is totally exhilarating, by pushing the noise floor down so far it delivers image depth and width that is uncanny, it reveals so much more than most that you can’t help wondering how much more there is? The fact that there is an ARIES G3 at nearly twice the price due later in the year might answer that but for now, this streamer is a wonder that keeps you listening way too late for the seven o’clock alarm the next day...'
AURALiC VEGA G2.2 Streaming DAC Review
"...With the density and warmth of an orchestral recording, the VEGA G2.2 shows it has the wherewithal to render scale while at the same time taking the listener into the heart of the production..."
ALTAIR G1.1 Review -HIFI Plus
"...Anyone looking for a one box streaming source should put the ALTAIR G1.1 high on their short list. It has all the features you need including headphone output..."
Altair G1.1: all this and great sound in one box
"...It is extremely neutral and even handed, each track or album sounds distinct and unlike others. You can hear the studio techniques, the age of the recording and the full character of the musicians, which all take precedence over the sound of the streamer itself..."
ARIES G1.1 Streaming Transporter Review by HI-FI News
"...The beauty of the ARIES G1.1 is two-fold: First, its clear, logical control interface makes setup and accessing even extensive music libraries simple, and second, it imposes nothing of itself on what it's playing, rather getting out of the way and letting your DAC do its stuff..."
Lightning Conductor - ALTAIR G1.1 Review
"...the G1.1 is a smooth, organic-sounding performer, offering a vivid sense of detail and timing – without over analysing or offering the definitive insight you might discover higher up the range..."
ALTAIR G2.1 Review by Pursuit Perfect System
"...AURALiC Altair G2.1 a HiFi Music streaming DAC, Preamplifier Phono Stage and HiFi central music hub for all your music sources. Its a premium product that delivers exceptionally good sound from all of its features and functions...."
ARIES G1.1 Wireless Streaming Transporter Review by HiFi+
"...Sound quality is what this streamer specialises in with an even handed, high resolution output that brings out the best in the attached DAC..."
VEGA G2.1 / SIRIUS G2.1 Review by HiFi News
"The Vega G2.1 is a remarkable streamer/DAC in its own right, with a substantial, super-detailed sound and a slick operational interface. But if you are considering additional digital sources, the Sirius G2.1 is a technical tour de force, capable of enhancing almost any audio format with which you feed it."
ALTAIR G2.1 Review by HiFi Plus
"...The most comprehensively equipped member of AURALiC’s G2.1 family does an awful lot of what matters in high-resolution streaming with consummate ease... those looking to hear what a serious streamer is capable of will fi nd an awful lot to like in this superbly executed piece of kit..."
Digital Streamer of the Year - HiFi+ Awards 2021
"This is an award that was a year in the making. AURALiC has upped its game with its G2.1 series of digital audio products, and the triumvirate of VEGA G2.1 streaming DAC, ARIES G2.1 wireless streaming transporter and SIRIUS G2.1 upsampling processor ... by the addition of the LEO GX.1 Reference Master Clock..."
A technical tour de force - ALTAIR G2.1 Review
"...Here the ALTAIR G2.1 really gets its teeth into the gorgeous production, allowing the sax to soar above the deep, superbly resolved bass, while the guitar and piano are also given full licence to be heard to thrilling effect. It's all so effortless, as well as being a richly rewarding listen, and the recordings don't have to be state of the art for this player to work its magic..."
SIRIUS G2.1 Review by HIFI+UK
"...The more time and energy you spend matching the SIRIUS G2.1 to its bedfellows, the better. Simply inserting it between digital devices and hoping for the best will likely give you a reasonably good performance, but drilling deeper into
matching the SIRIUS G2.1 to the DAC, setting the right filters and even some gentle EQ all benefit the listener..."
matching the SIRIUS G2.1 to the DAC, setting the right filters and even some gentle EQ all benefit the listener..."
ALTAIR G2.1 review by HiFi Critic UK
"...Whichever of the Altair G2.1’s digital inputs you use – the analogue ones are excellent, too –it delivers a sound that majors on detail and impact, from the shaping of the notes of an instrument or voice to the dimensions and focus of the soundstage image..."
Big Brother - ALTAIR G2.1 review by STEREO
"...The Auralic breaks down the sometimes quite complex events in a fine, detailed and well audible way. Meanwhile, it also delivers the necessary pressure in the lower registers to give the music the appropriate push and seize the listener. The network player also collects plenty of bonus points with its convincing dynamics..."
Aromatherapy - ALTAIR G1 review by STEREO
"...Therefore, the Altair G1 not only impresses at first glance, but also passes the more thorough test with flying colors. It‘s a really great device and served us well as an audiophile „aromatherapy“ for the ever-stressed editor of a hi-fi magazine. It thus became a soothing haven of peace, which we are quite reluctant to let go of."