Auralic Vega G1 Streaming DAC Preview

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You upgrade its performance and include several design improvements borrowed from their top-of-the-line G2. Then you make the Vega G1 capable of streaming high-resolution audio.

The Tesla G1 processing engine gives the Vega G1 what it needs to meet the demands of high-resolution streaming. It also has a high-performance Quad-Core Cortex-A9 processor running at 1GHz. Tesla G1 sports one gigabyte of DDR3 RAM and four gigabytes of storage. The processor can be updated with new features to keep it relevant and up to date for the long term. There’s no remote control, but it has Lightning OS and the ability to let you use your current remote via Smart IR. And it’s Roon ready, too. With a dedicated, low-noise 3uV power supply to minimize phase noise and keep it as quiet as it is accurate, Auralic’s 72 Femto Master Clock provides low jitter and excellent sound. The ORFEO class A module has the power to drive loads of up to 600 ohms while keeping noise low. There are four filters to choose from for the analog output.

Inputs include ES/EBU, coaxial, TOSLink, and USB. Outputs are both balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA with the interesting inclusion of two headphone jacks on the front for sharing with a friend! Sample rates include: PCM – 44.1KHz to 384KHz in 32Bit and DSD – DSD64 (2.8224MHz), DSD128 (5.6448MHz), DSD256 (11.2896MHz), DSD512 (22.57892MHz). Supported file formats include almost everything you can throw at it: Lossless – AIFF, ALAC, APE, DIFF, DSF, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WV and Lossy – AAC, MP3, MQA, WMA. My upcoming review should be out soon, so stay tuned.

See the complete review for the Auralic Vega G1 Streaming DAC.