Auralic Aries G2.2 Wireless Streaming Transporter

Description

Aries G2.2

The Aries G2.2 by AURALiC is the culmination of nearly 10 years of research and development.

It is a complete hardware upgrade, including a significant increase in processing power, better USB DAC compatibility and cleaner power supply, all these improvements create the ability to accommodate future streaming features and keep you on the cutting edge of technology for years to come.

Aries G2.2 has the flexibility to connect music stored locally, or from online services such as Amazon Music Unlimited, KKBox, TIDAL, Qobuz.

The advanced Lightning streaming platform lets you take advantage of features like On-Device Playlists, Memory Caching, Gapless Playback, and Bit-Perfect Multi-Room functionality. It also offers advanced features like resampling, parametric EQ, and virtual speaker placement, essential tools to sculpt and refine your listening environment.

Built on a quad-core 64-bit architecture, the AURALiC Tesla G3 streaming platform delivers eight times the processing capability of its predecessor. Equipped with 4GB of DDR4 system memory, the Tesla G3 can easily handle even the most demanding processing tasks, making it a future-proof solution which will accommodate the rapidly evolving digital audio landscape.

The Tesla G3 platform also employs Direct Memory Access (DMA) technology for its audio input and output channels, enabling all audio-related hardware and software to access the system memory directly. This significantly reduces latency and jitter by 90% compared to Tesla G2, giving more flexibility to fine-tune the performance and sound quality.

Still have some love for your old CDs? Not to worry; you can plug a generic USB CD drive into your Aries G2.2 then choose to play a CD, rip a CD while playing, or just rip.

As with AURALiC’s Lightning file streaming, the unique CD playback feature uses the same advanced, jitter-reducing Memory Playback technology. CD data is first read, and compared several times for accuracy into the system cache before playing.

The result is elimination of potentially induced jitter from the transport, canceling any negative effects from the quality of your chosen CD drive, potentially improving performance beyond what’s offered from competitors’ CD players.

Features

• Unity Chassis II.
• Whisper-Quiet Operation: Dual Galvanic Isolation.
• Lightning Link.
• Dual Femto Clocks.
• Smart-IR Control.
• 2nd Gen GalvanicUSB.
• Dual Purer-Power.
• 1GB Memory Cache.
• 8X Processing Speed.
• Direct Memory Access.
• 4 GB System Memory.

Specifications

• Lossless Streaming Formats: AIFF, ALAC, APE, DIFF, DSF, FLAC, OGG, WAV and WV
• Lossy Streaming Formats: AAC, MP3, MQA* and WMA
• PCM Sampling Rates: 44.1KHz to 384KHz in 32Bit
• DSD Sampling Rates: DSD64(2.8224MHz), DSD128(5.6448MHz), DSD256(11.2896MHz), DSD512(22.57892MHz)
• Control Software: AURALiC Lightning DS for iOS, AURALiC Lightning DS for web browser (device settings only), OpenHome compatible control software (BubbleUPnP, Kazoo), Roon (Roon Core required separately).
• Streaming Inputs: Network shared folder, USB Storage, USB CD Drive, Internal Music Storage, UPnP/DLNA Media Server, Amazon Music Unlimited, HighResAudio, KKBOX, Qobuz Sublime+, Netease Music, TIDAL/TIDAL Connect, AirPlay, Spotify Connect, TuneIn, Internet Radio, RoonReady.
• Audio Outputs: AURALiC Lightning Link.
• Digital Outputs: AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink.
• USB Output: USB Host to compatible DAC.
• Wired Network: Gigabit Ethernet.
• Wireless Network: 802.11b/g/n/ac Tri-Band WiFi.
• Power Consumption: Standby <0.5 W, Sleep <10 W, Playback 50 W at max.
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 34 x 32 x 9.6 cm
• Weight: 10.2 kg
• Finish: Anodised aluminium case, matte black, with nickel-coated copper EMI shielding enclosure.

Included

• 1 x Aries G2.2 Wireless Streaming Transporter.
• 2 x External Wi-Fi Antenna.
• 1 x Power Cord.
• 1 x Users Guide

Full AURALiC Range Available

Unilet Sound & Vision are official retail partners for AURALiC, providing sales, advice and assistance on their entire range of high-quality audio products. Please do get in touch if you would like a demonstration or wish to purchase.

More Information

• Aries G2.2, by AURALiC

Additional information

Brand

AURALiC

Founded in 2009, AURALiC designs innovative, high-performance audio products focused on getting the most out of your music. Whether stored on a hard drive at home, or streamed to you from an online service, their products will bring all your music to life.

AURALiC devices help you explore digital streaming, discover new music, and share experiences with friends. They connect your home by delivering high-resolution music to every room, and make novel use of your mobile devices to control it all. Combining progressive technologies that deliver on the promise of modern digital formats with revitalised analog circuitry and hardware rooted in classic designs, the company is always creating new ways to bring consumers closer to their music.

Since late-2021, all AURALiC streaming products are able to deliver Amazon Music Unlimited via their Lightning DS Control App.

NB: Please note that all AURALiC products must be purchased in-store. The company specify no online sales in the UK territory, so please do come and audition the range and hear the difference for yourself.