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XUANQIANWANGOFAURALiC ByAlanSircom
AURALiChitthegroundrunningafewyears agowithitsafordablerangeofdigitalaudio products designed for audiophile and headphonistaalike.Thatwouldbeenough formostbrandsandwe’dseenothingmore from thecompanyforadecade.Instead, AURALiCshowedtheworldtheG2series, andtheworldtooknotice.It’sraretofinda productlinethatcommandssuchuniversal respectanywhere in the audio busines. Even whatshould be biterrivals say surprisinglygoodthingsaboutAURALiC’s line-up. ApartofthiscomesdowntoAURALiC’s linchpin,XuanqianWang.He’stherealdeal. Notonlyisheanextremelygoodaudio designer,andsomethingofanengineer’s engineer,he’salsoasurprisinglydisarming persontotalkto,mercifulyfreefrom the GreatAndAl-PowerfulEgothatseemsto comewiththejobformanyleadersofaudio companies.WespoketoXuanqianWang duringtheMunichHighEndshowaboutthe G2seriesandthelaunchofthenew GX Femtoclock. TheG2serieswasaradicaldeparturefrom theoriginalARIESstreamerand VEGA procesor.WhathaschangedintheARIES G2? TheARIESG2isacompleteevolutionofthe originalaward-winning ARIES.We have introducedmanynewfeatures.It’squitean extensivelist!–ournewproprietaryTeslaG2 platform incorporatesa1.2GHzquad-core procesor,2Ghzofmemoryand8Gigabytes ofdata storage,dualgalvanicisolation, improved Femto clock,dualPure-Power internallinearpowersupplyandoptional internal2.5inchSSDorHDDstoragewithno capacitylimitationso ourcustomerscan potentialystoreanentirecolectionofmusic
withintheARIESG2fortheultimateconvenienceand speed.Webuildalofthistechnologyintoaprecision made,CNC-machined‘unitichasis’hewnfromasolid biletofaluminiumfitedwithcustommadeisolation supports.Wepaidagooddealofatentiontothe experienceofusingtheproductsoweuseabeautiful 3.97inchRetina-resolutioncolourdisplayandmetal controlbutons,whichenablefulmusiclibraryaces andproductsetuponscreen. WhathaschangedintheVEGAG2? OuroriginalVEGA wasapuredigitaltoanalogue convertorwhichatractedmanycustomerslargelydue toitsverynatural,fatiguefreesoundquality.VEGA, togetherwiththeoriginalARIES,acelerated the growthofourcompanyinquiteashortspaceoftime. InVEGA G2wewanted toimplementourlatest technologies,manyasfeaturedinourARIESG2with theadditionofourownresistiveladderfulyanalogue volumecontrolanddedicatedanalogueinputwhich enablesuserstoachievetremendousperformance fromanaloguesources,suchasatopflightturntable andphonostage.Furthermore,wedevelopedourown proprietary‘LightningLink’interfacetoconnectG seriesproductstogethertofacilitatemulti-product operationwhichisimportantinordertoincorporate ourARIESG2andLEOGXReferenceClock.Last,but notleast,wehaveimplementedstreamingfunctionsin toVEGAG2forcustomerswhorequirethesimplicity ofoneunitthatcansimplybeconnectedtoapairof activeloudspeakersorstereopoweramplifier. The originalline included the ALTAIR wireles streamingDACandthePOLARISwirelesstreaming integratedamplifier.Whyaretheymisingfromthe G2Series? TheGseriesisabigchangeandprogresionforour productrange–itnotonlyhasadiferentstyle,but alsousesdiferenttechnologieswhicharehigherin cost. POLARIS and ALTAIR stil ofer great performanceandvalueformoney.
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