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Is My 7 Year Old Aires G1 Still Relevant?

My Streamer/Server is an Auralic Aires G1 that I got when it came out in 2017. It still does everything I want, but has the sound quality improved over the years by very much. Currently my DAC is a Laiv Harmony through USB connection. I was considering one of the new Auralic Altair G2.2 as an all in one box, but if my G1 is just as good as today's stuff, at comparable pricing, that will open my choices to a whole lot of DAC' with a remote volume, but no streaming capabilities like the Altair.

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ghdprentice
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. I am familiar with the Aries G2.1 and G2.2. The G2.1 sonically was below par with some of its competitors and the 2.2 was a large sonic upgrade. So, it is likely the Altair would likely be a very significant upgrade. 

 

From a long term perspective. If you are planning on continuously upgrading your system far into the future. It might be better to upgrade the DAC and then the streamer separately. But it is dependent on your strategy, preferences and long term goals. 

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