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Auralic Sirius G2.1 User Manual

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  • Page 3 AURALiC in the United States and/or other countries. AURALiC's trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not AURALiC's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits AURALiC.

  • Page 4: Welcome

    DAC chip topologies and algorithm types. SIRIUS G2 engineering The key to these innovations lies in SIRIUS G2.1’s state of the art AURALiC Proteus G2 Co-Processing Platform; which harnesses a Xilinx XC7A200T FPGA chip at its heart, bolstered by 512 MB of DDR3 memory. This FPGA chip contains more than 200,000 logic cells and 740 DSP slices, all combining to provide unparalleled levels of data processing capability.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Connect to ARIES G2.1 (G2) and VEGA G2.1 (G2) .............. 12 Connect to ARIES G2.1 (G2) ....................13 Connect to VEGA G2.1 (G2) ....................14 Front Panel ......................15 Using your SIRIUS G2.1 .................... 16 Power Up and Sleep ......................16 Home Screen ........................16 Volume Control ........................ 17 Main Menu ........................
  • Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS l All safety and operating instructions must be read before operation, and retained for future reference. l This product should be connected only to the type of power source indicated on the back of the unit. If you are not sure of the type of your mains power supply, please consult your dealer or local power company.

  • Page 8: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity AURALiC (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. Room 101, Building No.17, 1A Chaoqian Road Beijing, 102200, China declares under our sole responsibility as the manufacturer of the product: SIRIUS G2, SIRIUS G2.1 Upsampling Processor is compliant with Directive 2011/65/EC (RoHS) Restriction on Hazardous Substances,...

  • Page 9: Warranty

    Warranty AURALiC offers a 90-day factory warranty from the date of purchase that can be extended to a 3-Year limited warranty. This non-transferable warranty is available to the original owner by completing the product registration form including the original sales information from the customer’s authorized AURALiC dealer within 30 days of purchase.

  • Page 10: Placement And Cabling

    Placement and Cabling Placement SIRIUS G2.1 should be placed on a solid and stable surface with good ventilation. Do not install this product near any heat sources such as radiators or other products (such as amplifiers) that produce heat. Place the product so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.

  • Page 11: Cabling

    G2.1 to isolate it from other digital source components that use switching power supplies. The power consumption of SIRIUS G2.1 is less than 40W. A heavy gauge power cord is not recommended as the weight of the power cord connector may damage the power cord socket on the back of the unit.
  • Page 12 Lightning Link are 44.1K-384K in 16-32bit, DSD64 to DSD512 in native DSD format. Lightning Link is the preferred connection if you use any of AURALiC’s products that support Lightning Link. Please only use Lightning Link with the cable that comes with our Processor and DAC.

  • Page 13: Lightning Link

    The Ethernet connection, this port is currently designed for firmware update use. To update device firmware (when available), please connect your SIRIUS G2.1 to the Internet via an Ethernet cable, wait for one minute for SIRIUS G2.1 to establish network connection then use the Firmware Update option inside the “SYSTEM”...

  • Page 14: Connect To Aries G2.1 (G2) And Vega G2.1 (G2)

    VEGA G2.1’s streaming and digital inputs will be disabled automatically when it detects ARIES G2.1 and SIRIUS G2.1. VEGA G2.1 will send its volume status and display settings to SIRIUS G2.1 and ARIES G2.1 when you select Lightning Link as the input and output on those devices.

  • Page 15: Connect To Aries G2.1 (G2)

    Digital Source: Connect all external digital sources to SIRIUS G2.1’s input. SIRIUS G2.1 will send its volume status and display settings to ARIES G2.1 when you select Lightning Link as the input or output on any of these two devices.

  • Page 16: Connect To Vega G2.1 (G2)

    • System power on/off, display on/off, volume up/down, mute/unmute and selection of analog source to be assigned via SIRIUS G2.1’s Smart-IR menu. • Selection of digital sources to be assigned via SIRIUS G2.1’s Smart-IR menu. • Streaming transport control related operations, such as play/stop, next/previous track, assigned via ARIES G2.1’s Smart-IR menu.

  • Page 17: Front Panel

    The front panel of SIRIUS G2.1: • ‘Power’ Button SIRIUS G2.1 will power up automatically after the main power on the back of the unit is switched on. Push the power button on the front panel briefly to put the unit into sleep mode after it has started.

  • Page 18: Using Your Sirius G2.1

    Using your SIRIUS G2.1 Power Up and Sleep SIRIUS G2.1 will power up automatically after the main power on the back of the unit is switched on. Push the power button on the front panel briefly to put the unit into sleep mode after it has started.

  • Page 19: Volume Control

    Your SIRIUS G2.1’s current input channel, with a valid sampling rate shows up at the top of the home screen. The current output channel shows up at the bottom of the home screen. SIRIUS G2.1’s current output sampling rate and current volume setting are displayed in the middle of the home screen.

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    Main Menu Push the rotary knob at home screen will activate SIRIUS G2.1’s main menu: The main menu is the root level menu of your SIRIUS G2.1. There are eight options available from the main menu: • “Resampler”: Access to the resampler processing function setup.
  • Page 21 The processed data will then be resampled to your selected output frequency, and sent out of SIRIUS G2.1. This processing structure means SIRIUS G2.1 does not have a passthrough mode.
  • Page 22 with very small group delay to eliminate ringing. • “Output Mode”: Choose how the resampler will process different input sampling rates. Master: Use one single output frequency for all input sampling rates. Individual: Select different output frequencies for each input sampling rate. •...

  • Page 23: Equalizer Menu

    Equalizer Menu The 8-band parametric equalizer inside SIRIUS G2.1 was designed as an effective tool to correct room acoustics issues, especially at lower bass frequencies. We do not suggest you use this function for changing the sonic character. Turn the rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to highlight an option, and push the rotary knob to select it.
  • Page 24 Your equalizer’s current frequency response curve as well as all bands are displayed on the screen in real time. You can turn the rotary knob to highlight a band and check its parameters. Push the knob without selecting any band to quit this interface.
  • Page 25 Turn the rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to increase or decrease the value, and push the rotary knob to confirm the value. To cancel a band highlight and quit equalizer setup interface, please select “< Back” option, don’t turn the knob and then push the rotary knob again. •...
  • Page 26 “Remove All Bands”: Remove all band effects. “Back to Equalizer”: Go back to Equalizer menu. You will be asked for the type of band when adding a new band. You cannot change the type of an existing band: After band type has been selected, you will need to enter all parameters of the added band.

  • Page 27: Speaker Menu

    • “Back to Menu”: Go back to main menu. Speaker Menu The Speaker menu allows the user to add distance-based left- and right- channel delay as well as change the gain of individual channel to compensate for non-ideal speaker placement. Turn the rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to highlight an option, and push the rotary knob to select it.

  • Page 28: Input Menu

    (Allows only negative values.) • “Save”: Save the previously input value and let SIRIUS G2.1 to apply them to the processing engine. • “Back to Menu”: Go back to main menu.

  • Page 29: Output Menu

    Select the physical input channel of your SIRIUS G2.1. Turn the rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to highlight an input channel, and push the rotary knob to select it. The L-Link (Lightning Link) input channel will only be available to select when SIRIUS G2.1 is connecting to a music source, such as ARIES G2 or ARIES G2.1 using a Lightning Link...

  • Page 30: System Menu

    The Lightning Link output channel will only be available to select when SIRIUS G2.1 is connecting to a DAC, such as VEGA G2 or VEGA G2.1 using a Lightning Link cable.

  • Page 31: Smart-Ir Remote Control

    • “Back to Menu”: Go back to main menu. Smart-IR Remote Control SmartIR is a technology developed by AURALiC which allows you to map your existing IR remote control buttons to operate particular functions of your AURALiC product. SmartIR works with most IR remote controls, and can come from a TV, an AV receiver or...
  • Page 32 The Smart-IR settings menu shows a list of controls that can be mapped to any button on your own remote control. Please follow the menu guide to complete your remote control setup. The following operations are especially useful for SIRIUS G2.1 operation: • Volume Up/Down, Mute/Unmute •...

  • Page 33: Useful Tips

    SIRIUS G2.1 is learning a new button. If you want SIRIUS G2.1 to learn both short and long presses of a specific button, we suggest you press your remote button in different ways during the learning process so SIRIUS G2.1 can learn both inputs.

  • Page 34: Different Filters For Different Music

    You should be careful with SIRIUS G2.1 if you are a big fan of MQA technology. Since there is no passthrough mode, your MQA DAC will not receive MQA-encrypted data for decoding.

  • Page 35: Maintenance & Service

    Disconnect SIRIUS G2.1 from mains power when it will be left unattended or unused for an extended period. If your SIRIUS G2.1 encounters a problem, contact your dealer or AURALiC. Do not void the warranty by allowing unauthorized personnel to attempt to repair. Do not attempt to service the product yourself, any unauthorized repair of the device will void the warranty.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    THD+N: <-150dB (Upsampling to any PCM or DSD64) *** THD+N: <-155dB (Upsampling to DSD128 – DSD512) *** Benchmark THD+N: <-130dB (Downsampling to 44.1K/48K) *** AURALiC Tesla G1 General Control Processor Hardware Platform AURALIC Proteus G2 Computing Co-Processor Internal Clock Triple Femto Clocks for Digital Outputs, USB Host and Proteus G2...

  • Page 37: Auralic Product Registration Form

    AURALiC Product Registration Form Owner Information Your Name Address City Zip Code Country Email Telephone Product Information Product Name Serial Number Dealer Name Purchase Date Purchase Price...
  • Page 40 Meet our “G2.1” series...

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