Auralic VEGA G2 User manual

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Copyright!©!2008-2017!AURALIC!LIMITED!(AURALiC)!and!licensors.!
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All!rights!reserved.!No!part!of!this!publication!including!but!not!limited!to,!graphics,!text,!
code!or!interactive!features,!may!be!reproduced!without!the!express!written!permission!
from!AURALiC!or!its!licensors.!The!content!of!this!manual!is!provided!for!information!use!
only,!is!subject!to!change!without!notice,!and!should!not!be!construed!as!a!commitment!
by!AURALiC.!AURALiC!assumes!no!responsibility!or!liability!for!any!errors!or!inaccuracies!
that!may!appear!in!this!manual.!AURALiC,!inspire!the!music,!Lightning!Streaming,!Purer-
Power,! ORFEO! and! their! graphic! logos! are! trademarks! or! registered! trademarks! of!
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.!All!other!trademarks!not!owned!by!AURALiC!that!appear!on!this!site!
are! the! property! of! their! respective! owners,! who! may! or! may! not! be! affiliated! with,!
connected!to,!or!sponsored!by!AURALiC.!

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Welcome'
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For!years,!the!AURALiC!VEGA!has!been!a!favorite!among!discriminating!listeners.!Now,!
the! all-new! VEGA! G2! keeps! the! sonic! spirit! of! its! predecessor! alive! by! pushing! the!
boundaries!of!digital!music.!The!VEGA!G2!is!a!high-performance!Digital!Audio!Processor!
with!a!completely!revamped!architecture!that!excels!at!the!conversion!and!streaming!of!
high-resolution! digital! music! formats! up! to! DSD512.! The! industry’s! first! signal-
independent!“Master!DAC,”!the!VEGA!G2!is!redefining!the!sound!of!digital.!
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Years!of!research!and!development!have!gone!into!the!creation!of!the!G2!line!and!the!
all-new!VEGA!G2,!resulting!in!engineering!innovations!that!set!a!new!standard!for!sound!
quality.! With! a! completely! redesigned! internal! architecture! focused! on! advanced!
isolation! techniques! and! a! novel! approach! to! clocking,! the! VEGA! G2! is! breaking! new!
ground! in! the! world! of! premium! digital! processing.! Advanced! galvanic! isolators! and!
always-in-control,!hyper-accurate!Dual!72!Femto!clocks!contribute!to!the!extraordinary!
clarity!and!precision!of!the!VEGA!G2.!
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• Jitter-Free'Operation'
The!union!of!AURALiC’s!Lightning!OS,!the!Tesla!Platform!and!our!72fs!Femto!Master!
Clock!leads!to!a!new!trick!hiding!up!the!VEGA!G2’s!sleeve:!it’s!a!DAC!that’s!always&in&
charge.&While!DACs!until!now!have!relied!on!DPLL!circuitry!to!lock!on!to!the!input!
signal’s! frequency,! the! VEGA! G2! has! no! such! limitation! –! a! first! in! the! audio!
industry.!Lightning! OS! takes! full! advantage! of! the! Tesla! Platform’s! considerable!
resources!by!buffering!enough!data!to!make!the!input!signal’s!frequency!irrelevant,!
allowing!the!VEGA!G2!to!govern!all!processing!with!that!super-accurate!72fs!Femto!
Master!Clock.!It’s!a!configurable!setting!too,!from!0.1s!to!1s,!so!a!smaller!buffer!size!
may!be!set!for!higher!quality!sources.!!
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• Dual'72fs'Femto'Master'Clocks'
We’ve!built!the!VEGA!G2!with!two!incredibly!precise!clocks!for!amazing!accuracy.!
One!clock!handles!sampling!of!formats!in!multiples!of!44.1kHz,!and!the!second!takes!
care!of!48kHz!(and!multiples)!files.!They’re!the!most!sophisticated!clocks!we’ve!ever!
built,!and!function!on!72!femtosecond!cycles!–!72!quadrillionths&of!a!second.!The!
result!is!less!jitter!and!immaculate!sound.!!
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The!72fs!Femto!Master!Clock!is!just!as!quiet!as!it!is!accurate,!with!an!extremely!low!
-169dBc/Hz!of!phase!noise!and!a!100Hz!offset!noise!level!of!only!-118dBc/Hz,!thanks!
in!part!to!its!low-noise!3uV!dedicated!power!supply.!!
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• Tesla'Platform&
The!AURALiC!Tesla!Platform!is!at!the!heart!of!the!VEGA!G2’s!processing!power.!Built!
around!a!Quad-Core!A9!chip,!with!1GB!DDR3!memory!and!4GB!of!storage,!the!VEGA!
G2!runs!at!a!whopping!25,000!MIPS!–!25!times!faster!than!the!processor!found!in!
the! original! VEGA.! That! allows! for! the! introduction! of! more! sophisticated! filter!
algorithms! and! oversampling! techniques! than! ever! before.! As! always,! automatic!
updates! keep! the! VEGA! G2! up! to! date! with! the! latest! feature! set! and! support,!
continually!expanding!its!functionality!and!ensuring!peak!performance.!
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• Digital'Audio'Galvanic'Isolation&
Physically!separating!electrical!circuits!while!allowing!data!to!flow!between!them,!
Digital! Audio! Galvanic! Isolation! in! the! VEGA! G2! offers! a! new! level! of! protection!
against!electromagnetic!interference.!We’ve!designed!a!high!speed!galvanic!isolator!
that’s!configured!between!primary!circuits!in!the!VEGA!G2.!The!noise-sensitive!D/A!
converter,!Femto!Clock!and!analog!circuit!are!isolated!from!the!central!processing!
circuit,!eliminating!EMI!noise!and!contributing!to!unparalleled!sound!quality.!!
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• Full'Passive'Volume'Control&
Years!of!development!at!AURALiC!have!resulted!in!yet!another!brand-new!feature!
appearing!in!the!VEGA!G2!–!a!high-performance,!low!power,!fully!passive!volume!
control.!The!fact!that!most!relays!need!to!draw!power!whether!their!status!is!‘closed’!
or! ‘open’! is! not! only! inefficient,! but! their! always-energized! coils! also! generate!
significant!levels!of!EMI!noise,!adversely!affecting!sound!quality.!The!eight!coil-latch!
relays! driving! the! VEGA! G2’s! R-2R! resistor! ladder! attenuator! network! draw! no!
current!once!set.!That!fully!passive,!zero-current!system!means…zero!noise.!It’s!an!
expensive! solution! to! construct,! but! when! the! goal! is! precise! control! and!
uncompromising!sound!quality,!it’s!worth!every!penny.!!
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• ORFEO'Class-A'Output'Module&
Inspired!by!the!classic!Neve!8078!analog!console!circuit!design,!the!ORFEO!Class-A!
Output!Module!found!in!the!VEGA!G2!is!capable!of!driving!various!loads,!matching!
the! characteristics! of! different! power! amplifiers.! ORFEO! uses! small! signal!
components!with!excellent!linear!characteristics,!thermally!balanced!and!biased!into!
Class-A!to!achieve!open!loop!distortion!of!less!than!0.001%.!In!the!VEGA!G2,!ORFEO!
has!been!optimized!for!lower!noise!while!maintaining!the!ability!to!drive!600ohm!
loads!without!increasing!distortion.!!
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• Flexible'Filter'Mode'

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The!2nd!generation!of!AURALiC’s!Flexible!Filter!Mode!makes!an!appearance!in!the!
VEGA!G2!for!a!nuanced!level!of!user-selected!control!over!audio!output.!It!includes!
four! filter! modes! developed! using! a! combination! of! objective! data! models! and!
subjective!testing,!with!each!mode!assembling!a!unique!array!of!filters!to!match!the!
sonic!qualities!of!the!source.!Precise!Mode!maximizes!in-band!ripple!and!out-band!
attenuation!performance!for!example,!while!Smooth!Mode!eliminates!pre-ringing.!
Dynamic!and!Balance!Modes!round!out!the!available!options!that!provide!an!extra!
level!of!control!over!your!listening.!
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• Dual'Linear'Purer-Power&
AURALiC’s! Purer-Power! technology! already! re-examined! every! detail! of! power!
delivery!with!innovative!wiring!and!circuit!designs!based!on!the!concepts!of!isolation!
and!purification.!The!VEGA!G2!takes!that!approach!a!step!further!by!including!two&
internal!Purer-Power!linear!power!supplies,!separating!and!protecting!distinct!power!
circuits! from! interference.! The! first! Purer-Power! supply! feeds! the! VEGA! G2’s!
processing! circuit,! LCD! display,! and! network! interface.! The! second! Purer-Power!
pathway!is!dedicated!to!sensitive!audio!components!such!as!the!D/A!converter,!the!
Femto!clock,!and!the! analog! circuit.! Both!power!supplies! are! galvanically! isolated!
from!each!other!to!ensure!zero!EMI!interference!between!them.!!
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• Lightning'Link&
Lightning!Link!is!a!low-jitter,!bi-directional!18Gbps!coupling!that!takes!advantage!of!
high-speed! HDMI-type! hardware! connectors! to! provide! a! superior! level! of!
transmission! control,! making! today’s! ultra-high! resolution! digital! music! shine! like!
never! before.! Different! from! the! other! HDMI-based! I2S! connections,! the! bi-
directional!Lightning!Link!opens!the!door!to!jitter-free!operation!of!all&the!devices!in!
your!system.!Clocking!information!from!VEGA!G2!can!drive!the!timing!of!other!G2!
devices!such!as!ARIES!G2,!for!perfect!data!synchronization.!Lightning!Link!also!carries!
system!control!data!for!everything!from!volume!control!to!processor!engine!setup,!
allowing!all!linked!AURALiC!devices!to!appear!in!a!single,!unified!control!interface.!!
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• Unity'Chassis&
The!VEGA!G2!is!housed!in!a!completely!redesigned!enclosure!–!the!Unity&Chassis.!It’s!
machined!from!a!single!billet!of!aluminum!and!specifically!designed!for!the!premium!
lineup!of!AURALiC!G!Series!products,!right!down!to!mass!balancing!and!the!shape!of!
its!foot!spikes.!The!Unity!Chassis!excels!at!shielding!the!inner!workings!of!the!VEGA!
G2! from! EMI! and! providing! superior! dampening! and! absorption,! reflecting! the!
obsessive!attention!to!noise!reduction!throughout!the!G!Series.!! !

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Table of Contents
Welcome'...................................................................................................................'2!
Declaration'of'Conformity'.........................................................................................'7!
Warranty'...................................................................................................................'8!
Unpacking'.................................................................................................................'8!
Placement'and'Cabling'..............................................................................................'9!
Placement'.........................................................................................................................'9!
Check'Your'AC'Mains'Voltage'............................................................................................'9!
Cabling'.............................................................................................................................'10!
Front'Panel'..............................................................................................................'12!
Using'your'VEGA'G2'................................................................................................'12!
Power'Up'and'Sleep'.........................................................................................................'13!
Welcome'Screen'..............................................................................................................'13!
Home'Menu'.....................................................................................................................'14!
Now'Playing'.....................................................................................................................'15!
Queue'..............................................................................................................................'16!
System'.............................................................................................................................'16!
Streamer'..........................................................................................................................'18!
Master'Clock'....................................................................................................................'18!
Input'................................................................................................................................'19!
Lightning'Web'Control'Interface'..............................................................................'19!
Lightning'DS'for'iOS'.................................................................................................'20!
Use'with'Other'Software'.........................................................................................'20!
Use'VEGA'G2'as'USB'DAC'........................................................................................'21!
Use'VEGA'G2'as'a'Streamer'.....................................................................................'21!
Getting'Started'with'Lightning'DS'.....................................................................................'21!
Smart-IR'Remote'Control'........................................................................................'23!
Maintenance'&'Service'...........................................................................................'24!
Contact'...................................................................................................................'25!
Specifications'..........................................................................................................'26!
AURALiC'Product'Registration'Form'........................................................................'27!

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IMPORTANT'SAFETY'INSTRUCTIONS'
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l All!safety!and!operating!instructions!must!be!read!before!actual!operation,!and!
retained!for!future!reference.!!
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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.!
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l To!completely!disconnect!this!product!from!the!AC!mains,!disconnect!the!power!
supply!cord!plug!from!the!AC!receptacle.!
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l Do!not!use!the!product!near!water,!i.e.!near!a!bathtub,!kitchen!sink,!laundry!tub,!
in!a!wet!basement,!near!a!swimming!pool!etc.!
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l Do!not!install!the!product!near!heat!sources!such!as!radiators,!heat!registers,!
stoves,!or!other!apparatus!that!produce!heat.!See!“Placement!and!Cabling”!on!
page!9.!
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l Do!not!let!objects!or!liquids!fall!into!the!product.!Do!not!expose!the!product!to!
dripping! or! splashing.! Do! not! place! a! vessel! containing! liquid! on! top! of! the!
product.!
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l Clean!only!with!a!soft,!dry!cloth.!
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l Do!not!attempt!to!service!this!product!yourself.!Opening!or!removing!covers!may!
expose! you! to! dangerous! voltage.! Refer! all! servicing! to! authorized! service!
personnel.!See!“Service”!on!page!24.!

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Declaration'of'Conformity'
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AURALiC'(Beijing)'Technology'Co.,'Ltd.'
Room!101,!Building!No.17,!1A!Chaoqian!Road!
Beijing,!102200,!China!
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declares!under!our!sole!responsibility!as!the!manufacturer!of!the!product:!
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VEGA'G2'
Streaming'Digital'Analog'Converter'
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is!compliant!with!Directive!2011/65/EC!(RoHS)!Restriction!on!Hazardous!Substances,'
and!is!in!conformity!with!the!provisions!of!the!following!EC!Directive,!including!all!amendments,!!
and!with!national!legislation!implementing!these!directives:!
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2014/35/EU'Low'Voltage'Directive'(LVD)'
2014/30/EU'Electromagnetic'Compatibility'Directive'(EMC)'
2012/19/EU'Waste'of'Electrical'and'Electronic'Equipment'Directive'
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The!following!harmonized!standards!were!applied:!
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Health!and!safety!of!the!user:!
EN!60065:2002+A1:2006+A11:2008+A2:2010!
+A12:2011!
Electromagnetic!compatibility:!
EN301489-1!V1.9.2(2011-09)!
EN301489-17!V2.2.1(2012-09)!
EN55013:2013!
EN55020:2007+A11:2011!
EN61000-3-2:2014!Class!A!
EN61000-3-3:2013!
EN61000-4-2:2009!
EN61000-4-3:2006+A1:2008+A2:2010!
EN61000-4-4:2012!
EN61000-4-5:2014!
EN61000-4-6:2014!
EN61000-4-11:2004!
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This!product!that!carries!the!CE!Mark,!which!was!first!affixed!in!2017.!
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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!your!authorized!AURALiC!dealer!within!30!days!from!purchase.!You!
can!either!activate!the!device!using!Lightning!DS!software!with!your!AURALiC!account!or!
fill! out! the! ‘AURALiC! Product! Registration! Form’! on! page! 27! and! send! it! back! to! the!
address!provided!!to!finish!the!registration.!
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Warranty!coverage!includes! all! parts!and! labor.! Warranty!is! void! if!damage! is! due! to!
abuse,!neglect!or!unauthorized!modifications.!Costs!associated!with!the!return!of!this!
product! are! the! sole! responsibility! of! the! owner.! All! repair! work! must! be! done! by!
AURALiC! or! by! an! authorized! AURALiC! repair! agency.! Work! done! by! unauthorized!
persons!will!void!any!and!all!warranty!coverage.!
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AURALiC!products!are!uniquely!identified!with!a!serial!number!(S/N)!printed!on!the!label!
attached! under! the! unit.! This! number! is! required! to! validate! your! warranty.! Please!
provide!your!serial!number!if!service!is!required.!!
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Before!the!product!can!be!returned!for!service,!an!RMA!(Return!Material!Authorization)!
number! must! be! issued! by! AURALiC.! Contact! your! dealer! or! AURALiC! for! further!
information.!Units!without!an!RMA!number!will!not!be!accepted!for!service.'
Unpacking'
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Please!check!that!the!following!items!are!in!the!box:!
l VEGA!G2!
l AC!Power!Cord!
l USB!Cable!
l Lightning-Link!Cable!
l User’s!Guide!
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Carefully! unpack! each! piece;! if! there! is! any! damage,! or! if! anything! is! missing,! please!
contact!your!dealer!or!AURALiC.!
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ONLY'SHIP'THIS'PRODUCT'IN'ITS'ORIGINAL'PACKAGING!'
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Please!be!sure!to!retain!the!original!shipping!carton!and!all!packing!materials!as!they!
are!specially!designed!to!protect!the!unit!during!transportation!and!shipping.!!
Placement'and'Cabling'
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Placement'
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VEGA!G2!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.!For!example,!it!should!not!be!situated!on!a!bed,!
sofa,!rug,!or!similar!surface!that!may!block!the!ventilation!openings,!or!placed!in!a!built-
in!installation!such!as!a!bookcase!or!cabinet!that!may!impede!the!flow!of!air!through!the!
ventilation!openings.!
Ventilation'Requirement'
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VEGA!G2!dissipates!up!to!50!Watts!of!power!during!normal!operation.!It!should!
be!installed!in!a!space!with!at!least!one!inch!of!clearance!above,!behind!and!on!
both! sides! of! its! enclosure! to! provide! adequate! ventilation.! Avoid! placing! it!
directly!above!other!equipment!that!produces!heat.'
Check'Your'AC'Mains'Voltage'
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VEGA!G2!is!shipped!with!its!mains!voltage!preset!for!operation!in!the!destination!country.!
The!mains! voltage! setting! is!written! on! the! back!of! the! unit,! besides!the! power! cord!
socket.!Mains!voltage!setting!is!not!intended!to!be!changed!by!the!user.!If!it!needs!to!be!
changed,!contact!your!dealer!or!AURALiC.!!
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The! power! cord! has! a! three-wire! grounding! type! plug! (a! plug! having! a! third! pin! for!
grounding).!It!will!only!fit!into!a!grounded!power!outlet.!If!you!are!unable!to!insert!the!
plug! fully! into! the! outlet,! contact! your! dealer! or! AURALiC.! Do! not! defeat! the! safety!
purpose!of!the!grounded!plug.!!
VEGA'G2'MUST'BE'USED'WITH'CORRECT''
MAINS'VOLTAGE'AND'PROPERLY'EARTHED!

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Cabling'
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The!I/O!ports!on!the!rear!of!VEGA!G2:!
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• AES,'COAX'and'TOS'
The!maximum! sampling! rate!supported! by! AES/EBU,! Coaxial!and! Toslink!inputs! is!
24Bit/192KHz.! All! input! data! will! be! buffered! by! the! Lightning! Tesla! platform! to!
removing!jitter!and!forwarding!the!signal!to!the!DAC!circuit!with!its!own!Femto!clock!
to!regulate!timing.!!!
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• USB'HS''
The!maximum!sampling!rates!supported!by!USB!HS!are!32Bit/384KHz!and!DSD512.!
USB!2.0!HS!uses!asynchronous!transmission.!All!PCM!data!will!be!buffered!by!the!
Lightning!Tesla!platform,!removing!jitter!and!forwarding!the!signal!to!the!DAC!circuit!
with!its!own!Femto!clock!to!regulate!timing.!DSD!data!will!be!buffered!by!separate!
circuit,! removing! jitter! and! forwarding! the! signal! to! the! DAC! circuit! with! its! own!
Femto!clock!to!regulate!timing.!!
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• L-LINK'(Lightning'Link)'
The!maximum!sampling!rates!supported!by!AURALiC!Lightning!Link!are!32Bit/384KHz!
and!DSD512.!Lightning!Link!is!the!preferred!connection!method!if!you!use!VEGA!G2!
with!other!AURALiC!products!that!support!Lightning!Link.!Please!use!only!with!the!
cable!that!comes!with!our!Processor!and!DAC.!Lightning!Link!use!an!HDMI!type!of!
physical!connector!but!it!is!neither!an!HDMI!port!nor!an!I2S!output.!Please!do!not!
attempt!to!connect!it!to!any!HDMI!or!I2S!device.!!
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• ANALOG'IN''
The!maximum!signal!level!supported!by!analog!input!is!2Vrms.!There!is!a!6dB!gain!
from! the! internal! circuit! for! this! input! channel,! but! there! is! also! a! bypass! mode!

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available!in!the!system!menu!(no!gain,!volume!control!disabled.!Signals!from!analog!
input!are!routed!directly!to!passive!volume!control!module!and!is!not!be!converted!
into!digital!domain.!
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• STREAM''
VEGA!G2!can!works!as!a!standalone!network!streamer!when!it!is!connecting!to!home!
network!by!Ethernet!cable.!The!stream!input!supports!both!OpenHome!and!Roon!
Ready! control! protocol.! Some! other! protocols,! such! as! AirPlay! are! still! under!
development.! The! maximum! sampling! rates! supported! for! streaming! are!
32Bit/384KHz!and!DSD512.!
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• RIGHT/LEFT'OUT''
The!balanced,!single-ended!analog!outputs!of!VEGA!G2!are!individually!buffered!and!
can! be! used! simultaneously.! However,! it! is! recommended! to! disconnect! unused!
ports! to! avoid! potential! electromagnetic! interference! induced! by! cables.!!The!
amplitude!of!analog!outputs!is!adjustable!with!a!maximum!level!of!about!4.8Vrms!
for!both!XLR!and!RCA!outputs.!The!output!impedance!of!XLR!output!is!very!low!at!
4.7ohm,!so! it!can!be!used!to!drive!a!wide!variety!of!power!amplifiers.!Please!pay!
special!attention!NOT!to!short!any!pin!of!any!analog!output!to!ground.!
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• MCK'IN''
The!MCK!IN!is!the!master!clock!signal!input!used!when!VEGA!G2!is!connected!to!a!
LEO! G2! Master! Clock! unit.! Please! refer! to! LEO! G2! user’s! guide! for! detailed!
instructions.!
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• AC'Mains'&
For!the!best!sound!quality,!we!suggest!using!a!standalone!power!supply!for!VEGA!G2!
to!isolate!it!from!other!digital!source!components!that!use!switching!power!supplies.!
The!power!consumption!of!VEGA!G2!is!less!than!50W.!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.!Please!double-check!the!AC!mains!voltage!
on!the!back!of!the!unit!before!connecting!to!the!power.!
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Please!make!sure!to!power!off!all!units!in!your!system!before!any!cabling!job;!failure!to!
follow! this! instruction! may! result! in! permanent! damage! to! the! device! and! void! any!
warranty.!
ALWAYS POWER OFF VEGA G2 BEFORE CABLING!

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Front'Panel'
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The!front!panel!of!VEGA!G2:!
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• Rotary'Knob'&
The!rotary!knob!can!be!rotated!clockwise!or!anti-clockwise!through!20!steps!for!a!
full!cycle,!and!can!be!pressed!for!operation!confirmation.!!
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• Headphone'Output'&
There!are!two!6.35mm!headphone!jacks!on!the!front!panel!for!monitor!use.!The!jacks!
are!not!individually!buffered!and!are!connected!inside!VEGA!G2.!!
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• Front'Panel'Display'&
The!4-inch!high-resolution!true!color!display!on!the!front!panel!gives!you!full!access!
to!VEGA!G2!settings!as!well!as!displaying!enriched!metadata.!!
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• Smart-IR'sensor'&
The!IR!remote!control!sensor!is!hidden!behind!the!front!panel!display.!VEGA!G2!is!
equipped!with!AURALiC’s!Smart-IR!control!technology.!You!can!assign!the!device’s!
functions! to! any! buttons! you! choose! on! your! IR! remote! control.! Please! refer! to!
‘Smart-IR!Remote!Control’!on!page!23!for!detailed!instructions.!
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Using'your'VEGA'G2'
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Power'Up'and'Sleep'
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VEGA!G2!will!power!up!automatically!after!the!main!power!on!the!back!of!the!unit!is!
switched!on.!To!put!the!device!into!sleep!mode,!please!press!and!hold!the!rotary!knob!
for!a!couple!of!seconds!till!you!see!confirmation!message,!select!yes!and!press!the!knob!
to!confirm!your!operation.!To!bring!the!unit!back!to!work!in!sleep!mode,!please!press!
the!rotary!knob!briefly.!
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You!can!also!use!Smart-IR!function!to!assign!remote!button!for!function.!Please!refer!to!
‘Smart-IR!Remote!Control’!on!page!23!for!detailed!instruction.!
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Welcome'Screen'
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VEGA!G2!has!two!different!main!display!styles!depends!on!what!input!channel!you!are!
using.!!
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• Using'VEGA'G2'with'streaming'input'channel'&
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When!the!VEGA!G2!while!using!the!streaming!input!channel,!you!are!greeted!by!the!
Welcome!Screen!(above),!which!displays!your!device!model,!device!firmware!version!
and!the!IP!address!of!your!device.!Refer!to!page!19!for!details!on!accessing!the!web!
interface!to!set!up!your!device!using!its!IP!address.!
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You!may!press!the!rotary!knob!to!leave!the!Welcome!Screen!and!go!to!the!Home!Menu.!
If!you!select!a!track!to!play!using!control!software,!VEGA!G2!will!jump!to!the!‘Now!Playing’!
screen!automatically.!
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• Using'VEGA'G2'with'all'other'input'channels&
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When!the!VEGA!G2!starts!up!with!any!input!channels!other!than!streaming!input,!the!
Welcome!Screen!will!show!current!input!channel,!sampling!rate!and!volume!number.!If!
you!have! muted! VEGA!G2! by! either!remote! control! or! Lightning! DS! App,!the! volume!
number!will!flash!to!remind!you!of!its!status.!
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You!may!press!the!rotary!knob!to!leave!the!Welcome!Screen!and!go!to!the!Home!Menu.!!
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Home'Menu'
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The!Home!menu!is!the!root!level!menu!of!your!VEGA!G2.!There!are!seven!destinations!
available!from!the!Home!Menu:!

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1. ‘Now'Playing’:!This!interface!will!be!available!for!access!when!VEGA!G2!uses!its!
streaming!input!channel.! The! Now!Playing!interface! displays!track!information!
and!status,!playback!mode!(shuffle,!repeat)!and!volume.!
2. ‘Queue’:! This! interface! will! be! available! for! access! when! VEGA! G2! uses! its!
streaming! input! channel.! The! Queue! interface! shows! what’s! currently! in! the!
VEGA!G2!queue.!Individual!tracks!in!the!queue!may!be!selected!for!playback.!
3. ‘Library’:! This! interface! is! currently! unavailable! and! reserved! for! future!
development.!!
4. ‘System’:! General! hardware-related! setup,! including! network! information,!
output!channel,!display!language,!etc.!!
5. ‘Streamer’:! This! interface! will! be! available! for! access! when! VEGA! G2! uses! its!
streaming!input!channel.!!You!can!access!to!settings!for!the!VEGA!G2’s!streaming!
software.!!
6. ‘Master'Clock’:!Displays!settings!for!any!Lightning!Link-connected!Master!Clock,!
such!as!the!LEO!G2!(if!used.)!
7. ‘Input’:!Select!input!channel!of!VEGA!G2.!
8. ‘Exit’:!Exit!Home!Menu!and!go!back!to!Welcome!Screen.!
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Rotate!the!rotary!knob!clockwise!or!counter-clockwise!to!highlight!a!destination,!and!
press!the!rotary!knob!to!select!it.!!To!exit!Home!menu,!please!select!‘Exit’.!
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Now'Playing'
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Now! Playing! displays! playback! status,! track! progress,! playback! mode,! volume,! and!
metadata!for!the!current!track.!Rotate!the!rotary!knob!clockwise!or!counter-clockwise!
to!adjust!volume,!and!press!the!rotary!knob!to!exit!the!Now!Playing!interface.!

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Queue'
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The! VEGA! G2! playback! Queue! is! stored! in! device! memory.! Rotate! the! rotary! knob!
clockwise!or!counter-clockwise!to!select!a!track!and!press!the!rotary!knob!to!activate!
‘Select!Operation’!popup!menu:!
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Please!rotate!the!rotary!knob!clockwise!or!counter-clockwise!to!select!the!operation!you!
would!like!to!execute!and!press!the!rotary!knob!to!confirm!your!selection.!Please!select!
‘Exit!Queue’!if!you!would!like!to!exit!the!Queue!interface!back!to!Home!Menu.!
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System'
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The!System!menu!contains!all!interface!and!hardware!related!settings.!Rotate!the!rotary!
knob! clockwise! or! counter-clockwise! to! highlight! a! destination,! and! press! the! rotary!
knob!to!select!it.!!
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To!exit!the!System!menu,!please!rotate!the!rotary!knob!clockwise!to!the!last!and!select!
‘Back!to!Menu’.!
1. !‘Filter' Mode’:! Your! streaming! device! has! four! built-in! filter! modes! each!
employing! five! digital! filters! optimized! for! corresponding! sampling! rates.!
Developed!using!a!combination!of!objective!data!models!and!subjective!testing!
these!modes!optimize!sonic!quality!for!varying!music!types!and!formats.!
2. ‘Buffer'Time’:!The!Lightning!platform!saves!input!signals!to!system!memory!to!
remove! jitter! then! send! it! to! DAC.! A! larger! buffer! time! will! add! more! latency!
between!input!and!output,!but!may!be!more!stable!with!various!music!sources.!!
3. ‘HT'Bypass’:!Home!Theatre!bypass!mode.!When!enabled,!the!analog!input!signal!
will!bypass!the!preamp’s!gain!controls!letting!you!use!your!DAC!purely!as!a!unity!
gain! preamp! without! having! to! worry! about! adjusting! volume! when! watching!
movies!—!the!receiver’s!own!volume!control!takes!over!that!function.!
4. ‘Volume'Mode’:!Set!up!the!DAC's!volume!control.!
5. ‘Channel'Balance’:!Adjust!left!and!right!channel!balance!of!the!DAC!output.!
6. ‘Display'Settings’:!Set!preferences!for!the!front!panel!display.!
a. Idle'Status:!Select!whether!you’d!like!the!display!to!always!remain!on,!or!
to!turn!off!automatically.!
b. Display'Brightness:!Select!the!brightness!of!your!device's!front!display.!
7. ‘Smart-IR' Settings’:! Use! this! feature! to! assign! your! device’s! functions! to! any!
buttons!you!choose!on!your!IR!remote!control.!
8. ‘Network’:!Set!up!your!device’s!network!connection.!
a. Connection'Type:!Choose!Ethernet!or!Wi-Fi!to!connect!your!device.!

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9. ‘Hardware'Information’:!Display!device!hardware!information!such!as!S/N!and!
firmware!version.!
10. ‘Language’:!Select!a!different!interface!language!for!your!device.!
11. ‘Firmware'Update’:!Check!and!update!device!firmware.!Please!make!sure!your!
device!is!connected!to!Internet.!
12. ‘Erase'All'User'Settings’:!Erase!all!settings!on!your!device.!Your!device!will!reboot!
automatically! when! the! operation! is! complete.! This! operation! will! not! erase!
music!data!on!your!internal!storage.!
13. ‘Back'to'Menu’:!Back!to!Welcome!Screen.!
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Streamer'
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The!Streamer!menu!contains!all!streaming!and!rendering!related!setup!options.!Use!the!
rotary!knob!to!highlight!a!menu!item,!and!press!the!knob!to!select.!
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1. ‘Room'Name’:!The!name!of!your!Lightning!Streaming!device!used!for!both!the!
device!itself!and!the!Lightning!Server!configuration!running!on!the!device.!
2. !‘Available' Input' Methods’:! Enable! or! disable! particular! virtual! input! channel.!
Disabling!unused!input!methods!may!improve!overall!sound!quality.!
3. ‘Back'to'Menu’:!Back!to!Home!Menu.!
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Master'Clock'
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When!connecting!the! LEO!G2!to!the!VEGA!G2!and!the!VEGA!G2!using! Lightning!Link,!
master!clock!information!and!settings!are!available!via!the!‘Master!Clock’!menu.!Please!
refer!to!the!LEO!G2!user’s!guide!for!detailed!instructions.!
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