I have a legacy Purcell connected by Dual AES to a Delius that I love. I would like to add streaming capability too - I have my eyes open for a used Bartok, but these are still a bit expensive for my shallow pockets 
An Auralic G1.1 Streamer has come up cheaply locally (now the comany has gone), and Iām considering it. However, reviews suggests the G1.1 upsamples all output to 32 bitā¦I think my Purcell only accepts 24 bit?
Anyone had experience of these 2 products?
Thank you, Richard
Although the Auralic could be connected to your kit using Coax or single AES you may be limited to a maximum of 96KS/s files. I am doubtful of the upsampling to 32 bit information., Few DACs will process this without truncation to 24bit. if that is available. As Auralic have gone it is difficult to check but if correct such a feature may need to be switchable to have practical use. I think it is probably not correct information.
My main concern would be the streamerās control application. Due to Auralicās demise it may no longer be available ( nothing is showing in App Store). Even if available it will not be updated.
Changing Purcell/Delius to Bartok would give you a huge improvement in sonics irrespective of other considerations. However if a used one is beyond your means this is of no help.
So its looks like either save up or borrow or wait until another cheaper streamer comes up.
Thanks, yes, thereās not much technical information about - I also find it a bit unlikely and I found a review which suggested it was the Lightening control app which did the upsampling to 32 bit, I really didnāt understand.
but good point on app availability, let me go check!
Thanks again, Richard
I have done a bit of digging and what l understand so far is that Auralic Lightning did not necessarily upsample ( note past tense) but was capable of handing files up to 32/384 I.e a bit of future proofing.
One issue would be that such upsampling on the device running the app would have a big impact on battery life. Anyway it looks like it is now n/a in any case .
Long ago when I got my first Auralic product the controller app was MConnect Control. Later they changed to the Lightning app but Mconnect Control remained an alternative. Mconnect is still available in the Google Play store. Might be an answer to the control problem.
Thanks, and JPlay too. All of the config can be done to its IP address on the local network via a browser tooā¦i continue with my interest
Remember to let us know how you get on.
Of course 
The other obvious option for you is of course dCSā Network Bridge. While discontinued from Sales, itās still a supported platform with fully functional Mosaic App.
They appear for sale every now and then. Iād pick it over an Auralic any day, plus itāll likely have a better re-sale value in the future if you chose to move to the Bartok or Rossini.
Yes, you say the Auralic has come up ācheaplyā locally, but you donāt say what ācheaplyā is. Nothing wrong with Auralic, my impression is they were good products at their price point and deserving of their popularity. But now the company doesnāt exist any more? Weāve had to release network firmware updates in only the last year-or-so to support Qobuz Connect and Spotify Lossless..
Network Bridges have been fairly stable at about ā¬2.5-3k on the second hand market for a while. There is one on audio-markt.de at the moment for ā¬2.5k. You can call me biased but I agree with Anup, if it were my money I know which way Iād go..
Thanks Andrew and Anupc - Cheaply is not that cheap, CHF 900.-. Given I ultimately want to move to a Bartok one box streaming solution, Iām not sure ā¬2.5k on a Network Bridge is the right stepā¦but since I expect to be able to afford the Bartok late summer, I am also looking at an Auralic Aries Mini as a stop gap to give me streaming abilityā¦at only CHF 99.-
A nice little piece of equipment for its time. It was my first streamer. I bought it because Auralic offered a free year of Tidal with purchase. The controlling app was MConnect.
If your longer term goal is a BartĆ³k then maybe a Network Bridge is an unnecessary diversion (even if I believe that at ā¬2.5k you wouldnāt lose much, if anything). But my advice would be to assure yourself of the depreciation outlook for Auralic equipment post-bankruptcy before spending any serious amount there. Donāt want to try to catch a falling knife.
Sanity prevailed, I got the Aries Mini to try at minimal cost. Iāll let you know how I get on with it.
Thanks again all, Richard