APOGEE Groove Portable USB DAC Headphone Amp for Mac & PC
Apogee Groove is a portable USB DAC and headphone amp Ideal for Hi-Fi listening and music production on Mac or PC
Key Features:
- USB 2.0 connection to Mac and PC
- Up to 24 bit / 192kHz audio
- ESS Sabre DAC
- Enhances your iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, Tidal or other music listening experience
- Constant Current Drive™ provides smooth frequency response with any headphones
- Quad Sum DAC™, 4 DACs per channel for highest dynamic range and lowest distortion
Product Code: 100261456
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Hear Every Detail In Stunning Clarity and Fidelity
Whether you’re building your FLAC file collection or subscribing to a premium music streaming service, you are investing in a higher quality listening experience. Groove unlocks the full potential of that experience, revealing definition, clarity and details like you have never heard before
Work on Your Music Anywhere
With professional headphones, your laptop and Groove, you can mix or make music anywhere. Groove’s reference quality sound insures you will hear every detail of your project as it would sound in the studio.
What is a DAC and why is it important?
If you’re a music lover and you want the best listening experience, one of the key ingredients in the quality of your sound is the digital-to-analog converter or DAC.
A DAC takes the digital information on your computer and translates it into analog sound you can hear through your headphones and speakers.
D/A conversion :
- THD+N: -107 dB with 600 Ohm load @ 16 dBu
(-109 dB with 600 Ohm load @ 16 dBu-Anniversary Edition) - THD+N: -100dB with 30 Ohm load @ 10.5 dBu
(-101dB with 30 Ohm load @ 10.5 dBu-Anniversary Edition) - Dynamic Range: 117dB a-weighted
(119dB a-weighted-Anniversary Edition) - Frequency response: 10Hz – 20K +/- 0.2dB
(10Hz – 20K +/- 0.1dB-Anniversary Edition) - Max output level:
- 225mW into 30 Ohm
- 40mW into 600 Ohm
- 8 channel ESS DAC (4 DACs per channel)
System Requirements
Mac OS:
- Computer: Intel Mac 1.5GHz or faster
- Memory: 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended
- OS: 10.8 or greater
- Connection and power: Any available USB port
- Driver: Mac Core Audio. No download or installation necessary.
Windows OS:
- PC or laptop manufactured after January 2006
- Intel Core 2 @ 1.6 GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM minimum
- Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) or greater
- Connection and power: Any available USB port
- Driver: Register to download from Apogee’s website
In the box
- Groove
- USB Cable (1′)
- Carrying pouch
- Product booklet (Quick Start Guide, Warranty Information)
- Instructions for download of software and complete documentation