Apogee GROOVE Portable USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier for Mac and PC
Key features
- •USB 2.0 connection to Mac and PC with up to 24 bit / 192kHz audio
- •Enhances your iTunes, Tidal, Spotify, Pandora or other music listening experiences
- •Constant Current Drive provides smooth frequency response with any headphones
- •Quad Sum DAC , 4 DACs per channel for highest dynamic range and lowest distortion
- •Premium aluminum build quality, Built in the USA
BrandApogee
CategoryAmps
ColorBlack
WarrantyApogee electronics corporation warrants products to be free of defects in material and manufacture under normal use for a period of 12 months. The term of this warranty begins on the date of sale to the purchaser from an authorized apogee reseller (proof
Apogee GROOVE Portable USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier for Mac and PC
List Price: $289.53$260.58DEALYou Save: $28.95 (10%)
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Customer Reviews
Reviews sourced from verified Amazon purchasers4.2
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Two Stars
Cyp✓ Verified Purchase•January 6, 2018
Power is just mediocre
A pricey, yet a totally worthy upgrade over my Cambridge Audio DacMagic XS
Alexander Dainiak✓ Verified Purchase•October 21, 2016
As DacMagic was based on the same ESS Sabre dac-chip family as Groove, it was a tough decision whether to spend extra money for yet another Sabre-based super-compact USB DAC. For me the results are astonishing. My Oppo PM-2 has low impedance and is positioned by the manufacturer as an easy to drive headphone. It turned out that DacMagic power was simply not enough to uncover my headphone's potential. Then Groove did it! Although the dynamics could be a bit better (maybe one can achieve that only with high power desktop rig), the scene depth and high frequency resolution improved significantly. I'm very satisfied with this purchase. Still some cons: leds serving as a volume meter is a non-necessary feature IMHO, the device gets warm during operation (but don't worry "” it won't explode like a Samsung phone:))), the size is larger than my DacMagic XS. All these cons are insignificant when you consider the audio quality.
Legit
Will✓ Verified Purchase•July 5, 2016
Incredible sound, for an incredible little device. I love the little nuances in sound that it provides in some tracks (especially in EDM) that you never really notice because this thing adds more depth to it. In other words, you may hear some stuff in your favorite tracks you never heard before that are so subtle, but were always there all along. Great little DAC. Pricing could be a little cheaper IMO, but still worth it.
lay back and enjoy music while pretending to be busy doing important things
Catskinner✓ Verified Purchase•June 27, 2016
It's able to drive my Sennheiser HD600, which enabled me to ditch the old earphones attached to the PC in the home office, lay back and enjoy music while pretending to be busy doing important things.
The sound is very detailed, natural and without distortions and the device is small enough to just forget that it's there at all. Highly recommended for those not afraid to spend a bit more extra cash first in order to reap big benefits later.
The sound is very detailed, natural and without distortions and the device is small enough to just forget that it's there at all. Highly recommended for those not afraid to spend a bit more extra cash first in order to reap big benefits later.
Five Stars
Brett V.✓ Verified Purchase•February 24, 2016
Changed my computer audio from ok to beautiful. Thanks for this!
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