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Apogee Groove USB Headphone Amp

Portable USB DAC and headphone amplifier for Mac and PC

The Apogee Groove is a portable USB headphone amp designed to be used with either PC or Mac. Apogee's Digital Audio Conversion provides studio quality audio anywhere on the go.

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APO0005

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£219.00 £182.50

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Description

Apogee Groove is the best portable USB DAC and headphone amp for listening to music on your Mac or PC. Groove takes the same high quality audio technology found in the world’s most prestigious recording studios and delivers it to your laptop. Connect Groove to your computer’s USB port and your headphones or powered speakers to Groove’s audio output. It’s that easy. Groove’s output provides ample power at any impedance and Apogee’s Constant Current Drive technology makes your headphones sound their best. You’ll be amazed by the difference in sound quality – the precise stereo image, punchy bass and stunningly clear high-hats.

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

Asynchronous clocking

Multi-color LEDs for status and level indication

Top panel buttons for adjusting volume level

Compact and portable (95mm L x 30mm W x 16mm H)

Premium aluminum build quality

Built in the USA

Specification

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Specification	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