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Apogee Duet vs Apogee Duet 2

Apogee Duet Sound Card
Apogee Duet
Apogee Duet 2 Sound Card
Apogee Duet 2
Editiorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
Apogee's Duet 2 puts the company’s famed A-D/D-A conversion into a box that’s attractive in terms of both styling and price...Read more
The Apogee Duet 2 is a top-quality audio interface for recording or just listening to music on a Mac, but it's no longer the only game in town.Read more
A FireWire audio interface with a compact design and chic and silky operationRead more
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4
4 editorial reviews
The Apogee Duet 2 is a top-quality audio interface for recording or just listening to music on a Mac, but it's no longer the only game in town.Read more
Duet 2 is, as its name suggests, a second-generation, dual-channel audio interface made by Apogee for the Macintosh. While this updated release has given Apogee an opportunity to address several key fRead more
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User rating
46
4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
0 %
68
3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
11 %

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General

Apogee DuetApogee Duet
Apogee Duet 2Apogee Duet 2
Sound TypeStereoStereo

Connectivity

Apogee DuetApogee Duet
Apogee Duet 2Apogee Duet 2
Headphone outputyesyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)11
Microphone inputyesyes
Other connectors
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
USByesyes

Design

Apogee DuetApogee Duet
Apogee Duet 2Apogee Duet 2
Placement TypeExternalExternal

Audio properties

Apogee DuetApogee Duet
Apogee Duet 2Apogee Duet 2
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz

Pros & Cons

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          Apogee Duet vs Apogee Duet 2 - User Opinions

          • marvin
            over 1 year ago
            The original Duet was FireWire and Mac only. The Duet 2 is/was USB 2.0 and still Mac only. Eventually Apple released a version for for use on Windows PC that is still USB 2.0.
          • hildred
            over 1 year ago
            so the main (volume) difference is in the outputs, not in the inputs. also the duet 1 is firewire only and the duet 2 is a usb product, your computer may also dictate the choice for you.
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