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Apogee Duet Sound Card
Apogee Duet
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Apogee Duet 2 Sound Card
Apogee Duet 2
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RME BabyFace Sound Card
RME BabyFace
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Universal Audio Arrow Sound Card
Universal Audio Arrow
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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 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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2 editorial reviews
RME's interfaces get ever smaller — but this baby packs a powerful punch despite its miniature dimensions.Read more
RME miniaturise the Fireface range into a portable solutionRead more
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3 editorial reviews
The answer to your prayers?Read more
The Arrow offers two-channel recording and Universal Audio’s celebrated plug-ins, all at the end of a Thunderbolt 3 connector.Read more
We're taking a look at Universal Audio's latest two-channel interface meant for DJ/producers and bedroom studios.Read more
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
44 %
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 %
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
52
4.1 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
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Connectivity

Headphone outputyesyesyesyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)111
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyesyes
Other connectors
  • Balanced input XLR
  • MIDI
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital optical input
  • MIDI
  • Balanced output XLR
  • Digital optical output
Thunderbolt
USByesyesyesyes
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug input
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
XLR
N/A
21
N/A
Headphone outputs
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Line-in
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Line-out
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF in port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF out port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit
N/A
N/A
N/A
Noise level (SNR)
N/A
N/A
98.0 dB
N/A
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
N/A
N/A
100.0 dB
N/A

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