Apogee
GROOVE

PORTABLE USB DAC &
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER FOR
 MAC, iOS AND PC.

Enjoy your music

Experience the same high-quality audio technology found in the world's most renowned recording studios and now hear your music in lossless Hi-Res quality on your Mac, iOS device or PC. The Apogee Groove USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier simply plugs into your device's USB port to give you a premium digital-to-analog converter for your headphones or powered speakers. It's that simple. Plus, the Groove output delivers plenty of power at any impedance, and along with Apogee Constant Current Drive™ technology, your headphones will sound their best. You'll be blown away by the difference in sound quality amazing - the precise stereo image, the pressurized bass and the breathtakingly clear high notes.
Apogee Groove

CONSTANT CURRENT DRIVE™ - To make every headphone sound its best.

The Constant Current Drive output stage of Groove dynamically compensates for the non-linearities - acoustic, mechanical or electrical - of a connected headphone, resulting in lower distortion and a more linear frequency response. Whether you listen with earbuds or hi-fi headphones, you'll discover a new level of fidelity, clarity, and detail.

For 30 years, Apogee has been an innovative leader in digital audio recording. Whether it's rock, classical, hip-hop, country, reggae or jazz, the world's most successful artists, producers and engineers rely on Apogee equipment to capture Grammy-winning recordings. Now, for the first time, Apogee packs the same sound studio quality into a simple device that fits in any pocket and delivers the ultimate listening experience anywhere.

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GROOVE'S UNIQUE CIRCUIT DESIGN

Apogee Groove PCB

Quad Sum DAC™

Groove also features a quad-sum DAC design that achieves the highest dynamic range and lowest distortion (THD+N) of any device in its class with four digital-to-analog converters per channel.

Constant Current Drive™

Groove's Constant Current Drive output stage dynamically compensates for the non-linearities - acoustic, mechanical, or electrical - of a connected headphone, resulting in lower distortion and a more linear frequency response. Whether you listen with earbuds or hi-fi headphones, you'll discover a new level of fidelity, clarity, and detail.

ESS Sabre DAC-Technologie

The ESS Sabre32 32-bit hyperstream DAC with Time Domain Jitter Eliminator provides unmatched dynamic range, ultra-low distortion, and audio clarity without input jitter.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • USB 2.0 port for Mac and PC
  • Up to 24 bit / 192kHz audio
  • ESS Sabre DAC
  • Improves listening quality from iTunes, Pandora, Spotify and more software
  • Constant current drive provides fine frequency response with any headphone
  • Quad Sum DACT, 4 DACs per channel for highest dynamic range and quietest distortion
  • asynchronous clocking
  • Multi-color LEDs for status and level indication
  • Power supply via USB
  • Top panel buttons for volume adjustment
  • Compact and portable (95mm L x 30mm W x 16mm H)
  • Premium aluminum processing quality
  • Built in the USA

Apogee GROOVE

DAC & HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER

Apogee GROOVE

DAC & HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER

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