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.

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

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.
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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