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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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.

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 40th Anniversary Edition

This special edition of Apogee Groove pays homage to Apogee's history while offering state-of-the-art enhancements for an even more exceptional listening experience. With 32-bit resolution, improved dynamic range and frequency response, and access to Hi-Rez Lossless Audio via preferred platforms, Groove Anniversary Edition sets new standards.

Experience music in new dimension

With the special edition of the Apogee Groove, Apogee celebrates 40 years of technology innovation while offering you state-of-the-art enhancements for an unparalleled listening experience.

Superior sound quality

32-bit resolution, enhanced dynamic range and frequency response deliver crystal-clear sound that brings even the subtlest nuances of your favorite music to life.

Immerse yourself in the world of high-res audio

With Hi-Rez Lossless Audio, you can experience your music collection in a quality you've never heard before. Immerse yourself and be enchanted by every single sound.

Apogee Groove
Apogee Groove

 

ORIGINAL

ANNIVERSARY

DAC

24bit

32bit

REL THD+N
600 Ohm @16dBu

-107dB

-109dB

 30 Ohm @10.5dBu

 -100dB

-101dB

 Dynamic Range

117dB

119dB

 FREQUENCY RESP

10Hz-20kHz @44.1kHz

 +/-0.2dB

 +/- 0.1dB

 MAX OUT LEVEL

 +19dBu

 +19dBu

 POWER 

into 30 Ohm

560mW

 560mW

 into 600 Ohm

90mW

90mW

 OUTPUT IMP

 Constant Current Drive

 Constant Current Drive

Highlights

Apogee Groove

Experience music in new dimension

With the special edition of the Apogee Groove, Apogee celebrates 40 years of technology innovation while offering you state-of-the-art enhancements for an unparalleled listening experience.

Superior sound quality

32-bit resolution, enhanced dynamic range and frequency response deliver crystal-clear sound that brings even the subtlest nuances of your favorite music to life.

Immerse yourself in the world of high-res audio

With Hi-Rez Lossless Audio, you can experience your music collection in a quality you've never heard before. Immerse yourself and be enchanted by every single sound.

Highlights

Apogee Groove

Anniversary Edition Groove

 

ORIGINAL

ANNIVERSARY

DAC

24bit

32bit

REL THD+N
600 Ohm @16dBu

-107dB

-109dB

 30 Ohm @10.5dBu

 -100dB

-101dB

 Dynamic Range

117dB

119dB

 FREQUENCY RESP

10Hz-20kHz @44.1kHz

 +/-0.2dB

 +/- 0.1dB

 MAX OUT LEVEL

 +19dBu

 +19dBu

 POWER 

into 30 Ohm

560mW

 560mW

 into 600 Ohm

90mW

90mW

 OUTPUT IMP

 Constant Current Drive

 Constant Current Drive

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