Apogee Groove USB DAC in 2021: Tiny Stick, HUGE AMP!

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TEAM SGG PATREON / somegadgetguy Apogee Groove 2021 Review! It's new to me! The Groove has been out for a while now, but it deserves a second look today! Originally built as an enthusiast travel solution, now more consumers are getting interested in higher quality audio streaming. In a world where LG has left the smartphone market, what does it cost to pair a HUGE amp with a "Quad Sum DAC"?
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  • @pritthish
    @pritthish3 жыл бұрын

    I love your audio reviews man! keep up the amazing work ❤️❤️

  • @RirtyDascal
    @RirtyDascal3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you thank you for still caring about my ears as much as I do good sir. I’m sure you know these names that comment even though we’re not all able to donate our little funds. I’ll still be here to support you and since I just checked and still have $4.84 in my account I’m finally joining the Patreon. Even if I don’t always have the time to catch every video, people still need to hear what this brilliant man has to say. Mr Bagnel is so darn amazing in his ability to be a tech empathizer. Different people would be served better by different tech that they may never know about because people like this man are pushed to the sidelines as soon as he forms an opinion of his own. That’s some horse shit and I could go on but I digress. This comment is long enough. Just keep up the amazing work Juan and your supporters will always be here when we can be.

  • @snapascrew
    @snapascrew2 жыл бұрын

    Great review. Love the product!!!

  • @kencccgs
    @kencccgs3 жыл бұрын

    Great 👍🏻 job on the review, the groove to pair well with my sennheiser hd650, how i wish they come out with an usb-c version.

  • @HiFiInsider
    @HiFiInsider3 жыл бұрын

    Groove is a great sounding DAC/amp and the build is nice for the price.

  • @gregoryaul2005
    @gregoryaul20053 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome Juan lg will live on for ever now 😁😁👍

  • @SomeGadgetGuy

    @SomeGadgetGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Feels good.

  • @ELJefeReviews
    @ELJefeReviews3 жыл бұрын

    This looks like an awesome piece of audio kit!

  • @SomeGadgetGuy

    @SomeGadgetGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah man. These lil sticks are legit.

  • @bradhuskers

    @bradhuskers

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SomeGadgetGuy I have a brand new Samsung Galaxy ultra 22 phone, is this easily compatible with my phone?

  • @projectfoto536

    @projectfoto536

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bradhuskers yes its a good pair

  • @LyinginSilence
    @LyinginSilence2 жыл бұрын

    Nice video...question for you I am a musician and home recording buff...I have the Focusrite 2i2 3rd gen...and Sennheiser 660's headphones and was wondering if you can hook this up to the 2i2 to use for recording...thanks

  • @hawgfankc
    @hawgfankc2 жыл бұрын

    I've been using on these for nearly 5 years with no issues. Runs higher impedance cans like my Beyer T90's very well and supposedly does well with higher impedance Senns. Can run planers if they are efficient like my Hifiman Ananda's but it has an output impedance of 20ohms, so not ideal for low impedance cans.

  • @HUERITO818
    @HUERITO8182 жыл бұрын

    I’m the type of dude that mixes on his laptop. Don’t really need an interface. Just need something to power my headphone properly while mixing. So I can truly hear what I need to hear. Might need to check this out.

  • @MarcoLifoda
    @MarcoLifoda2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, how would you compare this with a scarlett interface (i got 2i2 2nd Gen)? I bought a pair of HD650 and they sound worst than my ATm40X plugged into it, the volume is there but no detail at all and missing information in the top end. I m wondering if i would notice any improvement with the groove.

  • @derrickcrocker4265
    @derrickcrocker42653 жыл бұрын

    How does it stack against the Fiio BTR5?

  • @TheBlueArcher
    @TheBlueArcher3 жыл бұрын

    Quad DAC... that hurts. I might look out for a sale for this during black friday or something. pretty cool

  • @dandelionboy7820
    @dandelionboy78207 ай бұрын

    I hope you respond to this. I need a DAC so I can produce music on my MacBook but also equally capable of being a portable DAC for my phone. I think I saw you do a review on the Qudelix 5k and my choices are essentially between the 5k and the Groove. I am leaning more towards the Groove bc it's more professional, pressumably better output/audio quality, and utilitarian than the 5k. Which do you prefer out of both?

  • @ericfernando4296
    @ericfernando42963 жыл бұрын

    you should try the E1DA dac amp too, smaller and has Sabre 9038

  • @BookClubDisaster
    @BookClubDisaster3 жыл бұрын

    I have this. How does this compare to Dragonfly Cobalt?

  • @PL-ri3bz
    @PL-ri3bz Жыл бұрын

    Interesting although quite old now, I'm looking to drive my AKG K701 from my PC , the fact that Sweetwater are bundling this together with 701 tells me it's a good pairing, I've gone through several DAC dongles trying to get the right pairing for my 701s and all of them seem underpowered for the 701s despite their low 62 ohm impedance I know they need voltage swing

  • @Gianny1985
    @Gianny19852 жыл бұрын

    Is it enough to power the Sennheiser HD600?

  • @davidburns8113
    @davidburns81133 жыл бұрын

    I thought audio was monochrome square waves, Oh the things I learn watching this channel. I wish I had headphones worth buying these for but my ability to distinguish high-quality audio is middling at best.

  • @christopherharv
    @christopherharv Жыл бұрын

    Mine stopped being recognized by my mac as an audio output, please help! What can I do? It still lights up one small blue dot when i plug it in.

  • @bradhuskers
    @bradhuskers2 жыл бұрын

    Will these work with my samsung galaxy ultra 22 smartphone?

  • @alex.muntean
    @alex.muntean2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder how this compares to the iFi HipDac2

  • @Goodmanperson55
    @Goodmanperson553 жыл бұрын

    I personally like the form factor of being a simple rectangle with a headphone jack on one end, and a USB port (instead of an integrated cable) on the other. It makes the hardware a little bit more futureproof than an integrated cable because, just in case anything goes wrong with the cable, you can always get another one instead of having a perfectly good DAC made useless by a frayed cable. Really wish more similar designs came out and I really wish Apogee put in a Type-C port instead lol.

  • @SomeGadgetGuy

    @SomeGadgetGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same. It makes the unit more rugged, but the plug is so old now LOL.

  • @bradhuskers

    @bradhuskers

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SomeGadgetGuy Can this be easily used with my samsung galaxy ultra 22 phone?

  • @zeinharis8467
    @zeinharis84673 жыл бұрын

    Quad DAC?! Rog phone 5 😁

  • @brhoom2013
    @brhoom20132 жыл бұрын

    iPad pro can I used

  • @projectfoto536

    @projectfoto536

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes it’s compatible to the ipad pro. im using it

  • @projectfoto536

    @projectfoto536

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes it’s compatible to the ipad pro. im using it

  • @2slowpoke929
    @2slowpoke9293 жыл бұрын

    micro USB ya okay sorry lmao

  • @NeptuneSega
    @NeptuneSega3 жыл бұрын

    Micro USB is a no no in 2022. Shows you don't give a fuck about the customer

  • @HudsonBrownie

    @HudsonBrownie

    Жыл бұрын

    This product originally came out 7 years ago. Its old.

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