grawk Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Do you just set it to high gain and max volume and then connect it to your amp? High gain, not quite max volume.
jp11801 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Posted January 26, 2008 well 27 days since I bought the duet and I still think it's tops, I am just about ready to sell off the cosecant the little dac really competes at levels far above its pricepoint and I would say it safely would compete with dacs in the sub 2k range and potentially above. The dac lacks the last bit of body some of the uber dacs or cdps have but I would safely stack this up against the transporter, dac1, cosecant, mini dac... the only thing I wish for is just a touch more body but still it has more than the previous mentioned dacs except the cosecant which loses on points for bass depth and tightness (I hate deep but ill defined bass and don't mind giving up deep bloat for less depth with definition and speed) . I am looking forward to the Mayberry on Acid meet to see what the peanut gallery thinks although I am convinced that people's minds are clouded by price and form factor when listening to gear at times . I am convinced that if you put a hornet in an amp case with glowing tubes and matched it against a hornet in normal clothes people would overwhelming choose with their eyes. Which goes back to this dac in that I believe the mac only, small form factor and sub $500 will lead to comments like . It's good for the price or lacks refinement... because people inherently listen with their eyes. I can't wait to match up the pico and the duet out of my Mac mini rig/Eddie Current HD2 to see how these two stack up on the dac front. I believe the pico may outperform the duet from a headphone output standpoint but the dac sections I dunno?
boomana Posted January 26, 2008 Report Posted January 26, 2008 I am looking forward to the Mayberry on Acid meet to see what the peanut gallery thinks Well, if this peanut likes it, this could be my next purchase after I sell off a good chuck of my stash.
Smeggy Posted January 26, 2008 Report Posted January 26, 2008 The Duet does look like a really good bargain. Not having a Mac kinda puts a damper on it. Oh well, I guess that's why Justin birthed the Pico, so the rest of us lowly plebs with PCs can have fun too
grawk Posted January 26, 2008 Report Posted January 26, 2008 The Duet does look like a really good bargain. Not having a Mac kinda puts a damper on it. Oh well, I guess that's why Justin birthed the Pico, so the rest of us lowly plebs with PCs can have fun too Duet + Mac Mini is cheaper than many of the dacs it'll compete with. Especially if you go with a g4 mini or a core solo.
Iron_Dreamer Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah, but some of us just don't like Macs (or Apple for that matter). Unless the Duet is the best sounding D/A on earth, I can't see tolerating a Mac (or paying for an Apple product) for it.
Smeggy Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah, but some of us just don't like Macs (or Apple for that matter). Unless the Duet is the best sounding D/A on earth, I can't see tolerating a Mac (or paying for an Apple product) for it. I wasn't going to say that
deepak Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah, but some of us just don't like Macs (or Apple for that matter). Unless the Duet is the best sounding D/A on earth, I can't see tolerating a Mac (or paying for an Apple product) for it. Yeah I really hate iTunes. And Cog is no where near as developed as foobar.
grawk Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 'that the best you got? Why should we convince you? People make stupid choices all the time, more power to em.
granodemostasa Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Hi, beating a dead horse here... but.... just wondering..... has anyone found a way to make it work for PCs yet?
grawk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Hi, beating a dead horse here... but.... just wondering..... has anyone found a way to make it work for PCs yet? You could port core audio to windows I guess.
granodemostasa Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 "port core audio to windows." means what in english?
JBLoudG20 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 "port core audio to windows." means what in english? Make it work in windows.
grawk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 "port core audio to windows." means what in english? It means the way the duet works is completely dependent on key pieces of the mac operating system.
guzziguy Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 It means the way the duet works is completely dependent on key pieces of the mac operating system. I haven't looked. Is the source for it legally available? If not, it will mean a very difficult reverse engineering project. Otherwise, it's a port. This may be relatively simple or complex, depending on how tied into MAC OS it is and whether windows has similar services.
grawk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 I haven't looked. Is the source for it legally available? If not, it will mean a very difficult reverse engineering project. Otherwise, it's a port. This may be relatively simple or complex, depending on how tied into MAC OS it is and whether windows has similar services. Source isn't available. It's apple proprietary code. It's integral to how apple does audio. I'd say it's not a practical task at all. But who knows.
guzziguy Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Source isn't available. It's apple proprietary code. It's integral to how apple does audio. I'd say it's not a practical task at all. But who knows. I say you understated it a bit!
Guest DevilMayCry Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Are there any known DIY modifications that can enable the Apogee Duet to become compatible with Microsoft Windows?
postjack Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Are there any known DIY modifications that can enable the Apogee Duet to become compatible with Microsoft Windows? nope.
ojnihs Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Are there any known DIY modifications that can enable the Apogee Duet to become compatible with Microsoft Windows? it's not really a DIY thing, it has to do with the fact that it requires core audio.
grawk Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Are there any known DIY modifications that can enable the Apogee Duet to become compatible with Microsoft Windows? Yes nenso, you can plug it into a mac, and then run windows in a parallels window.
Smeggy Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Yes nenso, you can plug it into a mac, and then run windows in a parallels window. Ouch!
ojnihs Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Yes nenso, you can plug it into a mac, and then run windows in a parallels window.
Guest DevilMayCry Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Seems like people here actually take a look at IP adresses. Greetings, I'd say you have keen eyes.
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