January 25, 200818 yr comment_90563 Do you just set it to high gain and max volume and then connect it to your amp? High gain, not quite max volume. Report
January 26, 200818 yr Author comment_90880 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? Report
January 26, 200818 yr comment_90898 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. Report
January 26, 200818 yr comment_90901 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 Report
January 26, 200818 yr comment_90902 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. Report
January 27, 200818 yr comment_91006 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. Report
January 27, 200818 yr comment_91010 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 Report
January 27, 200818 yr comment_91035 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. Report
January 27, 200818 yr comment_91063 'that the best you got? Why should we convince you? People make stupid choices all the time, more power to em. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95642 Hi, beating a dead horse here... but.... just wondering..... has anyone found a way to make it work for PCs yet? Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95643 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. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95691 "port core audio to windows." means what in english? Make it work in windows. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95693 "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. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95699 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. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95700 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. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95706 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! Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95711 Are there any known DIY modifications that can enable the Apogee Duet to become compatible with Microsoft Windows? Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95713 Are there any known DIY modifications that can enable the Apogee Duet to become compatible with Microsoft Windows? nope. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95716 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. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95717 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. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95719 Yes nenso, you can plug it into a mac, and then run windows in a parallels window. Ouch! Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95720 Yes nenso, you can plug it into a mac, and then run windows in a parallels window. Report
February 13, 200818 yr comment_95725 Seems like people here actually take a look at IP adresses. Greetings, I'd say you have keen eyes. Report
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