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Thanks, I saw that but didn't realize that is what it was for. I've been following that thread hoping for impressions of the Duet especially compared to the Pico but not sure any were done sadly.
I've just made up some cables to allow me to compare the minidac to the duet directly. I made XLR -> RCA cables, so I'm not using the mini-out jack, and not comparing full differential to single ended. The sound signatures are VERY similar. Taking USB input to the minidac and firewire to the duet (only option for that), level matched with the radio shack spl meter. The sound signatures are very similar, but with a little more resolution to the duet and a little more punch to the mini-dac. I could easily be happy with either. The duet has the advantage of having analog inputs, the minidac has the advantage of being fully differential, and having optical, coax, and aes inputs. I'd give the looks advantage to the duet. The headphone jack is better on the duet. When driving senns, the ability to go fully differential is a BIG advantage to the minidac. When driving a balanced amp, same big advantage.
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mac mini -> apogee duet -> tooleaudio balanced mosfet amp -> luxman lv-113 -> home theater direct level 3 bookshelf speakers
mac mini -> apogee duet -> tooleaudio balanced mosfet amp -> grado/headphile zebra hf1s
tooleaudio denon dvd2900 -> tooleaudio balanced mosfet amp -> grado/headphile zebra hf1s
1st gen ipod shuffle 1gb -> Altec Lansing iM616
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I was pretty surprised at how my duet could even drive AKG 701's, albeit not nearly as well as a proper amp (you don't get the full sound-stage). A/B'ing around some cables between the headphone out and line outs, using low-tolerance RCA->1/4 adaptors, I can detect some loss in the break-out cable. As my muso/hi-fi-nut friend back in Australia has had good results re-cabling the break-out cables of his sound cards, once he gets a Duet, he's going to make up a couple of cables for us, once he finds a good VGA plug. A better one of n_maher's break-out cables that I noticed before is pictured here. My friend would be doing one that's not just RCA out, but has the inputs as well, using Van Den Hul cable.
As my muso/hi-fi-nut friend back in Australia has had good results re-cabling the break-out cables of his sound cards, once he gets a Duet, he's going to make up a couple of cables for us, once he finds a good VGA plug. A better one of n_maher's break-out cables that I noticed before is pictured here. My friend would be doing one that's not just RCA out, but has the inputs as well, using Van Den Hul cable.
Is the Duet pinout a standard VGA? I thought it was a proprietary connector? Anyway, if your mate figures it out and wants to sell a couple of those breakouts to RCA please shoot me a PM as I'd like to neaten up my chain.
It is a standard vga connector, and apogee will send the pinout to anyone who emails them.
Or, now to anyone who looks at their website. I think they just added a graphic of the pinout quite recently, which should save them lots of time with all the e-mail inquiries about the breakout cable.
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Apogee Duet -> HeadAmp Gilmore Lite with Dedicated Power Supply -> AKG K 601 / Grado SR 225 / Etymotic ER-4S
Hi guys I just got my Duet yesterday. It's been on ever since and seems to be getting quite warm. Have any of you experienced any problems with keeping it on?
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Apple Macbook, Apogee Duet, Apple iPod (5th Gen), Kenwood KR-V7040, Graham Slee Voyager, MicroShar Hand Crafted LOD, Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pro, Grado SR80, Grado SR325i, Roland DS-7
. I think they just added a graphic of the pinout quite recently, which should save them lots of time with all the e-mail inquiries about the breakout cable.
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