I'm curious to know the basics. Like, which ones has better sound separation, does one or the other bring forward more lows and mids? I think they are both supposed to be very versatile dac/amps but oddly I've heard the groove not driving lower impedance cans as well as the higher impedance...

        Brilliant ideas!

  Haha I think people on headfi cry more than my children!    If you take a look at the Audeze site, you can order the rugged travel case for $120 or the luxury wood case for $80. I have a feeling the case for the el-8 will be less than both. Think about it this way. You got an AMAZING set of...

  Hah, true. They've actually taken that into account and they are re-releasing with a travel case soon.  

I've been using this product for a few months now. Daily in my work place for around 6 hours total a day. I don't see any problem with the connector. It is far from horrible. For me, it just works. My only complaint is not owning these headphones earlier. They are my goto headphones in the...

  Update: Just received my replacement Apogee Groove and this one is making a stable connection each time I replug it back in. My last one was clearly defective. I didn't realize how much I really missed this little amp/dac because now my music sounds full again!

Hi all - I'm considering getting a music streamer added to my setup to play music off my NAS. I'm wondering if anyone had any experience with Cambridge before and if they deliver a high quality product. My setup is currently all Marantz equipment (my dealer was a Marantz fanboy) so it made me a...

  http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/network-players/stream-magic-6     Tech Specs:     Digital to analogue converterDual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit DACs Digital filter2nd Generation ATF2 upsampling to 24-bit/384kHz. Linear Phase, Minimum phase or Steep modes Analogue filter2-Pole Dual...

Before the software takes exclusive rights to your DAC, it must first show up in your system preferences sound output and in your midi controller right? That's the issue I'm having. I contacted Apogee and the conversation ended with them suggesting the groove I have might be slightly defected as...

I've been using the Apogee Groove for a little over a week now and wanted to point an annoyance. It seems to have a problem making a stable connection when showing up on my system output preferences. I'm on a Macbook Pro Retina with an ethernet cable plugged into the other usb power via a mac...

Hello, I was looking into the Oppa HA2 as well. My research has shown that the Oppa HA2 is designed for mobility. I would use it with a phone. On the other hand, groove was designed for portability and connecting with a laptop. 

Alright i'll try to keep this short and simple. I've gotten 15+ hours with my the groove and it's a noticeable change immediately.     Test #1   Equipment: Apogee Groove, Sennheiser momentum v2, Spotify   Results: Freaking amazing! I just got these headphones 2 weeks ago and they were...

Atlas, it's here!         Personal review coming soon.

I ordered my groove and expect to receive it in 2 days. I don't have a usb power hub and I'm wondering if anyone connected one to it and did it provide anything? Thanks!

  Haha word. I just bit the bullet and ordered the Apogee Groove because I couldn't find 1 bad thing about it and they have a great reputation in professional audio industry. Only positive reviews. I ordered it from B&H so worst case I can return it but I'm feeling pretty confident in it due to...

  Thanks sheldaze! I know you have the Sennheiser 650's which are up on the "food chain". Do you know if the Groove can drive them just fine? If so, I guess that will make my decision :)     Is it a general rule of thumb to provide a usb power source to anything coming out of your...

Sheldaze & LAmitchell (& anyone) -   I'm currently building my little music station and it's funny reading this whole thread because you guys seem to be hitting the nail on the head with the questions I've been asking myself. A little about my setup: Sennheiser HD 650s, Bottlehead S.E.X. Amp...

Hello, I've read this whole entire thread and was ready to start shopping for a Meridian Explorer 2 + Schiit Wyd to connect to my Sennheiser Momentum 2's until I read the last few posts that threw a last minute curve ball stating that the Apogee Groove is better. I see the Apogee Groove is...