Apogee's Duet is the most respected portable audio interface ever and has been instrumental in the creation of numerous GRAMMY winning records. Apogee Duet 2 builds on the incredible success of its predecessor by incorporating customer feedback, adding new advanced features and delivering even better sound quality than the original.

The successor to the massively popular Apogee Duet is back in stock (for now!). Bringing a better performance, better sound quality and packed with new advanced features, Apogee Duet 2 includes a complete redesign of mic preamps and converters, a full colour OLED display, configurable touchpad's and USB 2.0 connectivity in comparison to the original Duet's Firewire port.

If you're looking to make studio quality recordings on the move, or wanting to turn your Mac into a pro recording studio, Duet 2 is your best bet. It's portability means you can record anything musical on the go, as well as giving you the ability to mix and hear your recordings with incredible detail thanks to the 4 balanced outs (including headphone) and its independent speaker.

Explore Apogee's Duet 2 capabilities with the video below, or scroll a little further take a look at our comparison chart to examine the differences between Duet 1 and Duet 2. (It'll help justify the difference in price!)

Apogee One and Duet 2: What's the difference?

Features	Duet	Duet 2
Computer Connectivity	FireWire 400	USB 2.0 High Speed
Sound Quality	1st Generation	2nd Generation
Roundtrip Latency Performance	32 buffer @ 96kHz = 4.6 ms 64 buffer @ 44.1kHz = 7.23 ms	32 buffer @ 96kHz = 3.6 ms 64 buffer @ 44.1kHz = 5.8 ms
Power	FireWire Bus Power	USB Bus Power (DC power optional)
Sample Rate	24-bit/44.1-96kHz	24-bit/44.1-192.kHz
Input Channels	2	2
Output Channels	2	4 (Stereo headphone out & L/R speaker outs)
Speaker Outputs	Unbalanced	Balanced
Independent Headphone Out
Microphone Preamps	2	2
Microphone Preamps Gain	up to 75dB	up to 75dB
Line Level Inout
OLED Display
Touchpads
Metering	LED Segments	Full Color OLED
Breakout Cable Design	2 XLR In, 2 1/4" In, 1 1/4" Out	2 Combi In, 2 1/4" Out
Maestro Version	Maestro 1	Maestro 2
Phantom Power
Phase Invert
Soft Limit
Group Inputs
Mute Outputs
Sum to Mono
Dim Outputs
Toggle Headphone Source
Core Audio Compatible

Apogee Duet 2 Artists

Duet 2 Panel Tour