It no longer comes with an external power supply instead, a second Type C socket is built in to allow powering from a dedicated USB source if your laptop can’t provide the necessary juice, or if you want to use it with an iPhone. The Duet 3 still connects to the host computer or iOS device using USB, but employs the now‑current Type C connector rather than the older Type A. The overall effect is striking and very much of a piece with recent Apple consumer products, or possibly the interior of a spaceship.
The only moving part is a large rotary control, which sheds a mysterious purple glow from its nether regions. The aluminium body is topped by a sheet of obsidian‑like black toughened glass, beneath which various LEDs are invisible when not illuminated. The Duet’s positioning as a premium product has always depended in part on its attractive industrial design, and the Duet 3 has been reinvented on cutting‑edge aesthetic principles. The original Firewire version was superseded by the USB Duet 2 in 2012, and so successful has this been that it’s only now being retired in favour of a new Duet 3. Apogee overturned that perception with the Duet, a stereo interface that majored on sleek design and superior sound quality.
When desktop audio interfaces first appeared, they were usually marketed as budget options for hobbyists. Apogee’s long‑serving desktop audio interface gets a thorough makeover.
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