Audeze EL-8 + Apogee Groove

Audeze is widely considered one of the premier headphone manufacturers today. Audeze headphones are well known for their unique designs, industry leading technologies and unparalleled performance. Their planar magnetic transducer technology is the heart of each pair of Audeze headphones, including the new EL-8 closed-back headphones. The EL-8 headphones were carefully engineered to produce the same warm, detailed soundstage Audeze is known for while also being more convenient for everyday use. These ultra efficient headphones can be driven by smartphones, tablets and other portable music players without an amplifier (although an amplifier is still recommended for peak performance). Further improving on-the-go use, Audeze built the EL-8 headphones to be lighter weight than traditional planar magnetic headphones. The closed-back EL-8 headphones offer the same sound qualities of the open-back design while giving you the benefit of a more private listening experience. Audeze developed new patent-pending technologies and utilized design techniques from their other headphone lines to give you the new must-have in the headphone world!

Audeze developed a new patent-pending Fluxor magnetic technology especially for the EL-8 headphones. The EL-8 headphones deliver nearly twice the strength of the finest neodymium headphone magnets. This new magnet setup reduces the weight of the headphones while also greatly improving their efficiency. The EL-8's also introduce an industry first in Audeze's patent pending Uniforce diaphragm. This new diaphragm creates a uniform driving force across the entire surface of the diaphragm to dramatically reduce distortion while giving you better resolution and imaging. Lastly, Audeze took the patent pending Fazor technology introduced in the LCD Collection to provide extended frequency response and improve high frequency extension and phase response. These headphones represent the pinnacle of headphone design to give you the ultimate listening experience!

Whether you're building your FLAC file collection or subscribing to a premium music streaming service, you are investing in a higher quality listening experience. Groove unlocks the full potential of that experience, revealing definition, clarity and details like you have never heard before.

Hear every detail of your music with outstanding sound quality anywhere and anytime, with the Apogee Groove portable USB DAC and headphone amp. Loaded with an ESS Sabre digital-to-analog converter and up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution, the Groove interface is the perfect solution for critical listening on your laptop. Sweetwater's Sales Engineers have recommended Apogee's portable interfaces for years as solid solutions for high-quality portable monitoring, and the ultra-compact Apogee Groove brings you stellar D/A conversion and USB convenience in the most portable design yet.

Whether you're producing tracks in a hotel room on your laptop, auditioning a mix away from your studio, or any other situation that requires high-quality audio playback, you'll be well served with the Apogee Groove portable USB DAC and headphone amplifier. You get some of Apogee's best-sounding conversion with the simplicity of two buttons for volume control. And because it's powered via USB, just keep the Apogee Groove in your laptop bag and you'll always have studio-quality headphone monitoring within reach.