Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Duo Heritage Ed. 3-stars Reviews

Good build quality but it has a lot of flaws

TLDR: It's a good audio interface, but my SSL2, which costs five times less, sounds about the same! I didn't feel any quality difference.

Pros:

- DSP;

- Excellent build quality;

- Free DAW included (LUNA);

- UA plugins;

- Unison preamps (ability to switch input impedance, etc.);

Cons:

- Limited Windows compatibility;

- For the price, Universal Audio should have given us better mic preamps;

- If you need DSP processing, you can use Rogue Ameba Loopback and your favorite VST/AU plugins; No need to pay ~ 1000 euros for the DSP;

- The console app doesn't allow to add more than four plugins to the insert; there is a workaround, but come on: this sound card costs 1000 euros; I don't want to deal with such issues in this price range;

- Why does it have to install a new macOS kernel extension? I don't get it;

Maybe it's just me, but a simple quality USB interface like SSL 2 suits my needs better. Sometimes less is more.