68% of 40 verified owners recommend the Universal Audio Apollo Twin, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
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The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube and Affiliate blogs are shown for perspective but kept out here β hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Universal Audio Apollo Twin owners say β not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison β separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
βNot worth upgrading. Gen1 is still π₯β
βaudio quality improvement from gen 1 to 2 isn't enough to justify an upgrade IMO.β
βThe differences are very small. I only noticed a slight difference in the mic preamp test, but nothing beyond that.β
βif you already have Gen 1 dont feel like youre missing outβ
βI recommend the Apollo twin x duo to people who are on a tight budget tooβ
βthe Apollo x4 is better, but only necessary for professionals and commercial studiosβ
βJust sold my uad equipment and went for rme. Couldn't be happier.β
βIt's frankly a clumsy workflow, and the best plugins in the world don't make it worthwhileβ
β$1,200 for the X6 is probably the best money spent in Pro audio at the moment.β
βimo apogee is still king in that departmentβ
βnobody understands why the old, weak Shark DSP is installedβ
βthis thing is a absolute beast. I recommend everyone to consider buying this instead of any Scarlett.β
βThe only way to understand if the Gen2 is better is to do a real test, in ABX and perfectly level matched.β
βHits hard if you bought a new gen 1 apollo x4 two month ago...β
βWow this is more difference in quality than I was expectingβ
βthe 2nd gen seems to excel in all the other areasβ
βThe difference really was night and day when I upgraded to my UAD Apollo X Twin. The Scarlet was decent when using a condenser mic, but it would clip really quicklyβ
βUAD is synonym for overprice, especially in 2024β
βme arrepiento de haber comprado la pinche apollo twin x y sus plugins y daw luna! porque nunca antes habΓa tenido tantos problemas con ninguna otra interfaz o con otra marca.β
βdont know why but 1st gen voc is so soothingβ
βI actually prefer the Focusrite. my music tends to be pretty heavy on the low mids anyway, but Apollo does have some great plugins.β
βI'm absolutely thrilled with the upgrade! I've been using Apollo seamlessly on both Mac and Windows for years, and honestly, it's hard to switch to anything else because it's just that good.β
βGeneration 1 sounds less artificialβ
βBuying an Apollo Interface is like buying a Lambo with a lawnmover engineβ
Practical notes owners raise β setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
βI have a similar issue with relay clicking on my old apollo twin duo. It does not affect the audio though. It started after upgrading my OS to Ventura from Big Sur.β
βI recently upgraded from a Focusrite Scarlet to a UA Apollo interface at home.β
