Symphony I/O Press Reviews

Tape Op Magazine – Apogee Symphony I/O Review

“Remember that first time you used a DAT, ADAT, or digital recorder after using a 4-track cassette? There was no hiss, so you jumped when the cue feed played back. Your brain was not used to the sound. I had a similar experience with the Symphony. I was walking through Studio A when a current project was playing. The artist had tracked exclusively through the Symphony. I immediately stopped and confirmed it was the Apogee converters I was hearing. My ear is accustomed to those blue and gray converters we’ve all heard for the past decade. It was like we upgraded the speakers. It was more real. I felt closer to standing in the room when the band played. I knew the performance was bound to be “better” than Apogee’s previous generation. And doing single element tests reinforced that theory. But only within the context of a real project was I able to appreciate the magnitude of improvement – in realism, depth, and dynamics – that comes with the Symphony system. These converters will upgrade your recording in a significant way.”