UAD Apollo x4 unboxing and review is it worth it???

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[dspoet]

I got the first generation Apollo Twin in 2014 and then in 2020 got the Twin X, six years total of working with the Twin. Almost two months ago, a friend of mine told me about RME. After a bit of research, I ditched my Twin X and got the RME UCX II. I can tell you from experience that the RME UCX II is leaps and bounds better than the Apollo Twin.

1. The clocking is better.
2. The preamps are cleaner and better. I get 72 dB of clean preamp gain opposed to the 65 dB of gain that's colored from the Apollo Twin
3. Better converters which means better conversion. Converters on the Apollo Twin are sub-par.
4. The soundscape is clearer and wider. I hear things in my mixes that I didn't hear with the Apollo Twin.
5. More inputs and outputs. RME UXC II: 20-in/20-out. Apollo Twin X: 10-in/6-out.
6. You can't bypass the preamps on the Apollo Twin X when using an external mic preamp. The signal still passes through the Apollo Twin preamps, which still add a little bit of color to the sound/signal coming from the external preamp. I found this out about six months ago. This means I wasn't getting the full advantage of my Neve Shelford Channel. After switching to the UCX II, problem solved.

With plugins from Plugin Alliance and now some from UAD Spark (13 native plugins), the ones I was using anyway before I sold the Twin, I don't need the Twin anymore to run those plugins. Plus I can add a UAD Satellite to run more UAD Plugins if I wanted to.

The only thing the Twin X has over the RME UXC II is the ability to track with Unison Preamps, which really doesn't matter if you track with hardware gear. For the price point, I get more bang for my buck with the RME UCX II.

[saltypancreas]

Would you say I could get away with a twin x duo in terms f DSP and plugins, just for my voice and or another voice as far as EQ and all that I don’t do music so just talking head videos

[APClothing]

Good Sh!T! appreciate you. Keep them coming.

[donmega]

Just got mine a couple of days ago. I noticed that my box does not have "apollo X4" Nor does it say"Authentic Sound of Analog" other than that everything is the same. I ABSOLUTELY love mine so far. glad I waited till the X4 came out.
Also, Man this is some WEIRD ISHH, I literally paused Bozz Scaggs - Lowdown on my stereo to watch your video, sounds a lot like the track you have in the background. Nice video!!!! I will be doing one soon as well.