Apollo x8p

A great upgrade, the converters alone are worth it

Finally a new generation of the Apollo! I own four, basically one from each generation and I have to say the converters on this generation are a noticeable step up. All the connectors are the same so it was very easy to swap out my older 8xp for this one (keeping the other one for more chips!). Everything works as you would expect, not a lot of changes on the front except the build quality is a bit nicer all the way around, I love the new buttons and graphics. Haven't done a ton of recording on it yet but so far it seems to be a bit better on the A/D for all my old Moogs. Definitely the monitoring is better sounding, a bit more definition and maybe a touch more warmth? Or maybe it's just Im hearing more with the better converters. Could have used a couple of more chips but with the Spark collection growing so fast perhaps it won't make a difference going forward. Super happy I made the move!