Universal Audio Apollo Twin MKII Duo Heritage

After almost 15 years as a voiceover, going through audio interfaces from M-audio and Focusrite, i decided to make my Neumann shine. And this one really makes your gear sound better!
What I didn't really enjoyed (but is understandable with all the features) is the installation. Coming from much simpler interfaces, having to download, start, restart was a bit annoying. But after that, everything was pretty simple.
Another inconvenience is coming from the need of buying (pretty expensive) plugins. For example, I love the sound of Avalon VT 737 as a hardware and the pluging in the UA was pretty good. But having to pay 200+ Euro for this isn't the best experience. Also loved the Manley plugin (about the same price).
Overall, you get a great sounding interface, an Apple design, pretty easy to use and the possibility to have multiple famous hardware for a fraction of the price.

I'll try to make it short and useful but there is so much to say !

First of all the build quality is purely off the charts. If we except the slightly too stiff and clicky face buttons, the whole device is made of metal, the connections are extremely solid (the power socket even has a lock system to avoid accidental removal) and the main knob is just great.

The handling is great, connections are easy to access, the UAD control panel is very straight forward and switching between headphone/speaker is easy and fast. My only negative feeling is going towards the face buttons, honestly not very clear in their function, and some of them I just never really figured out what the hell they do.

Soundwise it is as good as it can possibly get, with zero noise whatsoever, and the analog sound processing clearing shows when recording/listening to voices or instruments such as guitars. In the case of purely electronic music, it will only really make a difference with analog synth, but the amount of connection might not be enough if you have several hardware synthesisers.

Overall a fabulous piece of gear.

The item arrived in perfect condition. UA's packaging for the item is flawless! I like it!

I was recommended this interface by my engineer friend when I was looking for an audio interface to replace my old one. And boy..was he spot on!
The hardware is built like a tank! The volume dial is smooth as butter and the buttons are tactile and nice. Comes with various adapters for power supplies all over the world, so no worries when you are travelling with it.
But the sweetest thing is the software and plugins that comes with it. The console is familiar to me as it looks like a mixer desk in the way that it's configured. And the plugins are to die for! UA is well renowned for it's many state of the art plugins that are highly respected in the industry.
Get it if you are serious about your home recordings and if you have the funds, go get the Quad or higher versions.
My reviews for this product is @ my youtube channel.
Jonathan Koh

The reason I bought this interface is of the plugins which comes with this interface, They absolutely high quality, it cost it's price. If you planning to buy some real analog toys in future this is a perfect introduction into this world ,because of it realistic emulation. For those who planning use ONLY UAD plugins for Mixing or Mastering I would recommend to buy a Quad version of this interface,for a track recording and small post production MKII Duo will do., MKII Solo core version will not be able to drive many UAD plugins, because UAD plugins eats a lot of memory inside the interface and I would recommend to buy a SOLO core if you need only the interface and you going to use your own collection of VST plugins.

I've had this unit for a month or so, and I'm liking it so far. Here are my thoughts on it.

PROS

1) Sounds great.
2) The buttons on the hardware are well laid out, the user experience is good.
3) No Duet-style breakout-cable.
3) The whole ecosystem (hardware, console, plug-ins, unison) seems good.
4) Haven't had any issues so far, seems very stable.

CONS

1) The price is quite high, and one could get by on a cheaper audio interface.
2) The UAD plug-ins can be quite heavy on resources.
3) The plug-ins are expensive when there isn't a campaign going on/you don't have discount vouchers.

The pros far outweigh the cons, so I can only recommend getting this if you've been thinking about it. It costs a bit more than many other audio interfaces, but you are not going to regret investing in it. Solid performance and ecosystem.