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Best Pre-Amp Headphone Amp?
- Thread starter BassBeginer64
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+1 on vox the thing works great if you want to use headphones and have an aux in. I’ve had one for years.
One thing I really like is it can be very transparent so if you’re doing technique practice you can hear every time you mess up.
One thing I really like is it can be very transparent so if you’re doing technique practice you can hear every time you mess up.
For the bass head owners, two questions :
1. Is it use able as a headphone Amp for electric guitar?
2. Can i plug my bass in it, then play it thru an active cab?
1. Is it use able as a headphone Amp for electric guitar?
2. Can i plug my bass in it, then play it thru an active cab?
Tech 21 and Darkglass electronics both make some great pre amp/overdrive pedals that have headphone outs now. It’s only on the newest gen stuff though like tech 21 bass fly rig, I think the tech 21 dug pedal does as well, I know all the latest generation Darkglass ultra series pedals have headphone outs. I use the headphone out on my Avalon di for headphone practicing I bought mine used cheaper than some of the options I mentioned above. I’ve also used the headphone out on my zoom q8 video/audio recorder. One other option I’ve used was the digitech jamman stereo. The jamman was pretty cool because it has an aux in you can connect to the headphone out on your phone and it’s a looper so it was super convenient for playing along and learning new songs.
I use a " Invalid Link Removed " from Monoprice.com they are on sale for $6.61 right now plus $2.49 shipping. It has an aux plug, and headphone out, or you can plug into any battery powered speaker that you have. Works great, and you hear the real sound of your bass (or guitar). I have no affiliation, I just looked there to find the actual name of it to post here.
- Apr 20, 2009
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But I thought you hated that preamp?!
I agree, it is a phenomenal piece of gear and a great headphone amp. Probably the most expensive option yet listed, though.
Not really anything to hate about the Shift-Line. There's some great suggestions on this thread already. But try the tubey goodness that is the MKIII and hear the difference.
I had one. It was OK but not great.
Many of the little battery jobs and some bass MI amps don't deliver a headphone sound that I find to be very good.
Definitely not a 3-D sounds stage, crystal clear, etc.
Fender Rumble 100; metal case GK combo, and to a lesser extent MBF800 are all a compromise to me.
The line input on my old Marantz receiver sounds better.
Have never had this problem in old analog, basement studios, with crappy old PA boards to 8-track.
I want to try a small, quality mixers just for headphone use.
I haven't used any these cheap but the old Mackie 16 or 24 input consoles sounded very good.
3-Band EQ for $75
Behringer Xenyx 1002 Mixer
$90 with effects
Behringer Xenyx 1002FX Mixer with Effects
It does with a caveat. If you like playing along with music via the AUX In, it does not maintain stereo like the Phil Jones and many others do. Genz-Benz and Genzler are the same way; they sum the AUX In to mono.
