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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

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Thumper said:
Would you also consider a simpler design with just an aux in for those of us who don't need all the other bells and whistles?
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Not likely, I'm not planning to launch a line of multiple models of headphone amp as that's not my main product. The list sounds like a bunch of features (guitarists that tried it naturally asked about cabsim), but none of the features require a huge added cost, so from a development standpoint it makes sense to add them all in there but make it as simple as possible to operate, so you can use what you need and ignore what you don't.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Not likely, I'm not planning to launch a line of multiple models of headphone amp as that's not my main product. The list sounds like a bunch of features (guitarists that tried it naturally asked about cabsim), but none of the features require a huge added cost, so from a development standpoint it makes sense to add them all in there but make it as simple as possible to operate, so you can use what you need and ignore what you don't.
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Ah I love the sound of this, and having cab SIM/IRs would be great. I agree with what you say, if the added features don't increase the cost by much then they might as well be there and simplify the production.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Not likely, I'm not planning to launch a line of multiple models of headphone amp as that's not my main product. The list sounds like a bunch of features (guitarists that tried it naturally asked about cabsim), but none of the features require a huge added cost, so from a development standpoint it makes sense to add them all in there but make it as simple as possible to operate, so you can use what you need and ignore what you don't.
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I appreciate the update and fully understand about priority lists. I've wanted something like the Hughes & Kettner Batt Master and what you listed may be better as I really don't need it for a low volume amp.

Please share if it develops down the road.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
Went over pretty well, I'm really glad I made them. The booth behind mine was an amplifier company (super nice dudes, but absurdly loud), and with the headphone amps and some nice Audio Technica phones people were still able to get a good idea of the pedals' sounds.

Also, there were a number of people that came to ask about the headphone amps and didn't care about the pedals, as well as a number that tried the headphone amps and loved the sound, so now I'm considering updating the design with some useful features that would make it a releasable product. Ian Martin Allison came over and commented that he would love something like that as a practice tool, partially because he liked the aesthetic of it.

So short answer, they worked out well.

Long answer, I'm now thinking of adding:
  • aux in for practicing with a track
  • XLR out
  • dummy load (so it can be a standalone D.I.)
  • switchable stereo or bridged mono input (currently only works as bridged mono)
Also considering a different enclosure so I could fit the tubes and transformers inside the chassis for a sleeker look.

The headphone amp is not at the top of my priority list, but it's made its way to the list of things to poke at more.
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In my old studio days, we used a box called the "More Me" which allowed us to input the headphone cue mix along with our instruments with a blend to allow us to balance the two and hear ourselves better without being a selfish pain in the ass to the recording engineer asking for more of me in the mix.
Nowadays, a lot of studios use the Avion but they sound like crap, have NO headroom and are distractingly hard to use when you are trying to concentrate on the session at hand.
A Sushi Box personal monitor with 3 inputs (1/4" for your instrument and a 2nd parallel input with 1/4' for line in and an 1/8" for an external audio source) a blend pot between the instrument and source input with a headphone output jack would be a good tool for practice or recording headphone monitoring.
It would not need an XLR output unless you wanted it to double as a DI.
A tube and 2 band eq on the instrument input would be great so you could tweak your headphone tone without affecting the eq sent to the console.
The blend control will let you set the balance between instrument and source and all you'd need would be a master volume for overall output level. It needs to be clean.
The better the headphone que mix, the better you play.
Just thinking out loud....
 
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laklandplayer said:
In my old studio days, we used a box called the "More Me" which allowed us to input the headphone cue mix along with our instruments with a blend to allow us to balance the two and hear ourselves better without being a selfish pain in the ass to the recording engineer asking for more of me in the mix.
Nowadays, a lot of studios use the Avion but they sound like crap, have NO headroom and are distractingly hard to use when you are trying to concentrate on the session at hand.
A Sushi Box personal monitor with 3 inputs (1/4" for your instrument and a 2nd parallel input with 1/4' for line in and an 1/8" for an external audio source) a blend pot between the instrument and source input with a headphone output jack would be a good tool for practice or recording headphone monitoring.
It would not need an XLR output unless you wanted it to double as a DI.
A tube and 2 band eq on the instrument input would be great so you could tweak your headphone tone without affecting the eq sent to the console.
The blend control will let you set the balance between instrument and source and all you'd need would be a master volume for overall output level. It needs to be clean.
The better the headphone que mix, the better you play.
Just thinking out loud....
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cafe walter - heard of those before?
HA-1A Headphone Amplifier
 
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havnjero said:
cafe walter - heard of those before?
HA-1A Headphone Amplifier
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Yes, those were great! Here is my preferred headphone rig:

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Though I still want a Li'l Ampy!

I also have the PJB Bighead and Bighead Pro, and an iFi xCAN, but that Cavalli with the Grace SDAC is my current favorite.
 
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Mr_McBride said:
Well, it's been a good ride here on talkbass, but I see the messages that MFA is coming and since I post a lot from my mobile phone, I'm not willing to put up with the hassle of MFA.

I hope to see each of you online elsewhere.
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What are the messages? Not trying to stir anything up but why is this bad? Thanks in advance.
 
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Mr_McBride said:
Well, it's been a good ride here on talkbass, but I see the messages that MFA is coming and since I post a lot from my mobile phone, I'm not willing to put up with the hassle of MFA.

I hope to see each of you online elsewhere.
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There's a thread to debate it here:

https://www.talkbass.com/posts/28174168/

but I'll just say that a lot of websites now use MFA, so this isn't TB just making up their own rule. You only have to do it 30 days and you can use email to get the code (it's just as safe. Paul clarified).

Now back to sushi.
 
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