adamburgess Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi everyone. Can anyone recommend a [the cheapest, not fall apart quality] beltpack headphone amp to use when I finally get round to buying some IEMs next payday.I'm a keyboard player so no need for wireless really! Preferably with a locking input :-) - either 1/4" or XLR. And runs from AAs too, just 'cause they're cheaper!Should I be really worried about not having a limiter on it...? Other option is to get a little submixer and use that but I've got seriously limited space! Cheers, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter F Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Shure do a hard wired pack P6HW but it's a silly price for what it is. I think it may also have been discontinued.The Fischer Amps packs are pretty good and sensibly priced. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamburgess Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Cheers Peter. I looked at that Shure but the price is a bit out of my price range! Just bought a Nord Stage2 ha! Those Fischer ones look great though. Same price as the canford things which always seem to last forever. Might even go for the one with the extra mic in... But for that price I can get a half decent Yammy MG mixer or similar and looking at my setup, can stick it on a mic mount on my second keyboard stand... I'll have a think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldradiohand Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I think Maplin do one for about £25 or, if you feel constructive you can get kits for about £10 to £15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamburgess Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Never thought about the kit option! Could even build it into the column of the stand if I was feeling really constructive :-) Might pass a boring afternoon away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Siddons Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Samson and behringer both do small headphone amps for not a great deal of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I've got the Behringer one and its max volume is a bit limited for an on-stage gig situation. The ART boxes do better but are a bit more expensive. The ART mymonitor is a nice box for this situation because you can feed a band mix in as well as the keys and mix your own monitor mix (well only from 2 inputs, it's not an Aviom, but still works well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamburgess Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Thanks guys. I've used some Behringer ones... The rack versions and the tiny one with 4 outs and they have seemed a bit weedy, but (I think) were driving some DT100s with a daft impedance. But don't mind spending a little more than 50 quid. The ART and Fischer ones look good along with a mains powered Peavey one I found (HB2) I'll have something a fortnight hopefully and I'll let you know how I get on. Cheers, Adam. Gonna be getting thru some 9v cells unless I can get a decent length cable for the PSU I feel. I'm playing at least 4-6 hours most days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Riley Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about thomann's own brand one? £30 with a 3 yr guarantee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamburgess Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Thanks Matt. Cheap enough to keep a spare, those Millenium ones! They actually look pretty solid too. Had a few Millenium DIs a few years back they sounded passable and admittedly were pennies but build quality was a bit iffy. Wonder if there's a OEM version of that amp I can find here in Dubai... Shipping from Germany'll probs be as much as the unit! I'm assuming they're not native German! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_towers Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about thomann's own brand one? £30 with a 3 yr guarantee? Used them on a recent musical with not very much money but big standards. Drove a variety of headphones and whilst not shure sounded more than acceptable. The lot I had were built well and the mic stand mount is kinda handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamburgess Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yeah, I do have a spare mic mount on my second stand so an easy plus point for the Thomann one. Should look nice and neat. I think I'll order one when I'm back in the UK soon. Used the Shure one just before new year on a gig and it was amazing. The mons engineer and mix was too, though! Simply out my price range doing a hotel gig :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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