searching for "mini-amp" for headphones

Peter Goeden · Post by **Peter Goeden** » 17 Jun 2005 12:44 pm

Sometimes I like to play my lap when I'm away from the grid. My problem is how to amplify the signal. I've used these "mini Marshall" amps that run on a D-cell or whatever but they distort badly when you give it any power at all. My question is if you've seen a battery powered mini-amp powerful enough to send a decent signal to headphones.

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 17 Jun 2005 5:50 pm

Roland Micro-Cube
$100.00, and worth every penny

Jay

Kiyoshi Osawa · Post by **Kiyoshi Osawa** » 18 Jun 2005 7:19 am

Anybody here try this out?
http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/

it looks like it could work as a pretty good headphone amp... and total parts cost around 20 bucks!

If your not the DIY type, I'd recommend the zoom home practice model. It's a bit pricier, but it comes with metronome, tuner, zillions of low qualitiy effects, auxiliary in, etc...

All in all, a very nice little toy for home practice.

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Garry Vanderlinde · Post by **Garry Vanderlinde** » 18 Jun 2005 9:45 am

If you only want a headphone amp, the Danelectro E15 works pretty good and it's real small and fairly cheap($20). It doesn't have a speaker though. I'd go with the Micro Cube if you need the speaker.
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Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 18 Jun 2005 11:05 am

The Micro Cube is it.

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Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 18 Jun 2005 9:41 pm

Micro-cube

Peter Goeden · Post by **Peter Goeden** » 20 Jun 2005 10:45 am

Thanks guys. If I don't need an external speaker, do you think something like the Danelectro E15 would send as good a signal to the headphones as the Micro Cube?

David Yannuzzi · Post by **David Yannuzzi** » 20 Jun 2005 3:06 pm

I was in search for the same thing not to long ago.

I think the Danelectro is the only option thats easy to find.
Try ebay . You might find something there.

Someone hipped me up to these old Univox Amplified Headphones. I found a pair on ebay and lost the auction.

I haven't checked recently .Maybe you will some luck -Dave

Garry Vanderlinde · Post by **Garry Vanderlinde** » 21 Jun 2005 6:37 pm

For headphone use only the Danelectro E15 is really nice. Just in terms of size, the E15 is about 1/100 the size of the Micro-cube which in itself is very small. And also a lot more affordable, $20 vs $125.
Jim Palenscar of " Steel Guitars of North County" here in So. Cal. treated us to these at the Reece Anderson seminar and they performed very well.

Peter Goeden · Post by **Peter Goeden** » 30 Jun 2005 4:24 am

Thanks All. I got the Danelectro E15 and even though it doesn't quite have the fidelity of my regular amp, it's pretty darned close. Haven't checked out the mini-cube yet.

D Schubert · Post by **D Schubert** » 30 Jun 2005 5:46 am

Get down to your local music shop and try a MicroCube. You may not decide to buy it, but you'll like it. Amazing -- for a battery-powered amp.

rpetersen · Post by **rpetersen** » 30 Jun 2005 7:08 am

I Have a Peavey Rage 158 - It has both Headphone output and CD Input so you can play along with CD's and bother no one - Has a great sound for a little amp. I'd ship it in the states for $80.00

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Peter Goeden · Post by **Peter Goeden** » 30 Jun 2005 9:44 am

Can you mute the external speaker on the Microcube?