chyc Posted October 3, 2020 Posted October 3, 2020 Does anyone know if there's a headphone practice amp with Bluetooth capability? I want something I can put into my bass gig bag. The Ashdown Tone Pocket would be perfect for the lack of BT. I know it has a line-in, but increasingly phones just don't have that capability, and even if it did I prefer the convenience of not plugging it in. As an aside it would make for a nice headphone adapter for a phone for general use when not practising. https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/accessories/products/tone-pocket-headphone-pre-amp There are practice amps with the functionality, but nothing that I would consider portable enough to sling into a gig-bag. Is there a product I'm just not finding with my Google-fu? Quote
ped Posted October 3, 2020 Posted October 3, 2020 I use a lighting to 3.5mm cable for that. A guess Bluetooth would eat battery power? You could get a BT reciever and plug that in, which you could charge separately? Quote
chyc Posted October 3, 2020 Author Posted October 3, 2020 Just now, ped said: I use a lighting to 3.5mm cable for that. A guess Bluetooth would eat battery power? You could get a BT reciever and plug that in, which you could charge separately? Yeah, battery life would be worse, but a phone can send stuff to headphones and battery-dependent headphones can receive it so it can't be a colossal drain surely? A BT receiver might be an option if the thing I'm looking for doesn't exist so thanks for the tip. It seems strange if an all-in-one system doesn't exist though. At home I have an Amplifi TT which does do what I want but is far too big otherwise (as well as being mains powered). Before I bought it I thought I'd never use the BT capability but since buying it I've grown to love the convenience. Quote
chyc Posted January 18, 2021 Author Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) It's as if @Ashdown Engineering reads basschat/my mind! Thank you Ashdown, your new Bluetooth Tone Pocket is the product I've been waiting for. Once I am unshackled from lockdown's restrictions I'll be heading to my local music shop to try this out, and let's be honest I'll probably buy it. https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/new-for-namm-21/products/tone-pocket-bluetooth Edited January 18, 2021 by chyc Trimmed URL for link to product 2 Quote
ped Posted January 18, 2021 Posted January 18, 2021 That's great! Also worth a look is the NUX Mighty Plug 1 Quote
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