shoulderpet Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 So I have destroyed yet another Amplug, I was practicing and stood up and the Amplug brushed against something (can't even remember what now) and the plastic surrounding the jack ripped clean off, tried to super glue it back together but it wasn't happening. So with that in mind I am after a replacement , I want to stick with a headphone amp, I know there are multi FX that you can use for this purpose but for reasons of portability and cost I want to stick with a headphone amp, is there anything similar to Amplug that is not liable to fall apart if you look at it the wrong way ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I’ve got through a couple of Amplugs too. I’ve just resoldered the headphone socket on mine, so now I just use this plugged into my Mac, which I originally bought for about 30 quid for recording. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 5 hours ago, lonestar said: I’ve got through a couple of Amplugs too. I’ve just resoldered the headphone socket on mine, so now I just use this plugged into my Mac, which I originally bought for about 30 quid for recording. Thanks, can it be used without a Mac or PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) I've got a EHX Headphone Amp... https://www.ehx.com/products/headphone-amp/ £40ish Metal Box, Bombproof, Just get a short 1m jack lead, Clip on ya strap, belt or jean back pocket, run the headphone lead up ya back out the way... Sorted... Edited May 16, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, shoulderpet said: Thanks, can it be used without a Mac or PC? Yes it’s a Behringer USB interface so should work with both. It also means that when using as a practice headphone device you get the pure sound of your bass while playing along to tracks on your pc if required. Which is nice. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UMC22-Computer-Audio-Interface/dp/B00FFIGZF6/ref=asc_df_B00FFIGZF6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310822982624&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11334457621489608738&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007041&hvtargid=pla-406164524073&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 they do a slightly cheaper one but for the sake of a few quid this one is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: EHX Headphone Amp... https://www.ehx.com/products/headphone-amp/ £40ish Metal Box, Clip on ya strap, belt or jean back pocket, Bombproof... just get a shorty 1m lead. That looks good, and portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 hour ago, shoulderpet said: Thanks, can it be used without a Mac or PC? If you mean can you use it without any sort of computer at all: I have the similar UMC204HD, and yes it runs standalone off a USB mains plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Anyone used this? https://www.joyoaudio.co.uk/i-plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I've seen em cheap in wish etc... Cheap i-rig... for computer connection etc. poss latency probs. If its simple headphones ya after go EHX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: I've seen em cheap in wish etc... Cheap i-rig... for computer connection etc. poss latency probs. If its simple headphones ya after go EHX. The EHX looks good but no line in on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 In that case, and in all honesty i'd go Zoom B1 Four... I got one of them as well. Small enough and great for the £ - on here from time to time £45ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I use the Yamaha SC01 , nice sound, just plug in and play, you can also plug your phone or iPad in , there was a few for sale here a while back 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) In a different price category but the best standalone headphone amp of all time for bass is the Phil Jones BigHead. If you don’t want to pay full retail price, they do pop up once in a blue moon on the used market for around £100-ish. Edited June 30, 2021 by CameronJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 The vox amplug is designed by the mission impossible team. I believe the self destruct mechanism is actually the best designed part of it. In contrast this clumsy looking lump is half the price and I've had it for very many years. It has aux in, doesn't have a load of effects, is bulky runs off batteries, looks ugly and never ever breaks. My Amplug lasted a week, I tripped on the headphone cable and it literally disintegrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 NUX Mighty Plug is pretty handy......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 16/05/2021 at 13:32, lonestar said: Yes it’s a Behringer USB interface so should work with both. It also means that when using as a practice headphone device you get the pure sound of your bass while playing along to tracks on your pc if required. Which is nice. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UMC22-Computer-Audio-Interface/dp/B00FFIGZF6/ref=asc_df_B00FFIGZF6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310822982624&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11334457621489608738&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007041&hvtargid=pla-406164524073&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 they do a slightly cheaper one but for the sake of a few quid this one is much better. I've got the cheaper one prefer the fact that the volume controls are on on the top, personal preference I guess. Slightly off topic but I recently replaced my headphones from Sennheiser HD280 pro's (not cheap) to audio-technica WS1100's, the difference in quality of the bass is amazing and for playing bass through they are truly astonishing, not cheap (I paid £190) and hard to come by but IMO well worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Seen this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 02/07/2021 at 09:03, stewblack said: The vox amplug is designed by the mission impossible team. I believe the self destruct mechanism is actually the best designed part of it. In contrast this clumsy looking lump is half the price and I've had it for very many years. It has aux in, doesn't have a load of effects, is bulky runs off batteries, looks ugly and never ever breaks. My Amplug lasted a week, I tripped on the headphone cable and it literally disintegrated. I've got one of these. Stupidly cheap, but rather good. Aesthetically, they're erm, somewhat lacking but they do exactly what they're supposed to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTee Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 31/07/2021 at 19:11, TheGreek said: Seen this? These are absolutely brilliant. This is well worth the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Zoom B1 Four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I find the Ashdown Tonepocket very very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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