To keep the peace with my family, I'm forced to do a lot of my practice through headphones. I'm looking for a headphone amp, one that takes pedals as well as my actual tube amps. It also needs some kind of auxiliary input for playing along to songs or backing tracks.
Currently I have a DSM Simplifier. It's decent, but it just doesn't seem to get along with some pedals - I can't figure out what it is, but some pedals (particularly overdrive/distortion) seem to cause it to clip in a really unpleasant way.
Something like this Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander would probably be ideal, but I don't really want to spend that kind of coin. I'd also prefer something in a portable form-factor as well. (Not to mention, in my queue is the JohnH DIY Attenuator, from which I could probably extend to include headphone out and aux in.)
It's kind of pricey too, but the Yamaha THR30ii looks appealing: the small form factor and aux-in might allow me to practice without headphones actually, but it does have headphone out. I'm just not too sure how well it will accept pedals.
What are all you using to test out your pedals through headphones?
Currently I have a DSM Simplifier. It's decent, but it just doesn't seem to get along with some pedals - I can't figure out what it is, but some pedals (particularly overdrive/distortion) seem to cause it to clip in a really unpleasant way.
Something like this Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander would probably be ideal, but I don't really want to spend that kind of coin. I'd also prefer something in a portable form-factor as well. (Not to mention, in my queue is the JohnH DIY Attenuator, from which I could probably extend to include headphone out and aux in.)
It's kind of pricey too, but the Yamaha THR30ii looks appealing: the small form factor and aux-in might allow me to practice without headphones actually, but it does have headphone out. I'm just not too sure how well it will accept pedals.
What are all you using to test out your pedals through headphones?