Spark Neo - Wireless Headphones with Amp Sim - $200

phi1

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I got the new Spark Neo about a month ago and it's really convenient. Anyone else tried it?

Seems outside of what I like:
-pedals, tube amps, no latency, knowing how all the electrons are behaving.

But for certain activities, it eliminates bunch of cables and feels really freeing.
-testing pedal builds at night
-practicing along with bluetooth phone music (guitar, bass, keyboard, synth). For keyboard/synth, you can bypass the amp/pedal sims.
-no disruption in podcasts when testing pedals.
-playing electric throughout the house

Previously I'd use Iridium -> pedalpcb 3-channel mixer (to add aux cord from phone) -> pedalpcb headphone amp when I wanted headphones. I think that setup does have a bit better tone than what I've found in the Neo, though the Neo is pretty good and I haven't fully explored it.

But, the reduction in cables/clutter and setup time is incredible. What are others using for this type of stuff?
-Pedal solutions like iridium or pedalpcb unicab & headphone amp?
-Computer DAW / VSTs?
-No interest in headphones, only amps?
 
I bought a Spark 2 a couple of weeks ago and absolutely love it so far. Just ticks more use case boxes than a headphone solution would right now, as I have no other electric guitar amp at the moment (tube amp build could be done next week with luck though), but I can definitely see the appeal of the Neo.
 
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