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Looking for the best possible sound through headphones to play along to tracks


Atomic dustbin
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Hi. It's my first post. Just got a nice 95 stingray after getting bored of years of guitar. I only play at home and I'm enjoying being able to play along to tracks through headphones but I need a better sound. I want to feel immersed in the track I'm listening to and the bass to sound like it's in there if you see what I mean?
I have a vox amplug and an allen and heath mixing desk but the music sounds flat and lifeless. I have a good pair of headphones (AKG K67) music from most sources sounds incredible through them. I have looked at the Mesa D800 online which has aux in and the laney studiolive. I would have bought the darkglass 900 in a heartbeat if it had the headphone option. This amp sounds great to me. I'm looking to gig in the future so an amp head with headphone out is my preferred option. I also tried a genz that did not do it for me. Am I expecting too much? My other option is an Apollo Audio Twin Duo interface and Ampeg plug-ins. Can anyone recommend something that fits the bill that I could gig with in the future and use as a GREAT headphone amp now. Thanks in advance😃

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Check out the in ear monitors thread... cheaper recommended options are the MEE audio M6 Pros (£40) and the Logitech UE900s (£170) .. after that you get into custom holdings and it apparently is a lot better but cost more, but you get what you pay for.

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If you can use your mixing desk as an audio interface, you could try something like the free version of Amplitube. It contains a basic but very nice sounding bass amp sim.

Might be a cheap but effective option while you continue your search for a good live setup.

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[quote name='Atomic dustbin' timestamp='1488122353' post='3246020']
Sounds like a 70's German pornstar! It must be good. Will check it out thanks
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Haha yeah, they aren't very good at names or looks, but they make awesome stuff soundwise and qualitywise. It's a little expensive, but since you already said you'd go for the Darkglass, well they're around the same price. And it can do what you're asking, the effects return doubles as an aux in and it also has a headphone out.

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I use the Apollo with the Neve and Ampeg plug ins (and a bunch more such as compressors and other channel strips that were bundled with it). It's a great unit, expensive though. I guess you could gig with it but you would need to be going direct into a (decent PA) or via a power amp.

The plug ins sound are great and I use it daily to practice and record. I can run guitars, keys vox etc so it has the added flexibility but ultimately an amp for gigging would be much easier in the long run- fewer things to go wrong in the signal chain.

There are other good interfaces which you could use for home practice and other devices. If you're running a desk and want the best then the Apollo is a worthy unit.

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If you have a mixing desk then that presumably has a headphone out, so all you need is an amp with a DI/line out (which would be all of them I guess) which you feed into the mixer.

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Thanks. This looks like the one! It looks quality. I never heard of this company before. When I get my amp head I could DI into this too. I'm really lusting for the darkglass 900. I do have my mixing desk but its bulky and I don't like the messing about it takes to plug all the bits in plus it just does not sound great with headphones. Going to have a proper look on the net and probably order this tonight. Thanks for the info!

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[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1488194975' post='3246600']
If you have a mixing desk then that presumably has a headphone out, so all you need is an amp with a DI/line out (which would be all of them I guess) which you feed into the mixer.
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Thanks Bassman. I really don't like the desk for listening to music in headphones as it sounds lifeless to me. It's great for live use though.

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