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I'm finding that the only time during the week I can practice guitar, is later at night, so I can't turn up my amps with the family, etc.
So I need to use headphones on these occasions. I want something portable, not too expensive ($300ish) and that sounds good. I have a couple of very different options in mind. Mind you, this device, if it could, would serve double duty in my stereo rig as the other amp. I have a pretty good pedalboard for my main amp, right now I'm using a Mustang III as the stereo amp. It's too big and bulky to move around the house, and the headphone jack stinks.
Some options:
1. Blackstar HT-1 head. Nice and portable. Supposed to sound pretty good with headphones. And I could buy a cabinet for it, and then it could serve that "double duty" thing. $250 new. + $229 cabinet
2. Yamaha THR10. Seems to get rave reviews. How is it with headphones? Having multiple tones and some basic effects in one box is kinda cool. Not sure how it would work in my stereo setup. $300 new
3. Eleven Rack w/Pro Tools. $639 at Sweetwater. Doesn't fit my budget at the moment, but maybe worth saving up for. I don't own a DAW, and my current laptop is also my work laptop, not sure I could get IT to load up the software for me, but if so, this might be cool. Probably the best sounding option for headphones. Not sure how this would integrate into my stereo rig though.
Other options I should consider?
So I need to use headphones on these occasions. I want something portable, not too expensive ($300ish) and that sounds good. I have a couple of very different options in mind. Mind you, this device, if it could, would serve double duty in my stereo rig as the other amp. I have a pretty good pedalboard for my main amp, right now I'm using a Mustang III as the stereo amp. It's too big and bulky to move around the house, and the headphone jack stinks.
Some options:
1. Blackstar HT-1 head. Nice and portable. Supposed to sound pretty good with headphones. And I could buy a cabinet for it, and then it could serve that "double duty" thing. $250 new. + $229 cabinet
2. Yamaha THR10. Seems to get rave reviews. How is it with headphones? Having multiple tones and some basic effects in one box is kinda cool. Not sure how it would work in my stereo setup. $300 new
3. Eleven Rack w/Pro Tools. $639 at Sweetwater. Doesn't fit my budget at the moment, but maybe worth saving up for. I don't own a DAW, and my current laptop is also my work laptop, not sure I could get IT to load up the software for me, but if so, this might be cool. Probably the best sounding option for headphones. Not sure how this would integrate into my stereo rig though.
Other options I should consider?