Reddit reviews 4-Channel Portable Stereo Headphone Amplifier - Professional Multi Channel Mini Earphone Splitter Amp w/ 4 ¼” Balanced TRS Headphones Output Jack and 1/4" TRS Audio Input For Sound Mixer - Pyle PHA40

I'd like to stress this. While technique is essential, having a little fun is also important because that's what it's all about anyway. A small, cheap kit, a headphone amp and his or her ipod will keep him busy for, well, years.

I have a 3.5mm to RCA cable into my headphone amp which also has an RCA pass through and that goes to my speakers.

However, I don't know if you want to spend the money on a headphone amp with a pass through, so I guess you could buy a cheap headphone splitter cable with one connected to your headphones and another to your speakers.

I guess that could cause issues with volume control since your headphones would be at full blast a lot if you have your computer volume turned up. You could also consider buying an audio selector or something of the sort.

EDIT: You can see something like this: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SplitMix4?adpos=1o2&creative=55674776881&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=Cj0KEQiA_fy0BRCwiLaQ5-iFgpwBEiQA884sOU1j7B-NS0xIsjfFn5cl6zqWVn6QW29yCAlxxFbHP5gaAs6q8P8HAQ

I've never ordered from this website, but I have a product from the manufacturer and they make quality stuff.

EDIT 2: Here's an amazon link with Prime if you prefer.

($50) http://www.amazon.com/ART-SPLITMix4-4-Channel-Passive-Splitter/dp/B002VX0DCE

You could also consider this product for like half the price: ($26) http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00X4SSVAG/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?qid=1453346171&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX220_SY330_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Stereo+input+splitter
Just be sure to buy an audio adapter to send the audio from the splitter to your speakers.

EDIT 3: Spamming you again with another link to another product. ($19) http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003M8NVFS/ref=pd_aw_sim_23_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=412WWEsRYzL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL100_SR100%2C100_&refRID=0RJSQ3JMS6FC9YTJ55GZ



TL;DR - All of these products will get the job done. Just pick which one you want. 👍

If comteks are way out of your range, I've used a Sennheiser G3 connected to a headphone preamp in video village. Worked great for a few gigs, but it means the headphones are tethered to video village.
This happened to work well at the time because it cost me $20 to rent a G3 and the clients and scripty where also at video village.

Here's the headphone preamp I used.
Pyle-Pro PHA40 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_VIAqub0AH284G

The headphone amp that is built into these DAC HATs is just a $20-$30 amplifier. These are not $100 amplifiers that you are buying in a $50 DAC HAT.

So why not buy a $20-$30 headphone amplifier?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CPUVPEM/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_bwErZ_c_x_1_w
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ANENCB6/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_bwErZ_c_x_7_w
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003M8NVFS/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_bwErZ_c_x_3_w
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringer/Micromon-MA400-Headphone-Amplifier.gc
http://lifehacker.com/five-best-portable-headphone-amplifiers-1722800379

I dunno abou the USB mic setup, as we use a Korg D888.


But, I bought a cheap Pyle headphone amp for around $20 on amazon and it has worked wonders for us, both in sound quality and in professionalism.


One thing you may want to invest in would be some decent quality headphone extension cords and 1/4 in. to 1/8 in. adapters.


Good luck!

Like an Astro mixamp or generic? I know Astros work with the TAC so I don't see why TB's wouldn't work with the Astro mixamp. Personally I think the mixing aspect is overrated and I just use a cheap headphone amp, but some people swear by it. cheap amp example

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Mft8ybDS043JK

Something like that? If not, do you mind linking what you were describing?

What if you use an RCA TO 3.5mm cable from the Xbox audio out, into a headphone amp, then your headphones from there?

Pyle-Pro PHA40 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_mTM4yb9TDCW8Z

Edit: looks like that's 1/4", not 3.5mm. Same solution, just different size jacks

There are headphone amps like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS/

that you plug into your phones out and you get four headphone jacks each with their own volume control. I've never used one of these myself.

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Cheap wired will beat out even mid-priced wireless every time.

Get a 8 of these 4 output headphone amps ($17 each):
http://amzn.com/B003M8NVFS

Get 16 xlr to 1/4" mono adapters, and 8 1/4" mono to stereo adapters. (another $160)

people can bring their own headphones, or get them some cheapo over-ear noise isolating cans.

Also, resist the temptation to link your busses in stereo. Mix each send in mono to the desired L/R. The panning of the originating channel will persist otherwise (not usually desired in a monitor mix, not as versatile)

Can have up to 4 people accessing each mix.

I would splurge a bit more for

http://amzn.com/B0039PPW60

I have the bigger version of this, and it had a bit of a learning curve, but once i got it all figured out, everything works great.

The usb allows you to record the output via usb instead of messing with adapters from RCA. If you want to record audio using the computer as a source ( music/videos/etc ), do not use the usb line in option, it really limits you, use a 3.5mm to double 1/4 inch and put it into one of the balanced channels past the 4 unbalanced ones. Get a good cable, otherwise there's bad hum. Also, i found a headphone amplifier was incredibly helpful when having several people on shows, they could each have headphones with independent volume control, i got this one:

http://amzn.com/B003M8NVFS

I noticed, you could not just use a stereo 1/4 inch cable from headphone out to headphone amp, it wasn't coming through stereo, so i ran RCA output to 1/4 inch stereo to the headphone amplifier, and BAM worked.

I'm not an expert, so i could be wrong about all of this, just what i've done after hours of tinkering.

Do I need an amp? I just bought myself my first real pair of headphones and my audio technica ath ad900x will be here tomorrow! (I am really excited).

Will I need an amp and would I even notice the difference? I was looking at the Pyle-Pro PHA40 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier (the amazon link is below) and I have no idea about amps so I don't know if I should be worried about the 15 dollar price tag.

I will be using the headphones mostly with my desktop and occasionally with my Samsung galaxy s5.


http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422403770&sr=1-2&keywords=headphone+amplifier

If you're willing to spend a little extra cash, I'd like to recommend the AKG q701s along with a simple $-Channel Amp. Fantastic headphones, my favorites.

First off using tabletop stands like those can and will probably introduce table-vibrations to your sound. You need to include either shock mounts for your mics, or use off-table stands for the clearest audio.

That splitter looks like a Belkin Rockstar splitter - you can find them on Amazon.

We use this one from Pyle - because it has separate volume controls.

https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1481558580&sr=1-7&keywords=headphone+splitter+with+separate+volume+controls

Here's the set up my wife and I use so we both can play with headphones. The TV only has optical out so we need a few adapters and run the sound right from the TV.

Toslink Digital Optical Fiber Optic Splitter

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OY0WBTA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Digital Coaxial Toslink to Analog (L/R) Audio Converter

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DIRI6I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3.5mm Male Audio Video Extension Cable RCA Male Extension Cable

https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Audio-Video-Cable-Extension/dp/B00004Z5CP/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1481691314&sr=1-8&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm

4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier

https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1481691413&sr=1-5&keywords=headphone+amplifier

Works great and we control our own volume.

So would this be a good deal to do? Everything will work ok?

• 1 of these
  
  
• 1 of these to plug into the above and the TV
  
  
• 4 of these

Wouldn't it be easier to get a little headphone amp with multiple output ports like this one?

Less cable issues, solves your volume problem with the sennheisers and you still have a spare port. Have a look, maybe you find an amp with 3,5mm jacks.

There are cheaper headphone amps http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-HA400-BEHRINGER-MICROAMP/dp/B000KIPT30/ref=pd_cp_MI_0

http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=pd_cp_MI_1

How low do you want to go? Get a good DAC, then upgrade the cheap amp.

My Presonus Audiobox USB only had one headphone out, so I got one of these for your exact purpose: https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=headphone+mixer&qid=1557174542&s=gateway&sr=8-9


just get a male-to-male TRS cable ( https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CSS-110-Balanced-Interconnect-Cable/dp/B000068NYH/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3QR9Z2RFJ35EW&keywords=trs+cable&qid=1557174680&s=gateway&sprefix=trs%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-3 ) to output from your audio interface into this mixer and then plug both headphones into the mixer and adjust the levels accordingly. Works great!

So something like this? I know Pyle makes less than stellar tables, I'll have to do some research to see if this is any good.

That was a concern for me as well. It hasn't bothered me enough yet to do it (since I haven't played music other than the game music yet since I completed it), but the only solution I could come up with was to use a separate USB sound card for music. Have my music player play through that card, then use a headphone mixer (something like this) to mix game sounds and the music source into my headphones. That would give me sound effects and music, but the transducer would only see game sounds.

If it bugs me enough I'll spend a bit more for the parts and add that to the chair. :)

I am a researcher helping set up a project where we want to display brief sounds at 89dB. We are using a pair of Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones and Pyle PHA 40 (https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS) headphone amplifier. However, even with turning the system volume and the amplifier volume all the way up, I can't get the headphones to produce anything past ~84db. I have tried to mess around with the settings and nothing seems to work. I can get the volumes to increase by turning on noise cancellation, but that isn't an option because the other equipment is sensitive to electrical noise. Do I just need a better amplifier? I have also considered installing DFX Audio Enhancer, but would rather not install it!

Thanks for any suggestions and advice!

Those little amps have very little gain and are designed for only small boosts in volume. I don't think you'll be happy with it. This little guy might work for you.

As has been said, you can't use just any USB device on your TV. Probably just USB memory sticks and stuff.

Usually, a Home Theater Receiver would have a built-in headphone output (but you have the soundbar, which doesn't have one that I can see), or the TV would have a headphone jack (but again, yours doesn't have one unfortunately). No dice there either for you.

On top of that, you may not just be able to connect the RCA outputs on your TV to your headphones - the signal might be Line Level (not amplified) and wouldn't be very loud. I would give it a try first with the adapter - RCA Stereo Male -> 3.5mm headphone jack (Female) and see what kind of sound you get, and if turning up the TV volume will work. That may be all you need, and is worth a shot at least.

If that doesn't work, you'll need some kind of simple headphone amplifier, which after some searching are crazy hard to find for cheap. The cheapest I found is this one from Pyle on Amazon that should work, but again with more adapters (RCA to 1/4", then 1/4" to 3.5mm headphone, which are common, but still).

For all adapters and cables, go to monoprice for cheap good stuff... here's the first one you can try to just hook up the TV straight to your headphones. Should be about $3-4 shipped, which is probably cheaper than RadioShak. You can try picking up something there as well, but it'll be about $6.99. If that cable doesn't work come back and we can talk simple amplifiers.

Oh ok. Sorry for bugging you, but would something like this work or would I need one of those bigger ones? I'm gonna keep looking for any settings I might be missing but if I can't find it that might just be an easier solution.

I'm a drummer looking for a small, cheap, simple way of monitoring my band's various inputs by headphone. There are four different 1/4" outputs that I would like to listen to and have control over the volume of each. Mono would be fine and quality doesn't have to be anything special, just enough to follow things in time. A compact powered mixer would do the trick but I'm on a budget and would like to ideally spend no more than ~$20.

My questions is, could something like this or this be able to operate in reverse, such that I can plug our four channels into each headphone jack and have the "input" feed out to my headphones to sum the signals?

Ok so I need some help. I need a device that will allow me to connect multiple speakers to one device. I already have this but I recently got a new sub and I believe this device doesn't put enough power to the sub, because when I play a song I can feel the sub moving but it doesn't produce enough sound to be heard no matter how high I turn the volume up.

The device will need to be able to connect three different speaker sets together. For example I have a logitech 2:1 system (that I would like to still use), a pair of Rosewill speakers, and now a new sub that I need to connect to my PC. Thank you!

Edit: Just an FYI, I have 3mm to 1/4 adapters, and RCA to 1/4 adapters already.

You will need volume control and amplification with a headphone amp.

Cheap:

• Behringer Microamp HA400 Ultra-Compact 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier $24.
  
• Pyle 4-Channel Portable Stereo Headphone Amplifier $19.
  
  Add 1/4 to RCA Adapter and 1/4 to 3.5mm Adapter if you don't already have one.
  
  Much better:
  
  
• Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amplifier $79. Also has pre-out to powered speakers or receiver/amp as well as a USB input DAC for use with a computer.
  
• Bravo Audio $65+ • Schiit Magni $99 • JDS Labs Atom $99 • Liquid Spark $109 • JDS Labs Objective 2 $129.

Aha! AV jacks. I googled the box. As you say it has AV jacks, no headphone connector. The two are not the same. Unless you have really low impedance headphones, you're not going to get much out. That's line level signal, meant for a recording device or amplifier.

So It's really not an android or kodi issue, it's that particular box. Something like this should make your headphones work.