Phil Jones Bass HA1 BigHead Mobile Headphone Amp

Product discontinued

Phil Jones Bass HA1 BigHead Mobile Headphone Amp

Product discontinued

Phil Jones Bass HA1 BigHead Mobile Headphone Amp Overview

PJB Phil Jones Bass BIGHEAD

Mobile Headphone Amp with D/A converter
AUX-In, USB A I/F, lithium-ion rechargeable battery

The PJB BigHead is not big at all. In fact it is barely larger than an iPhone. The "Big" is about the sound. It functions first as an awesome bass headphone amplifier with 2 band EQ ( +/- 18db @ 60 Hz and +/- 18dB @ 5KHz) set for optimization of all kinds of bass instruments.

Unlike consumer electronic MP3 players and smart phones that have very small power output of around 20 milli-watt to drive headphones, the BigHead has more than 10 times the power. This contributes to a far more exhilarating listening experience with increased resolution and dynamics. Even if you are just listening to music, the BigHead will be a great improvement to your regular headphones, adding more listening pleasure.

A more important function of the BigHead is being a recording tool both in digital and analog. As an Analog Digital Converter, it has the finest BURR BROWN digital components. The USB out is 48KHz 16Bit digital conversion. In other words, recording your bass onto Pro Tools will give you exactly what you wish for and absolutely nothing else.

Maybe you need an analog pre amp. The Big Head can do that too. It will provide up to 12dB of gain and better than 96dB signal to noise ratio. Just use the headphone out jack to feed an amp or mixer. It has an internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery that is fed by its USB jack, so any computer or appropriate cell phone charger can charge it in less than 3 hours, but it can play for up to 8 hours.
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Rated 5.00 out of 5 07/3/2021

This small unit, when coupled with a set of good quality headphones, makes a near perfect low disturbance practice solution. portability with a good battery life and excellent sound quality make this one of the best warm-up and individual practice options. It also works very well as a pre-amp. The sound output has a three dimensional feel, as if you’re in a room with an amp. I would recommend this device to anyone leaner and experienced player alike.

John Ballard

Rated 5.00 out of 5 03/5/2020

A great portable headphone pre amp just what I was looking for very good build quality

michael livesey

Rated 5.00 out of 5 12/2/2020

Awesome piece of kit. Very high sound quality through headphones, whilst being very portable. Arrived the next day.

Matthew Vercoe

Rated 5.00 out of 5 29/10/2019

Typically sound build and quality from PJB

John Hughes