Cafe Walter HA-1A headphone amp?

[Tajue17]

what do you guys think of this little amp? even though i cannot find a price i'm guessing around 150.00 but if its decent and worth it then I want it but curious what the opinions are.. thanks for any info..

 

[Aussie Mark]

I've got one, as do several others here, and love it. The Walter is totally transparent, so as a technique practice tool it is unbeatable, as "what you play is what you hear", warts and all. Throw it in your case with an mp3 player and you have a great hotel room practice rig.

 

[bdgotoh]

Mark hit it spot-on. I have two, best headphone amp out there IMO.

 

[SquidLizard]

Ditto that. It's really clean and clear. You can hear yourself great. Simple to use. It also makes it easy to mix in a portable player when you want.

Edit: It's also easy on batteries.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I just plug headphones into the output jack.

 

[shamus63]

Throw it in your case with an mp3 player and you have a great hotel room practice rig.

This would be a good enough reason for me to get one.

 

[midopa]

+1 It's a great practice amp

 

[Smakbass]

I love mine,,.

 

[silverburst]

Where do you purchase them, now SDB is gone?

 

[Ken Baker]

I've had one for several years. Good stuff!

The Cafe Walter is made in limited quantities and is available from Bass Northwest.

Ken...

 

[silverburst]

Thanks! I'll check into it.

 

[Tajue17]

awesome,,, I actually want it to use with my stereo at home for learning tunes from my Ipod... I'm going to give them a call and see if I can get one!

 

[Frankie5Angels]

I use my Cafe Walter all the time, particularly when I want to practice when the kids are sleeping. It's great. I paid $169 plus shipping from Bass Northwest. It's well worth the price.

 

[58super]

Great piece of gear and super friendly and helpful maker.

 

[kirkm24]

if money is tight, you can get an Earwig practice amp (EARWIG AMP) it has all the same features of a Cafe Walter and is about the size of a small stomp box pedal. They run about $65 shipped where the Cafe Walter is about $180 shipped. I have owned both and I think the Earwig is just fine especially for the money.

 

[strummer]

What Mark said, warts and all! It really is a killer amp, especially since you'll find yourself subconciously working on your technique while learning songs.

 

[Moose308]

A little off topic from the thread, but a slightly less expensive, and perhaps more versatile alternative would be use a mixer.

You can get cheap little mixers from Behringer, Peavy, Mackie (etc.) for very inexpensive prices. They sound just fine, have headphone outputs, and are a great deal more flexible in what they can do. You might actually end up using one as an emergency PA system or recording device too. The only downside I can see is that they will be a little bit more bulky, and don't use batteries.