E-Drum Headphone and Amplifier Recommendations

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I know this isn’t bass gear, but the Lounge didn’t seem appropriate either.

My son just got his first e-drum kit - the Alesis Nitro Ultimate. I’ve given him some headphones I wasn’t using - Sennheiser hd 451. He’s happy with them compared to his gaming headphones.

I thought it might also be nice if he had the option of showing off his skills or just playing without headphones occasionally, but know nothing about amplifying e-drums. It’s purely just for playing at home and enjoying his practice or sharing with family/friends. It might also be handy if his mate comes over to help teach him to play.

Any recommendations for either please.

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I use the HD 280 pro. Also love the Odio brand.

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Thank you. Do you have an amp for your kit?

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I don’t have any experience in amplifiers for e-drums, but my neighbor recently got back to playing drums. He got himself an Alesis drum kit and is using the Alesis Strike Amp 8 MK2. It looks like the Headrush FRFR108 MKII with another name tag (and price tag) on it :sweat_smile:

From what I hear, ti sound good :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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I have a Roland 506 drum kit. I use shure SE535 in-ear headphones or my studio monitors, a pair of Yamaha HS8 and subwoofer.

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Yes I have a couple of Roland’s drum amp but ended up not really using the. Unless I’m jamming or my kids wants to listen. It’s always headphones or IEM in my ears. The pad noise can ruin the experience, :joy:

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When I still had an edrum kit, I used a Roland keyboard amp just because I already had it. But it also sounded great through my general PA speakers. I don’t think you need a purpose-built amp as you might for bass — although my very first bass amp was a $30 Behringer BDI21 preamp going into a 12 inch PA speaker, and it sounded great.

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FWIW, I got my kid an e-drum kit during Guitar Center’s black friday sale and got the Simmons DA2110 which was quite a bit cheaper (GC bought Simmons in 2006 and is now GC’s store brand for edrums) than similar size/powered/featured drum amps I was finding. It seems to do pretty well and is what was hooked up to the expensive kits in store. Also can pair it with another for stereo and has bluetooth and aux in for playing along with tracks, and headphone out.

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Thanks all. If I do end up getting him one, it has to be something available in Australia. The Alesis Nitro Amp Pro looks ok and is $279 in Aussie $’s. The Alesis Strike 8 is nearly double at $529 and likely overkill for just home use.

Not sure how much he’ll use it, but think it would be a good option. I’ve got a nice guitar amp that rarely sees the light of day as I’m usually playing at night, but I’ll also probably get some studio monitors in the near future.

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