Hey everyone. I know there are a few older posts about this one but I’m hoping you guys can help me with some headphone amp suggestions. I’m going to be travelling in July (Wooten Woods! 
) and I’d like to find something I can plug into my little Steinberger for practice and quiet play. I won’t have a computer or anything with me so I’m just looking for a straight up headphone amp. Maybe bonus points if it has a tuner 
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Katana Go. It sounds amazing. Built in tuner. Stream music / drum app wirelessly from your phone via Bluetooth. 
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I don’t own it yet so don’t take this as an actual recommendation, but I’m gonna go out tomorrow and get a Fender Mustang Micro Plus. It’s got a tuner, bluetooth in for playing along with music from your phone, USB out for recording to a PC if you ever want that.
That Katana Go looks pretty comparable though, so now I’m considering that one too.
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Is there a new version of that one? I thought I saw some posts about that a while back.
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I do like the Spark Neo quite a bit. I play guitar as well, and it has a lot of effects that (to my ear) sound a bit better than the Fender Micro. But, if you already have a good set of headphones, it might be a little overkill.
Wooten Woods!!! Wow, that sounds amazing…please report back
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That is the new one. They withdrew it briefly after launch (I can’t remember the details, something about supply chain issues maybe?) and it was out of stock for a while.
A few of us on here have one.
But it’s pretty new.
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I can’t see buying a headphone amp that doesn’t do anything else making sense in 2025. You might as well get a multi effect pedal with a headphone out.
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You don’t need power for the Katana Go.
Rechargeable internal battery.
That might be a good reason. I take mine camping and it’s all I need (Kala U bass, headphones and Go).
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Rumor has it that the original model has far superior electronics components.
I started it 
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Yeah! That’s what I heard, too (just now, from @Al1885)! 
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+1 for the Katana Go, it’s super easy to use, great form factor. And sounds great.
That said, I’d be half tempted to try out one of these new-fangled Valeton GP-5 mini-pedals which has headphone out.
(Not to mention a good selection of effects, freaking NAM capability, a tuner, and it’s stupid cheap.)
Edit: No idea if it would be available in time for a July trip.
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I kinda want purpose built and small. I’ll check out the multi pedals but I probably have too many pedals at this point
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I got the Nux Mighty Amp not too long ago and I love it.
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Because of their size, I can see a use case for having 2 of these on my pedalboard. 1 at the end for running NAM profiles and drum machine stuff and another one in my FX loop as a wildcard multi effect for anything not covered by my plethora or that I’m wanting more of (like, who couldn’t use 4 reverbs at a time amirite).
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I was looking at that one but for the price I wonder if the katana would be better
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Are they selling them anywhere? It looks great but stock seems short.
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Nope, I think they release on June 9th or 10th. They’re just taking preorders right now. I’ll get 1 ordered next week when I get paid. I’ve pushed my lovely bride as much as I’m willing to the past month with bass stuff.
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What’s your budget? Boss Waza Air Bass headphones look pretty good.
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I would neither get the Spark Neo (no audio interface option) nor the Spark GO (latency issues).
The Katana or the Fender are great solutions. Had them both.
I would listen to whatever @Al1885 recommends. Audio/effect quality, functionality/features, (App) UI/UX and (possibly) reuse of presets are important factors…
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I love my Neo. I think I have all of them😅 but I use only the Neo every day. Katana Go would be my second choice.
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