SMPro Audio HP4v Headphone amp?

[AdamWathan]

Anyone use one of these before? Seems to be the only compact headphone amp I can find that has 2 switchable inputs for each headphone channel... Would definitely be nice to be able to send separate submixes to different headphones while tracking.

Here's the packages I was looking at...
http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-SMA-HP4-PAK.html
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/AKG-AKG-ART-Studio-Headphone-Pack?sku=241540
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/AKG-AKG-PreSonus-Studio-Headphone-Pack?sku=241541

The SMPro Audio pack is the cheapest and is the only one with 2 sets of inputs, but it just looks cheap to me haha, I'm having trouble trying to convince myself to trust it... What would you guys do?

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I almost went with the presonus pack when I was shopping for one. The HP4 is really limited, you get L and R inputs and L and R outputs (not balanced).

If I were to buy another headphone amp it would either be this:

HMX56

Or this:

HP60

 

[t-rave]

I really never heard anyone say anything bad about the behringer ones...just saying...

 

[greyskull]

the ballbagger one has switchable inputs too

 

[HeadCrusher]

If I was to buy a headphone pre I would go for the SM Pro Audio HP6 http://www.thomann.de/at/sm_pro_audio_hp6.htm.

 

[AdamWathan]

If I was to buy a headphone pre I would go for the SM Pro Audio HP6 http://www.thomann.de/at/sm_pro_audio_hp6.htm.

Yeah it looks nice on paper but I really want to hear if anyone has actually used one to give an idea of the quality... Something about it just screams cheap to me for some reason...

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I'm just saying I have the HP4 (the most $ out of the ones listed) and wish I had spent a pinch more for something with more inputs.

 

[HeadCrusher]

Well, I haven't used the HP6 (SM Pro Audio) myself yet but it looks good to me. And if you compare it the Behringer that so many people use pricewise it's prized a little higher I think so it should be good. I started to hate the Behringer as soon as I twisted a knob on it... %)

 

[Urgul]

Is this SMPro Audio HP4V loud enough for drums tracking or playing with a band with a click?