Using wireless headphones with amp modelling?

RandallFlagg

I have a Line 6 HX Stomp sat on my desk for occasional headphone practice but I get frustrated with the guitar cable and head phone cables, so rarely use it for that reason. Is there a solution for using wireless bluetooth headphones such as a Beats or others that will work with amp modellers?

WYNIR0

In my experience the bluetooth latency is far too high so it's unusable

RandallFlagg

WYNIR0 said:

In my experience the bluetooth latency is far too high so it's unusable

Ah OK

Danny1969

You need wireless headphones that operate on standard radio principle .  Like IEMs and wireless microphones 
 The transmitter bit plugs into the modellers headphone socket 

p90fool

WYNIR0 said:

In my experience the bluetooth latency is far too high so it's unusable

Yep, in my quest to use my entire house as a studio I once tried to use bluetooth headphones while tracking e-drums downstairs.  

There woud've been less latency if I'd written out the parts and run back upstairs to type them in. 

RandallFlagg

Looks like I just need to accept that I will keep running over the headphone cable with my desk chair and dragging the HX stomp across the room when I forget to take my headphones off when I stand up! :-(

mrkb

These are one of the few low latency headphones available. Uses different technology for Bluetooth audio and guitar audio

https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/YH-WL500-Wireless-Stereo-Headphones/pidGYHWL500

maharg101

Low tech solution: route the headphone cable with the guitar cable. Velcro / tie them together. Might require a longer / extension headphone cable, or some rearranging of your space, but will have zero perceptible latency, and cost peanuts, if anything.

RandallFlagg

mrkb said:

These are one of the few low latency headphones available. Uses different technology for Bluetooth audio and guitar audio

https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/YH-WL500-Wireless-Stereo-Headphones/pidGYHWL500

These look interesting - thanks

fretmeister

Boss Wasa Air are excellent! 

onyir

I have been using a pair of sennheiser HDR120 that I got used for really cheap. They use radio frequency, no latency that I can feel. They do alter the sound a bit, I think they compress the sound, but for practice sessions they're pretty good.
Some for sell on ebay (not mine):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176257203618?chn=ps&_ul=GB&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=176257203618&targetid=885285326120&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9046534&poi=&campaignid=10215174691&mkgroupid=101743826123&rlsatarget=pla-885285326120&abcId=1063846&merchantid=6995734&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAivGuBhBEEiwAWiFmYRaa6-RfR5auA-fESvT_eHnaglCrqAb54m2vMy4-ra98oZk1uzkQWhoCnOIQAvD_BwE

mrkb

onyir said:

I have been using a pair of sennheiser HDR120 that I got used for really cheap. They use radio frequency, no latency that I can feel. They do alter the sound a bit, I think they compress the sound, but for practice sessions they're pretty good.
Some for sell on ebay (not mine):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176257203618?chn=ps&_ul=GB&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=176257203618&targetid=885285326120&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9046534&poi=&campaignid=10215174691&mkgroupid=101743826123&rlsatarget=pla-885285326120&abcId=1063846&merchantid=6995734&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAivGuBhBEEiwAWiFmYRaa6-RfR5auA-fESvT_eHnaglCrqAb54m2vMy4-ra98oZk1uzkQWhoCnOIQAvD_BwE

They use standard analog FM stereo modulation on the 900 MHz frequency band so sound like FM radio. But should be low latency as they dont use digital packet technology to send the data.

bloodandtears

maharg101 said:

Low tech solution: route the headphone cable with the guitar cable. Velcro / tie them together. Might require a longer / extension headphone cable, or some rearranging of your space, but will have zero perceptible latency, and cost peanuts, if anything.

This ^^^

@Danny1969 sells the perfect cable if you should choose this route, although it is still one cable..  so not a true wireless solution which, unless its the Boss option, would likely sound poor anyway..

bobblehat

I use a cheap lekarto wireless system for guitar and a 5m headphone extension cable.Not perfect but only one skinny cable to worry about.