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Features
- Passive operationConnects to PA or monitor amplifierVolume control regulates headphone output Internal resistors protect the phonesProtects the amplifier low impedance loadsConnects to headphone amps to provide extra monitoring capability in studios
- Sometimes floor monitors are a problem
- There isn't enough room for them onstage or someone sits in and can't hear the monitors, or the drummer can't hear them well enough
- Or perhaps it's a pickup gig or a rehearsal and you didn't have enough time to set them up
- In any case, sometimes it's preferable to just to put on headphones and somehow connect them to the PA
Description
The ART HeadTap Headphone Tap is a passive device with an input to connect the PA or monitor amplifier and an output to connect your headphones. Sometimes floor monitors are a problem. There isn't enough room for them onstage or someone sits in and can't hear the monitors, or the drummer can't hear them well enough. Or perhaps it's a pickup gig or a rehearsal and you didn't have enough time to set them up. In any case, sometimes it's preferable to just to put on headphones and somehow connect them to the PA. That's where a headphone tap comes in. A volume control regulates the headphone output and internal resistors keep the unit's impedance high enough to protect the phones. It also protects the amplifier from encountering too low a load impedance while powering tap units, the speaker system, or several tap units by themselves. The HeadTAP will also work with a stereo headphone amplifier for use in recording situations when you want to add headphones for additional performers.
Product Dimensions: 13 x 11 x 4 inches
Item Weight: 10.6 ounces
Manufacturer: ART
Item model number: Headtap
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: October 2, 2001
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As a drummer for a church worship band, I wanted the ability to incorporate a click track to add some consistency to our songs, and in order to do that, I needed to be able to use isolation, in-ears headphones. The biggest obstacle to this was in getting a line-level monitor feed, and according to my sound man, this was not possible. (note: it probably was possible - he simply wasn't willing to be helpful) So what to do? I picked up the ART HeadTap, which enables me to take a speaker level feed and attenuate it to a line-level/headphone level, which can then be run into a small drum-side mixer so that I mix it with my click track. It's a passive unit so you don't need a DC power adapter or batteries. So, the good: As advertised, as long as I can convert the speaker level feed to a 1/4" male jack, I can take just about any feed from a speaker, monitor, or even directly from the power amp. When I'm at rehearsal, I plug directly into the back of the power amp with a Speakon to 1/4" female adapter, and I run a piece of 25' speaker cable into the ART HeadTap. At church, I run the same Speakon adapter and 25' cable into the parallel of my bass player's floor wedge monitor which takes the channel 4 monitor feed - the one we share. I get a nice clear, balanced signal which I then run into my mixer. (Note - if you weren't interested in mixing in a click track and only wanted in-ears, it is possible to plug headphones directly into the ART HeadTap. Running it into a mixer gives me a bit more control over the EQ of the sound as well as the level.) The not so good: The level knob on the HeadTap works, but there isn't much headroom there and the signal is pretty loud. This means that you don't have a lot of room to adjust the signal and it goes from being inaudible to almost being too loud with just a small adjustment of the knob. The HeadTap also won't protect you if something spikes the sound level and hits you with a lot of volume or feedback. It's for these 2 reasons that I only gave the review a 4 out of 5 - otherwise the unit works as advertised. I've added another piece in my chain by adding a small compressor (the FMR RNC compressor) which serves the dual purpose of protecting my ears against sound level spikes and it also allows me to do some gain reduction. So, in an ideal world, the sound man would have just given me what I needed, but with the ART HeadTap on my drumside in-ears/click track rig, it has given me the flexibility to use in-ears with my drums just about anywhere I play - as long as there is any kind of monitor feed headed my way, speaker-level or line-level, I'm good to go. There are some more expensive units you could pick up that do similar tasks, but you really don't need anything more - this gets the job done almost perfectly - the only thing that would make it better is if it allowed for a bit better control over the volume of the output signal. I would buy this product again if it happens to break - for $40 (as opposed to $150+ for the Countryman DT85, which is undoubtedly a superior product) it's kind of a no-brainer.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 11, 2010 by Patrick Gleason
Works fine with no extra bells or whistles. The mono/stereo feature might be easily overlooked if you are using it on a mono monitor send as we are. But this button gives you the interesting option of actually running the unit in stereo mode in order to allow the user to hear the signal in just one ear. Try this if your drummer is having any trouble hearing him or herself or simply wants to use a single iem. BUT be warned, the DANGER in doing this is that you will be tempted to turn up the volume in order to compensate for the 6db loss you now have- vs. using using two ears. This added volume, while sounding right to you, is probably introducing unhealthy spl levels that will damage your hearing in time. So I don't actually recommend it but it is an option if you are very careful and know what you are doing. Yes, some sort of built in limiter would be nice to protect the ears from unexpected peaks- though at this price I would hardly expect it. Just be smart and do some sound checks and system ringing out before the user cranks these babies up. If you don't have a sound system (or operator) that can deal with feedback it could get painful for the user. A compressor/limiter on the monitor channel(s) is not a bad idea here either imo. Feels like a very solid little unit. Hope it holds up.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 29, 2012 by Hondonian Rebel
The type of stage setting we have I am the last person to hear myself every on else in the club can hear my guitar but me this little device connected between my amplifier and speaker has givin' me back the ability to hear what I'm playing, everyone has told me that my playing has improved 120% since I started using the headphone, I only use the left ear phone bud and I have a stage monitor pointing at my right side, this is a stage fix for any of you who need to hear yourself clearly with out turning up your room volume, great tone - great price! Perry
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 21, 2011 by Perry Monroe
I got this so the drummer at church could use headphones without my having to worry about blowing up the earphones (or his ears!). It does just what it's supposed to do; reduces the volume to the headphones from the monitor amp. Having a stereo/mono switch was a good idea as most monitor feeds aren't stereo but headphones are. I'm sure I could have made the same thing for about half the price, but it wouldn't look nearly as good, and since time is money, I needed it sooner than I could build one. ART makes nice niche products like this, and I'm glad.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2012 by David H.
This is our second one because the one we have works well. Using this one to convert amplified monitor signal to "line" signal for Hot Spot monitor, after the Hot Spot conversion cable began to cause problems.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2017 by Milton B Shenk
This is really useful product in the studio if you need extra headphones output. Everyone loves it in our studio.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2018 by Wayne Khin
This item sits unused because I had a technical issue due to confusing directions on the package. Sent two emails to the manufacturer and have not received an answer in three weeks. Can't use the product untill I have more information. Dealer/Mfg not recommended - they don't know what customer service means. Buy a different brand.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2012 by Jon Ryberg
It worked fine for awhile, but failed after about 1 year of weekly usage. Try the rolls PM52 Headphone Tap instead.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2015 by Dave D