ART Pro Audio HeadTAP - Passive Headphone Tap with Dual Parallel 1/4-inch Stereo/Mono Input Jacks

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 pick-up gig or a rehearsal and you didn't have enough time to set them up. In any case, sometimes it would be preferable just to put on headphones and somehow connect them to the PA. That's where a headphone tap comes in.

This is a passive device with an input to connect the PA or monitor amplifier and an output to connect the headphones. A volume control regulates the headphone level and internal resistors keep the unit's impedance high enough to protect the headphones. 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.

Features

• Provides quick and convenient tapping facilities to permit powering headphones directly from an amplifier
• Dual parallel 1/4-inch stereo/mono input jacks permit daisy-chaining taps and/or speakers
• Stereo/mono input selector button
• Dual 1/4-inch stereo/mono headphone jacks with Level Control
• Passive device (requires no batteries or power adapter)

Specifications

• Input Impedance: 100 Ω
• Power Amp Loop: Paralleled 1/4" stereo TRS jacks
• Max Power Input: 20 - 50W max
• Output: 2 x 1/4" stereo/mono headphone jacks
• Controls: Headphone Level, Mono/Stereo Switch
• Active or Passive: Passive
• Dimensions: 1.7"H x 3.7"W x 2.8"D
• Weight: 1.0 lb (4.6 kg)