u/Hopeful_Chipmunk_192

Katana 50-3. Taking the next tone step: Headphone amp or studio phones? Dual bt Adapter worth it?

Hey ya'll, I've had my Katana for a few months now and I'm looking for some advice from people with similar setups. I'm getting more and more into playing everyday and I'm ready to get some more gear but I'm still a frugal SOB. All my friends answers to everything are more pedals, but as it was explained to me one of the main advantages of a Katana is getting to mess around with tone without dropping the bank on cables and gear.

That being said, I've found boss tone studio impossible to connect and honestly wouldn't want to pull my mac out to play every time. Couldn't even figure it out with AI. I digress.

Is the Bluetooth adapter worth it? I hear good things but honestly amazes me that they would even sell the amp without it. When I want to play along with a song I usually just play it on my house speakers and jam away, but is it more nice to play through the amp? Also there is the drawback of not being able to jam to your own loops. Tone settings seem to be the larger upside but is the app as outdated as tone studio? I'm also looking at getting a looper pedal (would be my first pedal) to jam on so any tips there would be appreciated.

Also, I have very gracious roommates who have never complained about noise, but i'd like to get ahead of that one so I'm looking at options. I've found some pretty affordable headphone amps and I have some decent bose headphones I use for work everyday, but there's also a stereo phones jack on the Katana, not compatable with my headphones of course.

So the way I see it it's get a headphone amp that work with my current headphones or get new headphones that plug into the amp. I have zero experience with either.

Thanks

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u/Hopeful_Chipmunk_192 — 9 days ago