Question re: pocket amplifiers

[Gmballock]

Hi,

I have a general question.
I am looking for a small, battery-driven, pocket sized amplifier, that has an external microphone (e.g. 3.5mm jack) as input and standard headphones/earphones as output.

Will a headphone amplifier work for this?
I have found many products that are meant for the hearing impaired but they often have internal microphones. I must have external.

If not a headphone amp, can someone please advise an appropriate off-the-shel product?
(Preferably no more than 60 or 70 bucks.)

Thanks.

 

[rayma]

I am looking for a small, battery-driven, pocket sized amplifier, that has an external
microphone (e.g. 3.5mm jack) as input and standard headphones/earphones as output.

Do you have a big pocket?
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...e=&network=g&gclid=CK-94YuOhdUCFcIbgQodcaEPGA
PG-3 Mini 3W Electric Guitar Amp Amplifier Speaker with Volume | eBay

 

[Gmballock]

Thanks for those suggestions.

Are you saying that the power requirements and impedance for a guitar amp are sufficient to drive a simple electret microphone?

I like the idea of the smaller one, but don't need the speaker.
I just need a microphone-in jack and a headphones-out jack.

Thanks.

 

[Gmballock]

Spoke to a guitar shop about a pocket guitar amp.
He suggested that I also use a line level booster.
Any ideas on a small, pocket sized device to achieve this?

Thanks.