The Positive Grid Spark Neo wireless headphone amplifier system combines a pair of over-ear headphones with a transmitter featuring a 6.35mm jack plug for electric guitars and basses, bringing the manufacturer's Spark Smart Amp technology into wireless headphones and allowing access to sounds through intelligent AI functions. Offering a complete guitar rig with a wide stereo image, detailed studio-quality reproduction, and excellent isolation from outside noise, the Spark Neo creates an immersive playing experience without disturbing the neighbours.
The Positive Grid Spark Neo is compatible with the Spark app, giving users access to 33 amplifiers, 43 effects, Spark AI features, ToneCloud sounds, and the ability to play along with backing tracks, while also offering control via a Spark Control footswitch connected to the app and four ready-programmed presets for use without the app. The Spark Neo transmits in the 2.4GHz Bluetooth frequency range with a built-in receiver and can receive audio from smartphones, tablets, and laptops, while the 40mm drivers built into the headphones are specifically configured for guitar sounds.
Guitarists and bassists can use the Spark Neo to play songs and practise scales, chords, and more thanks to the low-latency digital wireless transmission, which preserves the feel of the instrument, while Positive Grid has designed the earpieces to eliminate unwanted resonance and reduce distortion, ensuring top-quality sound and limitless playing enjoyment. Additionally, the Spark Neo is an excellent choice for music lovers looking for a pair or headphones that they can use to simply enjoy guitar music, with ABF membranes providing a transparent sound, durability, and a bass reflex system designed to enhance low-frequency reproduction.
Positive Grid was founded in the Californian city of San Diego in 2013, and from the very beginning the company’s mission statement was to bridge the gap between mobile technologies such as smartphones, as well as the potential offered by the digital world, and the analogue feel of guitar and bass equipment. The company’s pursuit of this goal has produced a range of exciting products, the most significant of which is undoubtedly the award-winning BIAS FX 2 amp and effects modelling software platform. With its “Spark Amp” series, Positive Grid has combined the limitless possibilities that the digital world provides with conventional guitar and bass amplifiers. Positive Grid’s spirit of innovation and the speed with which new developments are produced is a clear indication of what this still relatively young company has in store for the future.
The Positive Grid Spark Neo features soft ear pads to ensure that the headphones remain comfortable to wear during lengthy practice sessions, with an intuitive operating principle that lets guitarists focus on their performance. Ideal for pre-gig warmups, the Spark Neo offers a range of up to five metres, so players can enjoy exceptional freedom of movement regardless of how long they intend to play. And should the battery - which offers up to six hours' operation on a single charge - start running low, a guitar or bass can be directly connected to the headphones via cable, and for added convenience while travelling, the compact Spark Neo can be easily folded up and stowed away in a bag or a piece of hand luggage.