Hardware GBA Amps

[Shadow_The_Hedgehog82]

What is the best amp to get for the GBA I have seen several different ones and i'm not sure what to pick. Also most of these seem like they dont connect to the headphone jack so do they only amplify the speaker? Are there any benefits/drawbacks of them?

Cleanamp 1.1 https://retrosix.co.uk/Game-Boy-CleanAmp-v1-1-Audio-Amplifier-p141361141
Cleanamp pro https://retrosix.co.uk/Game-Boy-CleanAmp-Pro-v1-0-Audio-Amplifier-p331202019

Helders Flex Amp https://www.retromodding.com/products/helders-game-tech-gba-flex-amp
Not sure if the same but this is also a flex amp by helder https://www.zedlabz.com/products/fl...stall-flex-speaker-amplifier-helder-game-tech

Also seen these on ebay not sure what they are https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274664315822

 

[slaphappygamer]

Both of the cleanamps, in their descriptions say “For Game Boy Advance installs, the PureSilence is built in, giving complete silence when the volume wheel is turned all the way down, both in headphones and to the speaker.”

They appear to address the buzzing at the low volume with headphones and draw less power. Not sure if they’d be too loud, though.

I’d go with one of the cleanamp options.

 

[Lijer]

I had installed the retrosix cleanamp version, and it was loud.. really loud.. but i eventually removed the amp because the ‘zero’ point (the start point of the wheel when you actually starting to hear audio,) is also way higher.. so you cannot play at a very low audio level anymore, which i actually use a lot..

 

[slaphappygamer]

For that very reason, I invested in some cheapy headphones. They have a volume slider. That slider will remove the buzzing that is present at low volumes.