Fischer Amps In Ear Stick

I use this amp on stage to get extra volume from my in-ear monitors, so that I can hear my live vocals and guitar more clearly. I play with an acoustic guitar duo, in very noisey environments.

Pros
- very easy to set up and use
- the extra volume from the amp means that I can hear the mix over the background noise through my in-ear monitors
- excellent sound quality
- solid design. The metal casing feels strong, so I don't worry about damaging the amp during transporation, storage or on-stage
- compact size
- battery powered (no need for long cable runs between a charger and an a/c outlet)
- the belt clip feature makes it easy to wear securely on stage
- the volume control, at the top, it easy to access quickly

Cons
- it's feel a little heavy (but only slightly)

I recommend this amp for anyone who needs great quality sound, with extra volume, for their in-ear monitors on stage.

I use this unit in conjunction with UE7 IEMs and get a great sound when playing live. The size and weight are ideal for a wired amplifier. I hardly know its there. I attach it to my guitar strap and attach the cable to my guitar lead. Then I route a cable from my pedal board to the sound desk. This solves the problem of an extra cable hanging from me and I have a better sound than most wireless packs. I was going to go wireless and get the Sennheiser pack, but I am now very glad I did not and saved myself a €1000. If wireless is not a big selling point for you, and you don't want a big heavy box hanging off of you, then I would recommend this. 3 other players in my band have this also and seem happy with the performance. The amp is advertised as having a 10 hour operation time on 2 AAA batteries, I find that it is definitely more. I get about 10 gigs per set of batteries so maybe somewhere between 20-30 hours of operation. I don't really have anything negative to say about this, its a great and sturdy bit of gear for the price.

I by now have 8 of those units in a rental setup. The first one I bought 7 years ago.
I'm very happy with the sturdiness of the Fischer amp. They all still work very well despite not always being treated so well. Often they get placed on the floor and people literally step on them. Or the musicians forget about them and walk of, still connected with the cable. This resulted that the Fischer Amp got pulled out of a pocket and fell to the floor. This happens frequently.
The sound quality is much better than the Behringer version of it, according to the musicians. I enjoy the stereo feature and the switchable headphone resistance. The 2 AAA Batteries last for a very long time. I often had them in for more than 10 Hours.
There are two points where Fischer could improve the design a bit more: The release push button to remove the case for battery change is fairly well recessed and a bit difficult to press if you do not have long nails or a pen handy. The second one is that the battery tray is fixed to the PCB with a small screw that often gets loose and gets lost.
This is my experience of having them for many years in the rental industry. I would highly recommend.

The product is well presented and works perfectly, but it's a bit clumsy to wear.

The Stick comes with batteries and an aux to TRS adapter, in case it is used as a general headphone preamp.
The user manual is very detailed, which will save you lots of time sorting out the correct setting of the switches for your application. The sound is good, after trying the stick I realized how much I need good in-ear headphones.

My only remark is that the belt attachment is too large (perhaps to fit some guitar straps?), attaching it to a regular belt does not feel 100% safe.