That is In Ear Monitors, custom made for me. The hardest part of using IEMs is that it sounds like you are playing along to a CD, vs a live rock band. I am used to this. I have been using IEMs for awhile, so the debate really isn't about that...it is if (much more expensive) custom ones are a big difference in comfort and quality.
Yes, they cost as much as a decent amp. But the ones we currently use live (generic Shures) are uncomfortable, and my sound isn't quite right. I had considered just a good small amp pointed at me like a monitor, but I figured, I want to get away from carrying my amps to a gig. I use a Fractal, so the main PA sound is glorious. So, I spent the money, went out and got the ear impressions done, and now I wait. These will have 6 drivers in each ear, and be a lot more comfortable than what I am using now.
Yeah, it is way different to get used to vs an amp (I still like my amps), but overall the sound onstage and out front is consistently better and clearer when we are all using IEMs. I dig the fact that the stage volume is so much less, and the stage is really clear of most equipment. So, we will see how this goes. The company is a local, but international one. They are a mile from my house and we know a lot of the same people. It is a family business, and they have gotten some great recommendations. They take a few weeks to make and then I go in for a final fitting.
Yes, they cost as much as a decent amp. But the ones we currently use live (generic Shures) are uncomfortable, and my sound isn't quite right. I had considered just a good small amp pointed at me like a monitor, but I figured, I want to get away from carrying my amps to a gig. I use a Fractal, so the main PA sound is glorious. So, I spent the money, went out and got the ear impressions done, and now I wait. These will have 6 drivers in each ear, and be a lot more comfortable than what I am using now.
Yeah, it is way different to get used to vs an amp (I still like my amps), but overall the sound onstage and out front is consistently better and clearer when we are all using IEMs. I dig the fact that the stage volume is so much less, and the stage is really clear of most equipment. So, we will see how this goes. The company is a local, but international one. They are a mile from my house and we know a lot of the same people. It is a family business, and they have gotten some great recommendations. They take a few weeks to make and then I go in for a final fitting.
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