earbud monitors

jeffrey10x2 · Post by **jeffrey10x2** » Saturday Feb 28, 2015

im thinking about getting earbud monitors. just checking to see what others have experienced and what brands to go with or stay away from. and also either wireless or wired.
im a drummer and really like to hear whats going on around me

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Saturday Feb 28, 2015

You can cheap out a little on wedges, but IEMs is one place where you don't want to cheap out on. Get the best you can afford.

TheBMC · Post by **TheBMC** » Sunday Mar 01, 2015

we have been using Carvin's for the guitarists and vocalist, they have worked out pretty well. get good ear buds though with mulitple drivers... 1964's are great.

Our drummer was wired but decided to go wireless for a little more freedom to move. He has Shure's. I'm pretty sure they are better than the carvin's but I haven't tried. I agree, you do get what you pay for, the carvins lose a little of the low end so spend some extra $$$'s and you'll love having in-ears.

I'll never go back.

jon5150 · Post by **jon5150** » Monday Mar 02, 2015

I use a Nady PEM 500's. Only had to upgrade the ear buds for better sound. Solid. They now sell the 1000 model.

Our Drummer uses Sure, and They are far superior. He has the 215 buds, and is upgrading to the 300 level soon so Im going to buy the 215's off him when he does. He Is Wireless for more freedom.

Talk to your soundman and don't go blind into a show with them...make sure to try them on a practice run first. Although easy for the artist to figure out, its a little more complex than a floor wedge for the fella that runs the PA.

And if your going into a show where the sound is provided...leave them at home...the headache of trying to show an unknown sound man what to do can be a pain in the but.

TheBMC · Post by **TheBMC** » Monday Mar 02, 2015

jon5150 wrote: And if your going into a show where the sound is provided...leave them at home...the headache of trying to show an unknown sound man what to do can be a pain in the but.

Great Point. Agreed.

JackANSI · Post by **JackANSI** » Monday Mar 02, 2015

jon5150 wrote:And if your going into a show where the sound is provided...leave them at home...the headache of trying to show an unknown sound man what to do can be a pain in the but.

I'd actually go as far as to say not to get in-ears if you regularly gig with an unknown level of provided sound.

I'd instead get a quality set of molded earplugs (with filters that dampen all frequencies equally). It is amazing how much more you'll hear when your ears aren't being overloaded by the loudest thing in the room. (and, of course, if stage volume isn't a concern)

Sometimes piping more sound in directly isn't the answer.

jeffrey10x2 · Post by **jeffrey10x2** » Friday Mar 06, 2015

i ordered a set of earasers today. ill see how they work.

jon5150 · Post by **jon5150** » Sunday Mar 08, 2015

First I've herd about earasers....always had a pair of foam plugs in my case...just incase things got out of hand.

This is something I'm interested in Keep us posted...if anybody else uses them how are they?

As a back drop though our sound on stage is not that loud but its live drums and 3 amps at lowest level possible for the musician to be comfortable with...sometimes the monitors get a little squirrely, if its not our Regular sound man. Steve Shutt...Hes great at what he does highly recommend him if your looking...

jeffrey10x2 · Post by **jeffrey10x2** » Monday Mar 09, 2015

i used the earasers this past weekend at practice.
they worked pretty good, but im still thinking about going to in ear monitors

floodcitybrass · Post by **floodcitybrass** » Saturday Mar 28, 2015

We use Shure 425 buds and psm900 iems.

It sounds best when get an airtight fit that can block out most of the acoustical sound.

jon5150 · Post by **jon5150** » Wednesday Apr 01, 2015

So when using IEM's do you guys use put both in or just one...For a while now Ive been only using one.

TheBMC · Post by **TheBMC** » Friday Apr 03, 2015

I've been using one most of the time.