Head-Fi's Sponsors
(Premier Sponsors bolded) |
|
|
Can Jam '09
(2009
International
Head-Fi Meet)
Impressions,
Reviews, Photos |

Can
Jam '09 graphic
courtesy of Edwood
Click on the links below
for Can Jam '09 photos,
impressions and reviews:
blubliss
1,
2,
3
dallan
1,
2,
3,
4
santacore
1,
2
nhat_thanh
1, 2
vpivinylspinner
1,
2,
3
amb
1
augustwest
1
eaglejo
1
johnsonad
1
shellylh
1
Jon L
1,
2,
3,
4
Germancub
1
zippy2001
1
IPodPJ
1
bhd812
1
Edwood
1,
2
abellaw
1,
2
minidiscs
1
atothex
1
HighLife
1
achristilaw
1
SiBurning
1,
2,
3,
4
SiBurning
5,
6,
7
LFF
1
Iron_Dreamer
1
doping panda
1
morphsci
1
ironbut
1
shaizada
1
jasper994
1,
2
jp11801
1
Uncle Erik
1
drubrew
1
(More impressions/photos
still being added.)
|
|
|
Head-Fi Blogs
and Facebook |
|
|
Head-Fi's Sponsors
(Premier Sponsors bolded) |
|
|
|
| Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors Discussion of portable headphones, earphones and in-ear monitors (IEMs). |

04-08-2009, 04:21 AM
|
|
Junior Head-Fi'er
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 10
|
|
IEM's for stage performance
I'm looking at custom IEM's for playing on stage. I've been using stock shure SCL5's but find them slipping during the set. I got some custom sleeves made for them but the sleeves make the whole thing pretty bulky out the ear. What would you guys recommend in the various price ranges? Are there any sub $500 pro musician grade custom IEM's out there?
|

04-08-2009, 10:25 AM
|
 |
1000+ Head-Fi'er
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 1,166
|
|
ER4P have been musician grade for over 10 years.
__________________
"My mother is a queen, she gave birth to your majesty."
Car: 2x 12" JL Audio W6
Portable: Sony Black S639F -> Sennheiser IE7 (Audéo Silicon Ear Guides), Yuin PK3
Desktop: FB2K -> Bel Canto DAC 1 -> TCA Gizmo -> AV123 ELT525M Rosewood -> Onix X-Sub Palisander Rosa
Purple-Fire
My Feedback
|

04-08-2009, 10:35 AM
|
 |
Headphoneus Supremus
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posts: 1,787
|
|
Are you looking for customs specifically? I'm not aware of any custom IEMs that are specifically designed for on-stage, monitor, performance that are less than $500- the Westone ES series past ES1(x) are over $500 and the UE's 10's are significantly past that figure also (though the UE5's and UE7's I know little about TBH); all other customs options I know of are more aimed at personal listening, as far as I know- but Westone are due to release the UM3x universal that is aimed at on-stage performaance and/or monitoring. That is a universal fit, however. Then again, you could get those when released later this month and then the UM56 custom eartips for them; that'll should be within your $500 mark.
|

04-08-2009, 11:50 AM
|
|
Junior Head-Fi'er
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 10
|
|
Thanks- What about those livewires I hear, or C3 or sleeks- I really know nothing about them.
|

04-08-2009, 12:39 PM
|
 |
Headphoneus Supremus
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posts: 1,787
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Novaman
Thanks- What about those livewires I hear, or C3 or sleeks- I really know nothing about them.
|
Yeah, as I say, I'm not overly clued up on Customs as I've not yet shopped for or own a pair. However, having spent a lot of time reading these forums, you do pick up things about and certainly learn something of the marketplace for customs, in a casual interest sense (at least for me). On that basis, as far as I know, the ones I mentioned above are the only 'true', or marketed on-stage/monitoring custom IEMs I'm aware of. I'm sure, like pretty much any IEM, options like the Livewires, HearYourself line and Sleek customs, aswell as others, could easily be used for that purpose, however the ones I mentioned are the only ones i'm aware of that are specifically designed for that purpose, or, have been cited as weell-suited to that purpose, as opposed to for personal listening. Then again, apart from the reputed benefit of a flat response across the frequency range/neutrality, I don't know what is desired in properties for an in-ear monitor for on-stage performance and/or profesional application! So I'm only really going off that attribute (neutrailty), and whether and/or to what degree an IEM possesses it as to my 'recommendations' above.
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 09:57 PM.
|