Justin US
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Hello all,
I am looking for my first set of in-ear monitors, but they are to be used in a somewhat peculiar situation, so here we go.
I work in a physics/materials science laboratory, and there is a constant medium-loud drone from turbo pumps (ultra-high vacuum system). I would like to listen to music as I work (hopefully it will decrease ear fatigue from the steady drone) but I would like to be able to hear if the droning of the motors suddenly changes or decreases in volume. I don't know much but it seems as though there's no such thing as an "open back" IEM(?), but I'd like recommendations for any IEM's that won't isolate me.
I just ordered a Xuelin 780 that will be used with whatever listening solution I come up with. For reference, I currently listen to vinyl/everything else with a pair of Shure SRH440's, which I love. I've used those for the last 6 years. Whatever I buy will probably be what I use for a long time- I'm pretty happy at the lower-end audiophile range and tend not to upgrade.
Mostly Jazz, Blues, Indie, Alt, Songwriter type stuff. Rap. Some rock. I love that flat studio monitor style with a little something added to keep things from getting cold and sharp.
I guess this breaks my lurker status, huh?
(thanks to whoever reads my rambling)
I am looking for my first set of in-ear monitors, but they are to be used in a somewhat peculiar situation, so here we go.
I work in a physics/materials science laboratory, and there is a constant medium-loud drone from turbo pumps (ultra-high vacuum system). I would like to listen to music as I work (hopefully it will decrease ear fatigue from the steady drone) but I would like to be able to hear if the droning of the motors suddenly changes or decreases in volume. I don't know much but it seems as though there's no such thing as an "open back" IEM(?), but I'd like recommendations for any IEM's that won't isolate me.
I just ordered a Xuelin 780 that will be used with whatever listening solution I come up with. For reference, I currently listen to vinyl/everything else with a pair of Shure SRH440's, which I love. I've used those for the last 6 years. Whatever I buy will probably be what I use for a long time- I'm pretty happy at the lower-end audiophile range and tend not to upgrade.
Mostly Jazz, Blues, Indie, Alt, Songwriter type stuff. Rap. Some rock. I love that flat studio monitor style with a little something added to keep things from getting cold and sharp.
I guess this breaks my lurker status, huh?
(thanks to whoever reads my rambling)