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Best IEMs for bass?

#42
If you are on a budget, dual drivers are fine as long as you have a good seal. To get a good seal, you need a good impression and a company that can translate that into a quality mold.

I've used both custom dual drivers and quad drivers. In my experience, the sonic difference between them is small when used with a quality analog wireless IEM setup (sennheiser g3 in my case).
 
#46
squeally dan said:
Thinking about going with the Westone UMX3's and the Rolls 351.
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Good thread! I just ordered the UM3X's from the input in this thread.

I've got a pair of Atrios and a pair of Triplefi's. I prefer the sound of the Triplefi's but they are about as comfortable as a brick inside my ear.

Anyway...Wish me luck! Hopefully they'll get here for some out of town gigs this weekend!
 
#47
I'm a 5-stringer. I've been using Westone 4's for two years with an Aviom and am still enjoying the crystal clear monitoring. HOWEVER, Westone DOES NOT sell individual replacement tips. But after a bit of trial and error, I found that the SHURE Universal tips (I use the triple flange) fit perfectly.

The triple flange will lose their shape quickly if you don't flip the bottom two flanges up in reverse after use. I went from getting about 1 month out of a pair to getting about 4 months a pair by doing that.

Next problem is wireless IEM. If you're a 4-banger, not too much of a problem. But, in spite of 10hz claims, I'm still looking for a wireless IEM that won't distort the B string and not cost $1K.
 
#52
squeally dan said:
Dang! Seems like there is no true consensus.

Thinking about going with the Westone UMX3's and the Rolls 351. Is it a big deal not being wireless? Anyone get annoyed being tied down to another cord?
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This is what I do. Boss TU-2 to a Radial JDI to the FOH. I get a monitor mix back to my Rolls 351. I run a headphone extension along with my bass cable. Works great.

I have the TU-2, JDI and Rolls on a Pedal Train Nano. It's perfect.
 
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#54
SteveC said:
This is what I do. Boss TU-2 to a Radial JDI to the FOH. I get a monitor mix back to my Rolls 351. I run a headphone extension along with my bass cable. Works great.

I have the TU-2, JDI and Rolls on a Pedal Train Nano. It's perfect.
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Same concept over here. I run to a Radial passive DI to the mixing board. We all get our own mix from the board. My mix goes to a Rolls headphone amp. Clip on tuner.

Rolls is velcroed to the Radial DI. I set up in about 60 seconds. Tear down is a little longer because I have to wrap my cord up. So maybe 90 seconds for tear down??
 
#56
DenisLM said:
I'm really looking for a IEM setup.
looks like the Shure PSM200 is a good first step for the money ($600). wireless and a not too bad earphone...(SE215)
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You need to be careful about the Hz range of these units. Especially if you're ever playing a 5-string. The B string is 30hz and most of the wireless IEM systems don't go below 35hz. A lot of the earbuds don't either. Sennhieser drops down to 25hz.

I still haven't taken the plunge on the wireless system. But when I do, I'm going with the Sennhieser.
 
#57
Rockbox Bass said:
You need to be careful about the Hz range of these units. Especially if you're ever playing a 5-string. The B string is 30hz and most of the wireless IEM systems don't go below 35hz. A lot of the earbuds don't either. Sennhieser drops down to 25hz.

I still haven't taken the plunge on the wireless system. But when I do, I'm going with the Sennhieser.
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I've used the Sennhiesers, the Shure PSM700s, Avioms and Carvins. I think the Carvins are the surprisingly best *sounding* units I've used. They will go down to 30hz.
 
#58
that's a good point.
I searched the specs of some models and the Carvin looks a much better option cost/benefit than shure:

Shure PSM 200: ($600)
Audio Frequency Response: 30 Hz to 12 kHz (+/–3 dB); earphone dependent
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 80 dB typical (A-weighted)
Total Harmonic Distortion (1 kHz) <1.5% typical (Ref. ±35 kHz deviation)

Audio-Technica M2 and M3 ($600 - $800)
Frequency Response 60 Hz to 13 kHz (±3 dB)
Dynamic Range 90 dB (typical), A-weighted
Total Harmonic Distortion <1% (at 1 kHz, ±20 kHz Deviation)

Carvin EM900 ($350)
Frequency Response: 30Hz - 15kHz (-3dB)
S/N Ratio: 80 dB (A weighted)

Galaxy Audio AS900 ($200)
Audio Frequency Response: +/-3dB 80Hz~16KHz
Dynamic Range: >90dB A-weighted
Total Harmonic Distortion: +/-30KHz deviation 1KHz tone <1%

Sennheiser EW300G3 ($1000)
Frequency response 25.....15000 Hz
Signal-to-noise ratio > 90 dB(A)
THD, total harmonic distortion < 0,9 %
 

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