IEM Question

[Ndrameda81]

I am thinking about starting to use IEM because I am tired of leaving gigs with my ears ringing.

Has anyone tried Gorilla Ears, or Alien Ears? I think Alien ears has an eight driver for $775.00 which sounds intriguing.

Has anyone tried those Alien Ears?

Also, which systems are good?

 

[Runnerman]

Lots of threads on here regarding IEM's with tons of good information if you do a quick search.

My drummer uses 3 driver Alien ears and is very satisfied.
My guitar player/lead vocal uses 5 driver Westones...pretty big $

Most buds you get with a system will be non-ear mold lower level single drivers so you will need to upgrade at some point.

Lots of systems, we use the Carvin which is decent for the money. Solid and pretty gig proof.

There is also 1964 Ears and Bassearz and many other bud manufacturers that make a fitted bud. They are all pretty decent I think.

 

[SteveC]

I have dual driver Westone UM-2. I think for non-molded, generic fit they seal very well. They are not super expensive and work great.I use them at church through a Rolls PMS50 (I think) box. It's wired but I run the cable along with my bass cable and it works great.

Under $200 for the ears, 50 for the Rolls box and $10 for the extension cord for my ears. $250 for a nice sounding IEM system isn't bad. Sometimes I think I should have gone for the 3 driver, but in my research it seamed most people thought the 3 driver was more important if you sang - which I don't - and that dual driver seemed to be fine for bass and drums. My drummer has the same set up and is very happy.

 

[grass132456]

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[guy n. cognito]

I just ordered some friction fit moulds from Alien Ears, and I honestly wouldn't recommend them. My order took twice as long as promised, and their communication was terrible.

 

[Eric Moesle]

I recommend trying the triple driver Westone UM3x. They are universal fit but can be upgraded to custom mold if you decide you like IEM and want to keep going that route. They are excellent quality triple drivers. $399 new, and about $125 if you later want them remolded into customs.

 

[overbybr]

1964ears.com nuff said

 

[scowboy]

I've got 1964 Ears Quads. They were worth EVERY last penny. They have good solid low end and once you go with custom molds you will never go back.

 

[SteveC]

I recommend trying the triple driver Westone UM3x. They are universal fit but can be upgraded to custom mold if you decide you like IEM and want to keep going that route. They are excellent quality triple drivers. $399 new, and about $125 if you later want them remolded into customs.

I have Westone UM-2's and just use the molds supplied and I think they are amazing. Plenty of isolation even without the custom mold option.

 

[Wadge]

I got the 1964 Ears Quads. I'm very happy with them. I bought them a few months back but at the time they were the best bang for the buck I could find. Things might have changed since then but probably not by much.