In Ear Monitor

Audio Technica M2, $800 List, sells for $410.00 shipped. Stereo or "More Me" configurations. Has input for a pocket click track, or a cheap lapel mic for ambient (stage & crowd) noise. Ear protection limiter. Comes with earbuds - quality unknown. It appears that there is no rack mount available for a single unit - only pairs. It could be mounted to a rack mount shelf, which would cost about $20-$25 shipped. Don't know if the antennas can be removed (so multiple units can be used with a combiner and antenna). A much better choice than the PSM200.

Audio Technica M3, $1100 list, sells for $557.00 shipped. Stereo or "More Me" configurations. Has input for a pocket click track, or a cheap lapel mic for ambient (stage & crowd) noise. Ear protection limiter - adjustable. Automatic scanning to find a clear frequency. More frequencies (more units can be used together). Better display. Detachable antennas (multiple units can be fed by an antenna splitter). Better display and controls. Comes with earbuds - quality unknown. It could be mounted to a rack mount shelf, which would cost about $20-$25 shipped. Definitely worth the extra $147 over the M2. Don't know if the antennas can be removed (so multiple units can be used with a combiner and antenna).


Ambient mic for either of the above is $61.00 (I'd hold off on that).


Sennheiser EW300G3 IEM. $1500 list, sells for $$825 shipped including rack mount kit. Stereo or "More Me" configuration. Ear protection limiter. Comes with earbuds that suck (keep them as emergency spares). The antennas can be removed. Pros say that the Sennheisers are better than the M3, but will the differences matter to anyone other than a big rental house? Hard to say.

The Shure PSM1000 is on par with the Sennheiser.


For those who don't need to be wireless, there's this: http://www.rockonaudio.com/?page=PKG-001, this: http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.co...wired-Bodypack-for-PSM-400-Systems?sku=243606, and this http://www.peavey.com/products/acce...093/number/03001320/HB2HeadPhoneAmplifier.cfm (although the limiter is a bit too accessible for my taste).

 

The Audio Technica M2 and M3 do come with rack hardware for a single unit mount. I use the Audio Technica M2. It works great for me. You can also run two different mono channels with the 1 transmitter and 2 receivers.

 

I own a Audio technical M3 good reliable but the stock earbuds suck.

 

The Swedish distributor just told me the Audi Technica M2/M3 s are discontinued and a new model will appear in 2014.on the AT website only M3 is showing.

 

I use, and do not recommend Shure PSM 600

 

With regards to the Rock On Limiter, I would steer away from it because it doesn't do stereo and there may be instances where you are lucky enough to get a stereo mix. The tasty blender is a better option. Yet again, even with the tasty blender, to get a stereo mix you need two separate inputs, one for left and one for right. I wish they would have included a single stereo input.

 

That's certainly true but you can use a Y cable to sum up the two mono outputs to one stereo jack and have one canle rather than two cross the stage to your position.

The Rolls PM351 has such a single TRS stereo input. I just wish it had a limter also.