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Westone UM 10 vs UM 20

imapepper77

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Jul 26, 2014
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I play bass at a small church, and I'm currently using a pair of Skullcandy in-ears that I had. They make the mix very muddy, and my bass sounds horrible. I'd really like to get the Westone UM 20s, but they're way out of my price range, so I was looking at the UM 10s. Has anybody used these while playing bass? I'm looking for clarity, not a boomy bass sound. I'm just concerned that I won't get a good enough bass sound with single driver IEMs.

Is it worth paying twice as much for a second driver when I'm not that good (yet) and only play at a small church once a week? Should I just start trying to save up and go with the UM 20s? I'd also like to get a 5 string at some point, if that would make a difference.