In live performance, in-ear monitoring has changed everything. A rock-solid wireless transmitter combined with beltpack IEM receivers and accurate earpieces can significantly improve nearly any show or presentation. Not only can performers hear themselves far better than stage wedge mixes, but IEM use typically results in lowered stage volume. With a great IEM mix, the FOH engineer’s task becomes simpler, the audience get better sound and artists are happy — everybody wins.
Although custom earmold earphones are fast becoming the standard, there are numerous occasions when universal-fit earpieces are an ideal choice. These include keeping units on hand as backups (things do break and/or get lost or destroyed on the road), having a few extras to provide for expected (or unexpected) guest performers or offering these to performers before they make the full-on IEM plunge.
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