Talk:In-ear monitor

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Image
I think this article BADLY lacks a picture of an in-ear monitor instead of adding more pictures of Stage equipment.

Agreed. I will try to find at least one picture to upload.--Phil McGowan (user:PhilyG) 05:55, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

"In-ear" or "in ear"
Since my native language isn't English I didn't want to change this by my self, but isn't "in-ear monitors" the commonly used way to write it?--Bjornwireen 16:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, it's properly written with one hyphen: "In-ear monitors." Binksternet 19:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

^ Indeed. It's hyphenated because it's (a prepositional phrase used as) a compound adjective.

External link
Since the introduction and enormous popularity of portable mp3-players, more and more music enthusiasts are using in ear monitors instead of the stock ear buds. I maintain a website with lots of information about IEMs. Maybe you can place an external link to my website. Here's the address Hifi-inear Regards, Ben --Bmft2000 (talk) 12:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

^ In-Ear Fidelity (https://crinacle.com) is probably a more relevant website in 2022. But, Ben brings up a good point: The article is written under the assumption that IEMs are almost-entirely used for live performances. Many -- probably most -- IEMs are used by audiophiles / hobbiests strictly to listen to audio.

Flash-based Mic Monitor application
I deleted an external link to a flash-based microphone monitor. The application allows somebody wearing headphones (or in-ear monitors) to listen to their own voice via whatever microphone might be hooked up to their computer. In-ear monitors are for a completely different purpose such as a musical artist listening to their performance as they sing or play; trying to replicate a professional sound system experience with a computer's microphone, the computer's inherent latency and whatever consumer quality headphones and headphone amplifier that are present is absurd. All it looked like to me was an attempt to get more eyeballs on the questionable flash application. Binksternet (talk) 06:59, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * fair enough --Philosophistry (talk) 08:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Acoustic Coil Tube
Why is there no mention of acoustic coil tubes? These, as far as I know, are often used on live TV for producer feedback to talent. Telex example Zootboy (talk) 19:54, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I feel like Acoustic Coil Tubes are covered under the last sentence of the Earpieces section because they are a type of non-custom IEM. - Drcarasco (talk) 08:40, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Earpieces
I just noticed horrid formatting in the section, fixed it (a badly placed space at the beginning of the sentence resulting in monospaced type), but the sentence doesn't make any sense. I'm not an expert in the area, so I don't want to do substantive edits. --Jds2001 (talk) 04:02, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

History?
What are the history of these? —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 14:32, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

IEM frequency used for bootleg recording
Should there be a section on how bootleggers now use the VHF frequency to capture the mix and bootleg a live show? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karst (talk • contribs) 23:28, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

This seems, at best, tangentially related to IEMs -- there's nothing IEM-specific about this ... Any unencrypted broadcast can be intercepted. I'd be incredibly curious to listen to recordings from IEM mixes; I wouldn't suspect that they'd make for terribly enjoyable listening (without substantial processing).

IEM vs. Earbuds?
There's a section in the studio monitor article about the differences (and similarities) between monitors and commercial hi-fi speakers. I would think there should be at least a single sentence discussing the differences (if any) between IEMs and commercial earbuds or in-ear headphones. Is there a difference? If so what?

Are IEMs used by professional musicians the same as in-ear headphones you can buy in radio shack (other than the higher end drivers?) The studio monitor article notes the biggest differences between monitors and hifi speakers are generally flat response from monitors vs. sound enhancement from speakers, and "robustness" in that monitors typically can handle loud/dynamic sounds better for uncompressed sound and loud pops that might occur in studio. Is there a similar difference in IEMs/headphones?

69.157.45.222 (talk) 14:23, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

IEMs typically have a significantly better ear-canal seal (and, thus, sound isolation) than do earbuds. They also tend to have different wear / ergonomics (the cables are meant to be wrapped around / draped over the ear rather than hanging down from the monitor, and there's often a 'bead' to tighten the cables behind the head). On mid-range and above models, the cables are removable / replaceable, as well. Also, in 2022, wireless earbuds are increasingly common; IEMs -- even when used with a wireless receiver -- are, to the best of my knowledge, always wired / cabled.

Driver Types
The 'driver tech' section is entirely incomplete. Hybrid IEMs (one or more DD + one or more BA, especially) are very common, and there are also planar magnetic IEMs.

ear pieces
Is there a difference between these monitors and the communication earpieces used by close protection officers like the U.S. Secret Service or are they the same thing? 98.10.165.90 (talk) 01:17, 28 December 2016 (UTC)