Members chasetheace Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 Im lookin to buy a set of in ears and want to get something that i won't end up needing to replace down the road. What set up would you guys recommend? Oh yeah, I headbang a lot so I'm gonna need some ear buds that won't come flying out! Any help would be great!Thanks,-chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axisplayer Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 How much do you want to spend? You left the options too wide open to answer. Here is a nice option you won't outgrow soon for a mere $1K per person. http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Sennheiser-ew-300-IEM-G3-InEar-Wireless-Sys?sku=620198 I shopped and bought AT M3's for half that and expect to be happy for a long time, or until the FCC sells off my band for some uber-geek toy to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 We use and are very happy with this system: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/P2TRE2-H2/ I would also suggest getting either custom ear buds or custom molds for existing ear buds. They will fit better and be much more comfortable over a long period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imnotded Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I use what jwlussow suggested. Not the greatest, but they get the job done pretty well and I'm happy with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I use what jwlussow suggested. Not the greatest, but they get the job done pretty well and I'm happy with them. Did you try the headroom workaround? Makes a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imnotded Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 Did you try the headroom workaround? Makes a huge difference. the what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 Run the signal to input 1 and use a short XLR patch from the output on channel 1 to the input on channel 2. Balance the signals between both inputs and you will have a noticeably louder signal with much more headroom. This works great and allows more gain before the limiters kick in. The early limiters are the only downside that I noticed with the 200 system. This workaround eliminates that downside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imnotded Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 No I haven't, but I'm going to. Thats good to know, I usually have then up pretty high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chasetheace Posted January 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 I don't wanna spend over 1500..how do you get the custom ear buds and how much do they run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris K Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 I don't wanna spend over 1500..how do you get the custom ear buds and how much do they run? saw these on fleabay last night.... http://tinyurl.com/yhkaqcrnot shure if this is a good deal or not. with in ears, do you need a transmitter for each band member? or will 1 transmitter and say 4 or 5 body packs work? would you only need additional tranmitters for additional monitor mixes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 I don't wanna spend over 1500..how do you get the custom ear buds and how much do they run? I got mine for around $120. They fit on my E5s. Works great. I got them here: http://earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/cusfitearmol1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zbad55 Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 JW, Thanks for the link you provided, I was looking for something like this to work with my Shure SCL4's. Which style did you get, the canal only or the full shell? Did you do your own ear impression or have an audiologist do it for you, thanks for the info, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 JW, Thanks for the link you provided, I was looking for something like this to work with my Shure SCL4's. Which style did you get, the canal only or the full shell? Did you do your own ear impression or have an audiologist do it for you, thanks for the info, I got the canal only. I did my own impressions. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheesey Posted January 31, 2010 Members Share Posted January 31, 2010 Run the signal to input 1 and use a short XLR patch from the output on channel 1 to the input on channel 2. Balance the signals between both inputs and you will have a noticeably louder signal with much more headroom. This works great and allows more gain before the limiters kick in. The early limiters are the only downside that I noticed with the 200 system. This workaround eliminates that downside. going to try this , thanks for the tip! I think this is my main concern with the psm 200, I am close to getting a Mipro 808t/r system (dual diversity). last gig the keys (mini moog ) sucked everything , usually only short passages . but shouldnt happen. I also use E5 with custom molds local audiologist did for me for $150. really like using IEM's and dont want to go back to wedges and feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 31, 2010 Members Share Posted January 31, 2010 going to try this , thanks for the tip! I think this is my main concern with the psm 200, I am close to getting a Mipro 808t/r system (dual diversity). last gig the keys (mini moog ) sucked everything , usually only short passages . but shouldnt happen. I also use E5 with custom molds local audiologist did for me for $150. really like using IEM's and dont want to go back to wedges and feedback I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phil Clark Posted January 31, 2010 Members Share Posted January 31, 2010 I get a little happy every time a band member suggests in-ears. If all the guys in PHINS would go in-ear, my life would be so much simpler. Not that it will ever happen, but I do have my hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chasetheace Posted February 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2010 Found this set and looks pretty cool..http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-PSM-400-Wireless-Personal-Performance-Pack?sku=243601Just looks like the ear buds arent that good but i saw thishttp://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-SCL5-Dual-Driver-Sound-Isolating-Earphones?sku=270698Would any of you recomend this set up? Im assuming I would need to get a custom mold of these ear buds too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted February 1, 2010 Members Share Posted February 1, 2010 Found this set and looks pretty cool..http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-PSM-400-Wireless-Personal-Performance-Pack?sku=243601Just looks like the ear buds arent that good but i saw thishttp://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-SCL5-Dual-Driver-Sound-Isolating-Earphones?sku=270698Would any of you recomend this set up? Im assuming I would need to get a custom mold of these ear buds too? Do you really need stereo? This unit is roughly the same as the PSM200 but costs a lot more. We A/Bd them and decided that the 200 would be fine for us. We didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scredly Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 I have JH Audio JH13Pros and they sound great. http://www.jhaudio.com/promusic/ I'm planning on a Sennheiser IEM 300 G3 wireless set-up soon. G2 units are available at very good rates right now. The Mipro unit was my 2nd choice. I use a Rolls PM55 for wired applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 I use a Rolls PM55 for wired applications. Careful. I dont think those Rolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mshifflett Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 We use the Sennheiser G2 series wirless units and had custom buds made for us by Ultimate Ears (UE7 model) Do yourself a favor and get custom buds made, you will not regret it. Even the custom molds for universal buds do not seal as well as a full custom bud and are sonically superior if you get a good pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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