jkb89
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Post by jkb89 on Jun 10, 2015 15:54:43 GMT
Decided I'd quite like some custom IEMs as I'll be doing a lot of travelling soon, anyone have any experience with getting these made?
Thanks in advance :-)
PS - It's gone a bit quiet round here?? Apologies for only lurking a bit, been quite busy - seems everyone has been drawn out by the sun though!
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Post by ronzo56 on Jun 10, 2015 16:23:56 GMT
I have thought about it several times. Never have done it. I have heard Ultimate Ears is a good company. But they are in the U.S. You have to have a mold made by an audiologist. Make sure they have experience it can be tricky to get a good seal I understand. Then you select the earphone you like and send them the mold. They custom make them for you. A bit pricy. I have heard that they seal well. Here's the website. link
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Post by Rabbit on Jun 10, 2015 17:49:57 GMT
I have custom plugs on my ie8. I use to use them for roll back when doing vocals, by attaching them to a radio receiver which received audio from a mixing desk. I could then have the vocals turned up a bit in my ears so I could hear myself more plainly.
For the life of me, I can't remember who made them for me. I had a moulding taken by Boots actually and they sent the mould off for me.
The iem's seal much more effectively that way and you hear much less from the outside world. Problem is that it is SO expensive if you don't really need them, that I feel that it would be better to just buy a decent iem and save on the custom fits if you don't need a massive amount of isolation.
It's quite dangerous to be walking along a street, totally deaf and crossing roads so a little leakage might be safer!!
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Post by ronzo56 on Jun 10, 2015 18:19:15 GMT
I've be told, more than once by a "band" mate that I should have a pair, at all times, while doing vocals. Something about not hearing myself go off key. Cheeky arse. He's right. Jkb89: do you want them for plane travel, trains that kind of thing?
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Post by Rabbit on Jun 10, 2015 18:49:52 GMT
I've be told, more than once by a "band" mate that I should have a pair, at all times, while doing vocals. Something about not hearing myself go off key. Cheeky arse. He's right. Jkb89: do you want them for plane travel, trains that kind of thing? Exactly. It's the high tech equivalent of a folk singer putting a finger in their ear. That also helps to hear yourself if you're not sealed off. I prefer to have my vocals set very high so that I can really concentrate on getting them as in tune as possible. That's the worst thing when you see some bands where the singer can't hear themselves properly. They don't even know that they're out of tune. One of the worst I heard ..... Chris de Burgh. omg!!!!! Also ..... Mick Hucknall!!!!
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Post by ronzo56 on Jun 10, 2015 20:23:00 GMT
The last time I played in front of people was at a party. I had a monitor in front of me and kept telling the guy to turn it up. We were doing some CSN stuff. Helplessly Hoping (to stay in key), Wasted on the Way (yes one of us), and Southern Cross. After that I almost went for the IEM customs. We pulled it off, but it wasn't fun. Then we didn't play together for months and the money didn't seem worth it because who would want a band for a party that only had 20 songs. But I went crazy and bought more equipment. A digital recorder, more mics and a pitch correction box. One of us ended up in a band that got gigs and he got some custom IEM's. He loves them. But I think they were about £1000.
jbk89- you might want to look on Changstar.com . They have measurements of several IEM's and some reviews of different kinds. I know a lot of the folks on there like the Ultimate Ears, but you may want something you can get a chance to listen to where you live. IME they are a very personal preference when it comes to likes and dislikes. More than headphones.
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Post by jkb89 on Jun 11, 2015 9:23:15 GMT
Cheers for the input guys - It's just for leisure use, so planes/trains, places where I can shut the world out!
There's a company in Poland I think called Custom Art that do a single-driver set for about 190 euros + £40 for an ear impression, was strongly considering them. Theyre founded by a chap on Head-fi and get good reviews across the board as far as I can tell.
Cheers, Joe.
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