Westone UM Pro 10 for IEMs.

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Matt Vivlamore

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Anyone use these?
What are you thoughts on the Weston UM Pro 10 for general IEM usage?
Or do you have a suggestion for a great ear bud in the $125-175 range.

There is 6-7 band member who are purchasing their own pair. I would like for everyone to use the same ear, I'd be wearing a pair when I need to focus on monitors. I would suggest a dual driver and/or custom molds, but the $300+ budget isn't there for the musician to purchase.
 
Re: Westone UM Pro 10 for IEMs.

Donnie Evans said:
If you could talk them into it, nothing will compare to a custom mold. These are just under $300 right now. http://alienears.com/p/321/alien-ears-dual-driver-c2-ultimate-ears-jh-audio-westone-1964-ears
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Or, for a better option...

http://alclair.com/product-category/custom-in-ear-monitors/

i use this company personally. i have been VERY happy with them from quality of product to customer service.

i do concur that once you get past about 100 bucks, customs are the way to go. they are just SO much better than ANY universal unit.
 
Re: Westone UM Pro 10 for IEMs.

Matt Vivlamore said:
Anyone use these?
What are you thoughts on the Weston UM Pro 10 for general IEM usage?
Or do you have a suggestion for a great ear bud in the $125-175 range.

There is 6-7 band member who are purchasing their own pair. I would like for everyone to use the same ear, I'd be wearing a pair when I need to focus on monitors. I would suggest a dual driver and/or custom molds, but the $300+ budget isn't there for the musician to purchase.
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Matt, i just realized i didn't really answer your question.

i Think that the Shure SE215 is really hard to beat in the bang for the buck department. i used them as my universals at the church i worked after trying many different alternatives. they sound decent. are well made. have replaceable cables. and they are really inexpensive [<100 bucks]. if you absolutely can't afford customs, buy the shures and then use the leftover money to start saving for customs. 'cause they're gonna want them eventually.
 
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brian maddox said:
Matt, i just realized i didn't really answer your question.

i Think that the Shure SE215 is really hard to beat in the bang for the buck department. i used them as my universals at the church i worked after trying many different alternatives. they sound decent. are well made. have replaceable cables. and they are really inexpensive [<100 bucks]. if you absolutely can't afford customs, buy the shures and then use the leftover money to start saving for customs. 'cause they're gonna want them eventually.
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The SE215's are on the short list as well. I've tried explaining to the band that customs are the way to go; but they see the $$$ and complain (typical musician).
 
Re: Westone UM Pro 10 for IEMs.

Matt Vivlamore said:
The SE215's are on the short list as well. I've tried explaining to the band that customs are the way to go; but they see the $$$ and complain (typical musician).
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The price of 2 cocktails per gig, saved back, will pay for custom molds in 2 or 3 months. If they quit cigarettes too, they can pay for customs in a month. It's all a matter of priorities.

Matt's heard this before, I think, so for the folks just joining our little IEM love-fest, already in progress.... the FIT is everything. Relatively inexpensive ($100-$150) IEMs perform surprisingly well if the user can achieve a tight, consistent seal with the ear canal. Before you think about multi-armature, 3 or 4 way as the path to IEM nirvana, if the damn things don't seal up and stay sealed, without exception the user will be disappointed, and the level of disappointment will proportionately match their investment. Getting a good fit with generic tips (triple flange, "comply" foam, etc) is critical to initial user impression and acceptance of the IEMs. Ultimately, getting impressions taken by (or under the supervision of) an otologist familiar with musician use of IEMs is important and will be worth it in the long run.

One of my crew has very wide ear canals. He had to do some digging to find a triple flange big enough to provide a seal; I have the opposite problem, I have fairly narrow ear canals. If we'd not learned about proper fitting, we'd have probably said "I don't get it, this sucks."
 
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