There are two ways you can describe the sound of an in-ear monitor. Ok, there are WAY more than 2 ways. But as broad categorizations go, there are two ways of looking at the sound of an earphone. You can use many different words (and we will in a bit) to describe these sonic generalizations, but for the sake of this post, we’ll call them CONTOURED and FLAT.
The world of in-ear monitors is relatively new and unfamiliar to most folks. It has its own language and buying process. If we are talking custom in-ear monitors, it might be the first custom ANYTHING you have ever bought. So what do you need to know before diving in?
Nashville producer/engineer Russ Long put Alclair Audio’s flagship ESM 13 and Studio4 in-ear monitors to the test in the recording studio, and the verdict was….
https://www.youtube.com/embed/67S3tXoP1oc IEM Maintenance 101 — cleaning, cable changes, and proper storage for your in-ear monitors Love your IEMs and they will love you back. The single biggest cause of degraded sound in in-ear monitors is not driver failure. It is…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8d7cpHfHcpI How to properly insert your custom Alclair in-ear monitors for a complete seal Custom in-ear monitors fit differently than earbuds or universal IEMs. They are designed to seal against the walls of your ear canal. Getting that seal right…
