Re: In-Ear Monitor Quandary


"coreybenson" <coreybenson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sep 19, 1:45 pm, "Mike Rieves" <mr...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But I've seen it tried a few times with less than optimal results. Like
anything else, it can be made to work satifactorily for some folks, in
fact
I know a drummer who's been using wired IEM's for years, but they aren't
for
everybody.

You didn't say that, Mike. You said, and I quote:

IEM wires are a lot more fragile that instrument cables, it takes very
little tension to damage them. I suppose one could use wired IEM's if
one
were very careful, but they would be easy to damage.

Which is VERY different from "In my experience, this is a bad idea,
and here are three situations where they sucked, purely by being
wired" which is what it sounds like you're coming up with now. Exactly
HOW would the wires be damaged more easily when connected to an
extension cable than when they're plugged into a wireless pack?
I've seen it many MANY times, and it works just fine. If the player is
already tethered with an instrument cable, there's no difference
adding IEM's to the mix.

Please describe what happened the last time you saw them being used,
where they provided "less than optimal results." I'd be very
interested in how, exactly, they failed. I'd also like to know how the
situation could have been improved by having a wireless pack in the
mix.

Frankly, there are very few times going wired isn't an IMPROVEMENT, at
least from a reliability standpoint.

Again, if I ever go IEM, it'll be wireless, but that's because I
already have a fantastic wireless unit for my bass.

I look forward to your response! Thanks!

Corey

The folks I've seen using them, have had problems with the IEM's popping
out of their ears, and with damage to the wires. It's all well and good if
you play guitar or bass and have a cable going from the instrument you're
actually wearing that you can attach the IEM extension cable to, or a
drummer who is sitting at the drums when he's using the IEM, but for singers
and keyboard players who don't already have cables running to their bodies
it can create issues that they don't have to face with wireless IEMs. The
wireless receiver pack is usually firmly attached to the wearer's body, and
there is no cable to step on, pull too tight, trip over, etc, so damage to
the IEM leads is less likely. One could rig some sort of clip that firmly
attached the wired IEM cable to the body as well, so that the clip would
take the strain in the event that the cable was pulled too tight, but this
isn't always done.
I'll admit that I may have gone a little bit overboard in some of my
earlier responses, but I think everyone here already knows that I'm prone to
do that on occasion (but that seems to be common with lots of others in this
group as well:-)). However wireless IEMs have enough advantages over wired
IEMs that the majority of people think the additional expense is worth it.
I've seen lots of musicians using wireless IEMs and only a few using wired
IEMs.


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