In ear monitors

Doug Garrick · Post by **Doug Garrick** » 22 Aug 2015 3:10 pm

I am completely deaf in my left ear (from a non-musical issue). I only need a single iem. I should have mentioned that. Sorry bout that.

Doug Clark · Post by **Doug Clark** » 23 Aug 2015 10:48 am

No prob; bad assumption on my part, actually.

Another lesson about what can happen when we ass-u-me.

Carl Mesrobian · Post by **Carl Mesrobian** » 12 Oct 2015 3:16 pm

I'm new to in-ear systems and still up in the air about which personal earphone amp to get. I have a small Behringer mixer (X1204USB), but feel like it's overkill compared to the small battery operated amps available.

I use an old Fender amp that has no direct out and would probably have to mic it and run the mic to the personal earphone amp and then pass through to the FOH board, and then have the aux from the house mix into the other channel of the personal amp and then blend them for myself. Sound right? (no pun intended)

Has anyone used the Rolls PM351 as a personal amp? http://www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PM351

For in-ears I got the Sennheiser IE6, haven't tried them yet.

Kevin Milner · Post by **Kevin Milner** » 12 Oct 2015 4:43 pm

Carl Mesrobian wrote:I'm new to in-ear systems and still up in the air about which personal earphone amp to get. I have a small Behringer mixer (X1204USB), but feel like it's overkill compared to the small battery operated amps available.

I use an old Fender amp that has no direct out and would probably have to mic it and run the mic to the personal earphone amp and then pass through to the FOH board, and then have the aux from the house mix into the other channel of the personal amp and then blend them for myself. Sound right? (no pun intended)

Has anyone used the Rolls PM351 as a personal amp? http://www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PM351

For in-ears I got the Sennheiser IE6, haven't tried them yet.

Thanks for the heads up on that Rolls unit, I was thinking of building something almost exactly like that on my own for use in an IEM system. It has good reviews on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/rolls-PM351-Perso ... B001032IDS

Ken Metcalf · Post by **Ken Metcalf** » 12 Oct 2015 5:37 pm

chris ivey wrote:are people using these for normal gigs?
barrooms, lodges, clubs, outside gigs?
i can understand maybe using them for huge concert venues, but anything else seems a little pretentious or at least unnecessary.

You can control your ear "monitor" from your IPhone if monitor control is an issue for you.
Or you can tell the guitar player to turn down.

Ken Metcalf · Post by **Ken Metcalf** » 12 Oct 2015 5:38 pm

I use Rolls with cords and not wireless.

Carl Mesrobian · Post by **Carl Mesrobian** » 12 Oct 2015 6:44 pm

iPhone - what's that? I'm still using a Raz'r.. I just got an iPad Air and use it for charts.

I remember turning a guitar player down and he didn't even notice

I was figuring the Rolls as hardwired.