sb arms & legs

Just received my first set of #KiwiEars #IEM (in-ear monitors), and wow am I impressed!

These things are VERY well made. Each ear piece has eight (8) balanced-armature drivers. The cable is braided and very resistant to tangling. No problem even while wearing my guitar. This is huge!

The sound is great - way more headroom than I'll likely ever need. Very flat sounding, with a slight "V" adding just a sprinkle of sweetening on the sub-bass and the top end.

Never harsh at volumes I can tolerate - low-end is ever-present without being cloudy or muddy - everything just shines right through.

I CANNOT WAIT to try these out on a stage during a high SPL concert.

The primary reason I chose these IEMs was because they are fairly flat, the audiophile folks say they are great for critical listening and mixing. They will be doing a lot of that, as well.

For about $350 CAD, I'm not sure there is ANYTHING at that price point that compares.

#StageMusician #ProtectYourHearingWhileYouCan

May 27 at 8:40pmWeb
Show threadsb arms & legs4d ago

The design of the electronics is super cool! 8 individual drivers:

- 2 large drivers for the bass, ganged to a tube
- 4 small drivers for mid, ganged to a tube
- 2 smaller drivers for high, ganged to a tube

The three tubes then combine at the opening at the ear tip.

This is just... astounding. A wild amount of engineering is required to not only get such a big and accurate sound out of a little metal box smaller than a pencil eraser with an output hole the size of a hypodermic needle, but also to nail the phase and timing of each section.

The passive crossover circuitboard features a handful of resistors - all of which would easily fit on a single grain of rice with room to spare. Absolutely masterful solder work.

I opted for the clear resin so that I can see and appreciate every bit of the innards.