Comments on: Choosing the Right Gear: In-Ear Roundup http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/ Training and Tools for Worship Leaders to Create and Use their own loops Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rev Ron http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-102 Rev Ron Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:15:46 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-102 Hey, I have been trying to find out if the UM2's minimize ( if so how much) the "occlusion effect". This is the main obstacle in getting our band members to migrate to IEM's. Well, money is an issue too which is why one reason (other than the great reviews on UM2's) that I went with these IEM's. Your comments are appreciated. Thanks! Rev Ron in NC Hey, I have been trying to find out if the UM2′s minimize ( if so how much) the “occlusion effect”. This is the main obstacle in getting our band members to migrate to IEM’s. Well, money is an issue too which is why one reason (other than the great reviews on UM2′s) that I went with these IEM’s. Your comments are appreciated. Thanks!

Rev Ron in NC

]]> By: Caleb Harkins http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-101 Caleb Harkins Sat, 01 May 2010 06:21:21 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-101 Hey guys you may be interested in www.alienears.com I have used them for a year now and they are amazing. They are a like 395 for the triple (no hardcase :( ) but they send you your own ear mold kit and ship super fast. They also have some really interesting options where they will make your current headphones (universal type) custom fitted. So you can pick your sound you like and have the perfect fit to. They guys are really nice and great to work with. caleb. Hey guys you may be interested in http://www.alienears.com I have used them for a year now and they are amazing. They are a like 395 for the triple (no hardcase :( ) but they send you your own ear mold kit and ship super fast. They also have some really interesting options where they will make your current headphones (universal type) custom fitted. So you can pick your sound you like and have the perfect fit to. They guys are really nice and great to work with.

caleb.

]]> By: Will http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-100 Will Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:01:19 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-100 @Justin, Thanks for your input on the subject and for adding your voice to the conversation! @Justin,
Thanks for your input on the subject and for adding your voice to the conversation!

]]> By: Justin http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-99 Justin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:10:20 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-99 Dustin, Sometimes if you don't have a perfect fit you can open your mouth in a weird way and they will open up. This is called "breaking the seal". This is the very reason that most musicians have molds made while they are biting on a 1" bite block. This ensures that a quality mold is made and that you won't break the seal when you open your mouth to sing. Also, if you have trouble with the seal breaking sometimes, Westone carries a product called "Oto Ease" that comes in the larger protection case. This can be applied in very small amounts to the exterior of the in ears to create an even better seal. Basically if you have custom molds they will fit perfect. If they don't you can usually send them back right away and have another set of molds made. Both Westone and UE have excellent customer service. Dustin,

Sometimes if you don’t have a perfect fit you can open your mouth in a weird way and they will open up. This is called “breaking the seal”. This is the very reason that most musicians have molds made while they are biting on a 1″ bite block. This ensures that a quality mold is made and that you won’t break the seal when you open your mouth to sing. Also, if you have trouble with the seal breaking sometimes, Westone carries a product called “Oto Ease” that comes in the larger protection case. This can be applied in very small amounts to the exterior of the in ears to create an even better seal.

Basically if you have custom molds they will fit perfect. If they don’t you can usually send them back right away and have another set of molds made. Both Westone and UE have excellent customer service.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-98 Dustin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:41:18 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-98 I use the older model Shure E5's (now the SCL5). I do like them and I've been using them for about 6 years now. I would like to move to custom in-ears just to have a better fit, but I'm nervous about cost (which seems to be going down all the time) and how flexible the fit is. Do any of you with custom in-ears have them open up a bit if you smile too big or open up your mouth really wide? Those are just some things that I've heard that I'd love to hear your feedback on. dustin I use the older model Shure E5′s (now the SCL5). I do like them and I’ve been using them for about 6 years now. I would like to move to custom in-ears just to have a better fit, but I’m nervous about cost (which seems to be going down all the time) and how flexible the fit is. Do any of you with custom in-ears have them open up a bit if you smile too big or open up your mouth really wide? Those are just some things that I’ve heard that I’d love to hear your feedback on.

dustin

]]> By: Will http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-97 Will Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:17:09 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-97 @Travis Thanks for the Comment! UE-7's seem to be the crowd favorite for sure! @Travis
Thanks for the Comment! UE-7′s seem to be the crowd favorite for sure!

]]> By: Travis http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-96 Travis Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:15:21 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-96 I have been using UE-7's for a little over a year now and I love them! Prior to the Ultimate Ears I was using Westone ES-2's, and the switching to the UE7's was like a breath of fresh air! Don't get me wrong...the ES-2's are great buds, but like some of the other guys have mentioned on here, the UE-7's are so clean and clear...fantastic for live performance. And Jeanette at UE was super friendly and fantastic to work with! (As a side note, UE has some universal fit ears that I would not recommend because of durability issues) I have also used Shure SCL5's (and the previous E5), SCL3's, and various other universal fit phones and I prefer the SCL5's. Our worship team all use the SCL5's right now. I have been using UE-7′s for a little over a year now and I love them! Prior to the Ultimate Ears I was using Westone ES-2′s, and the switching to the UE7′s was like a breath of fresh air! Don’t get me wrong…the ES-2′s are great buds, but like some of the other guys have mentioned on here, the UE-7′s are so clean and clear…fantastic for live performance. And Jeanette at UE was super friendly and fantastic to work with! (As a side note, UE has some universal fit ears that I would not recommend because of durability issues)

I have also used Shure SCL5′s (and the previous E5), SCL3′s, and various other universal fit phones and I prefer the SCL5′s. Our worship team all use the SCL5′s right now.

]]> By: Will http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-95 Will Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:52:10 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-95 @Sam Thanks for your thoughts! Thats a big statement, and proves UE-7's must be solid Ears. @Sam
Thanks for your thoughts! Thats a big statement, and proves UE-7′s must be solid Ears.

]]> By: Will http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-94 Will Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:50:38 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-94 @Dave, Thanks for sharing! I've heard very similar stories from people being treated extremely well by the Ultimate Ears Reps. They definitely have the client list to back up their claims! @Dave,
Thanks for sharing! I’ve heard very similar stories from people being treated extremely well by the Ultimate Ears Reps. They definitely have the client list to back up their claims!

]]> By: Sam Betancourt http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/gear/choosing-the-right-gear-in-ear-roundup/#comment-93 Sam Betancourt Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:25:56 +0000 http://www.loopsinworship.com/blog/?p=1178#comment-93 Ultimate Ears UE7!!!! There super clear and clean!!! If I lost mine, I would purchase another pair! Cant go wrong! Ultimate Ears UE7!!!! There super clear and clean!!! If I lost mine, I would purchase another pair! Cant go wrong!

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