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SanderSkjegstad
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May 21, 2019
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I've said it before, and will say it again: If they're made to have a "fun sound", and not monitoring, don't call them IEMs. They are not monitors. They are in-ear headphones.
jaydunndiddit
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Jun 27, 2019
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SanderSkjegstadI think the other term you're looking for is "earphones" or just plain "in-ears." Most just say IEMs due to habit IMO.
tooitchy
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Oct 2, 2019
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SanderSkjegstadIEM refers to the form factor/style of in ear headphone. They're not earbuds, they have larger housing, can have multiple drivers, and multiple types of drivers, and they funnel the audio through a a port into your ear. That's what IEM refers to now days, not the sound signature.
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SanderSkjegstad
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Jul 19, 2020
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tooitchyNever called them earbuds. They're in-ear headphones or earphones. Monitoring isn't dependant on sound signature. Stage IEMs have a very different sound from studio IEMs, it's not the sound signature alone that makes them monitors, it is that they're designed for monitoring, not listening and jamming out.
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