cphollis wrote:That's why I mentioned "ambient" IEMs. They attenuate outside sound by 20 dB or so, enough to hear what's going on around you, but not overly so. You can have a conversation with them still in your ears, yet not be bothered by crashing drums, searing guitars and the like. I can use them regardless of what the other musos choose to do.
If you haven't tried them, they're certainly an interesting option if you're looking for lower-cost, high-fidelity stereo stage monitoring.
I wasn't aware of that type of IEMs. Learned something new today, thanks cphollis