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I just made a giant post on a dude's thread and I'm pretty sure he ignored it so Fuck It i'm making this a thread because it's way too awesome to just ignore

I have IEMs. which are custom fit In-Ear-Monitors.

they're basically the best earphones you can ever get. they're made for stage performances. so when an artist is performing in front of 50,000, he can hear his music

pros:
1. custom fitted to your ears so they will never hurt, strain or fall out
2. detachable cables so if the cables break, you don't have to get a whole new set of headphones (warranties will fix the IEM, itself. If it gets broken)
3. complete noise canceling. I'd wear mine in class, and I wouldn't even listen to music. I would just sleep and it would be silent
4. music quality is probably the best you'll get out of any headphones
5. They will protect your hearing. because they are so good at noise canceling, you don't have to blast your music. If ---------------- is the volume bar on my iPhone, --- is the max I raise it to.
6. the cables can go either in front of you or behind your back. i usually put them behind my back and let the headphones hang in front of me, on my chest
7. they look cool as shit and everyone will ask you about them. (literally EVERYONE, it actually gets a bit annoying lol)
8. you can pick how they will look. from colors to pictures and designs
9. they will last you for years! I've had my quad drives for almost 2 years now

cons:
1. At first, they will feel weird and you will have trouble putting them in your ears but after a couple days you'll figure out how to put them in and they will be completely comfortable
2. can't really think of anything else, I love these headphones

You can get amazing ones for $250. that's less than beats. I had a pair of $250 ones. fuck i loved those iems. I moved up to $500 ones with more drivers but they're not necessary, i'm just stupid with my money

I would seriously consider these because I'm a music freak and I can tell you it wouldn't be smart to not consider getting custom fitted, professional quality, stage worthy headphones for $250

Here's the company : http://www.alclair.com/

they're super awesome. I emailed the woman about the headphones. (nothing was even wrong, i was just being paranoid). she sent me 5 pairs of cables for free and a new carrying case when i lost mine. just amazing service

I feel like I have to say this because i'm coming off as a business man. I have absolutely no affiliation with this company. I just stumbled onto IEMs from watching concerts and stuff and I would never even consider any other headphones from now on

These are mine: I got mine with a black outside and a clear inside (I like seeing the components that are in it)
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here's some artists with them. (every artist has these headphones)
Jay-Z
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Kanye West
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Pharrell
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#7 ·
Womp said:
How is the sound like outside of it? Like can people hear everything you're listening to if it's semi quiet, like in a classroom, or public transit for example?
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no one can hear what your listening to. even if it's on full volume.

come to think of it, it would probably be really unsafe to have it that loud.

it is a cast of your inner ear and it reaches almost to your eardrum. that sounds bad but decibels are decibels and because it's noise canceling, it won't damage your hearing

of course i have my iPhone's volume limit set to half way. still helps to be safe
 
#8 ·
Megamorter said:
no one can hear what your listening to. even if it's on full volume.

come to think of it, it would probably be really unsafe to have it that loud.

it is a cast of your inner ear and it reaches almost to your eardrum. that sounds bad but decibels are decibels and because it's noise canceling, it won't damage your hearing

of course i have my iPhone's volume limit set to half way. still helps to be safe
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did you try other iems? or just the ones from alclair?
 
#9 ·
Womp said:
did you try other iems? or just the ones from alclair?
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I've actually had 2 from Livewires and those are the ones I still have now

the management at livewires bought Alclair and they run Alclair now. It was actually very recent. maybe like a month ago that they bought Alclair

Livewires still sells iems, they just have new management. I haven't interacted with the new people yet but I LOVE the previous owners

probably the best company management i've ever dealt with
 
#22 ·
W E S T N I N E 9 said:
They look alright I guess, but where are the specs on the drivers in these "amazing" ear phones?
That site has no info.
Expansive gallery full of photos... Zero information... About anything....  :notsureif:
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if you email them, i'm sure they'll send you all the specs you want

idk if you know what Head-Fi.org is but it's probably the best community for everything headphones

they have a lot of reviews on them

just make sure you read the newer reviews because Livewires used to have a really bad staff
 
#23 ·
W E S T N I N E 9 said:
How do these get custom made if you buy them online?
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what you do is you go to an Audiologist and you get ear impressions. they should be ilk $30 for a pair. They audiologist will put a piece of foam into your ear to protect your eardrum and to have an ending point. and they will squeeze silicone into your ear. they wait for the silicone to harden and take it out and you have a cast of your inner ear. it's the same thing they do for deaf people when they get hearing aids

then they will box it for you and you send the impressions to the company and they will make your iems from them

here's some pics of when I went to the Audiologist (there's a piece of foam in my mind to open up my inner ear so I can talk while I have my iems in and they won't be uncomfortable)
 
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