WatchAndEatPopcorn t1_irxujjr wrote on October 11, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Reply to comment by suppaboy228 in IEM’s just hit different by Cameri-

I agree, but I do feel like the term has already been repurposed. How many people on this subreddit are using an IEM for monitoring performances vs listening to music?
In practical modern internet usage, the earbuds that insert into the canal are IEMs, so the AirPods Pro 2.0 is just as much an "IEM" as the Moondrop Chu. Even if the later has more potential utility as an actual IEM.

For the record, I hate that and feel like "IEM" shouldn't be used in this context. But if we're already abusing it, and that ship has already sailed, I don't see much issue applying it to bluetooth sets.

suppaboy228 t1_irxuvhr wrote on October 11, 2022 at 9:03 PM

For me, the last border is them being wired.

If the earbuds are wired and are of higher quality, they can be called iem in my book.

As long as they're wireless, they're tws buds.

rodaphilia t1_iryru4k wrote on October 12, 2022 at 1:09 AM

But stage monitors would just connect to a wireless pack, anyway.

suppaboy228 t1_irzw2lx wrote on October 12, 2022 at 8:04 AM

Wireless pack isn't bluetooth. It's radio.

Attaching a bluetooth transmitter to a radio receiver doesn't seem practical for me considering the latency and quality issues