Hard-Wired System vs Wireless. Sound wise, with a wire, your sound will be way better
than wireless. You will have no hiss, no frequency issues, no dropouts, and no
sound delay. It is the best possible way to go. If you must be
wireless, you will fight every one of those issues at one time or another.
Bottom line, if you are a stationary player, like keyboards, drummers, sitting
in a chair in a church band, horn section stuck behind hardwired mics, etc. You
win bigtime being hardwired. Remember this talk when you have a perfectly clear
signal and wireless guys/gals are trying to get the sound guys attention.
FCS11B In-Ear Monitors Designed for Bass
Players & Drummers
Bass players obsess over their amps, endlessly
debating the merits of brands, configurations, size, strings, pick-ups, active,
non-active and nearly every other conceivable detail. Yet, when it comes to the
average show of decent size, the audience hears a DI. I maintain that your
in-ear monitor quality is a decisive factor in a your performance. The FCS11B
will let you hear and feel the nuances of your bass to allow
you to be more comfortable and creative. Drawback though, you'll be able
to hear it when you need new strings :)
Drummers, my sound company loads a drum sub on every show. There's NO WAY you'll need it with these earphones.
Short Story
The FCS11 dynamic driver is
a moving coil speaker that moves air. You’ll
get bone induction and will feel the sound –
not just hear it. The result is a larger more visceral
high-definition audio signature at less volume. With two, three-way armature
drivers, you’ll find yourself turning up throughout your performance as your
ears fatigue. Not the case with the FCS 11mm dynamic. Another benefit over the
multi-driver armatures is there are no electronic or comb filtering artifacts,
no phase issues, and no crossover dropouts. The result is a consistent, huge
musical soundstage from 20Hz to 20kHz.
The FCS11 sounds as good or better than earphones costing hundreds more. It’s the best bang for the buck on the market today. It comes with a 14-day money back guarantee. If you don’t feel it’s the best money you’ve ever spent towards improving your performance, you pay shipping back for a full refund. The product comes with a rock solid one-year warranty.
I haven’t spent the additional money on a retail
package because the sale is direct to the performer. The earphones, cable, tips
and cases come from different sources (best I could find to make the package).
You’ll receive earphones, earphone case and a good number of tips to make sure
you can get the correct seal/seating.
FCS11 Specifications
FCS11
Driver: Proprietary
11mm
Impedance:
32 Ω±20％ at
1KHz 1mW (0.179V)
Sensitivity:
111dB±3dB/1Mw/IEC-711
Rated Power:
3mW
Maximum power:
5mW
TH Distortion
<= 5% @1kHz, 0.01m, 1mW
Freq Response:
20Hz ~ 20KHz
Longer Story
Couple thousand of you
guys/gals have used our FCS210 and the FCS110. I began exploring options to see
if I could build a better mouse trap.
I found an earphone
manufacturer that had the patience to put up with all my tweaks. The finished
version was the 19th sample, and it was correct. I wanted to
use a larger dynamic like in my days as National Sales Manager for Aurisonics.
Other earphone guys use a 9.2mm (Fender) or a 10mm (Future Sonics). I think
Shure’s SE215 is 8mm or less. I wanted my Marshall to go to 11mm!
The driver generates
a massive production inside your head. The low end is
thunderous, tight, punchy, concussive and huge. The higher registers are warm
and smooth (not brittle and glassy like an armature IEM). The FCS11 also has a
slight introduction of ambient sound.
The FCS11 is designed
for the stage (can get louder). The Westone and Shure products are (I’m
guessing) around 40% audiophiles and MP3 listeners. I maintain that a loud ass
stage has some different needs than a subway seat or a workout at the gym.
When version 19 arrived,
I put on the wave file I use to check earphone range. I actually started
laughing. Here’s an analogy on the 11mm. You all have a couple venues in town
that bring in Warrant, Brett Michaels, Skid Row etc. Then you have venues that
bring in Elton John, Eric Clapton, Cher etc. It’s that kind of step-up. The
11mm sounds huge.
What were all the
“tweaks?” Initially I had a 10mm which sounded good, but we already had good
with the FCS210 & 110. I needed more if we were going to add another
product to our mix. I had them find an 11mm. Went through 4 different drivers
before landing on the biggest sound. The following tweaks were the EQ-ing of
the IEM. This is accomplished with porting size and a scrim that can filter out
specific freqs. That’s what really took the time. There were a lot of near
perfect samples but #19 was outstanding.
All the Freq City IEMs
in the past had several color options. The best sellers were the blue and the
black. I limited to those two colors on the FCS11. Should we call them Cobalt
and Onyx to be a tad more cool? I extended the stem gust a bit for better
seating of the tips and added a flange at the stem to better hold the
tips.
There are two versions
of the FCS11 available. The FCS11D which has all the attributes I spoke of
above. The FCS11B is the heavier bass version for bass players and drummers. I
achieved the additional bass with a slightly larger port. All the components
are the same.
COLORS: I'll ship Blue if I don't hear from you right away (Black Earphones Available). I ship
like fast so don't email me an hour later with the color
change. Probably be too late. Thanks
Belt pack Amp (2- AAA Batteries)