From Front of House (FOH) Magazine – May 2006
Westone and Gennum In-Ear Sound Design

Developed in consultation with artists, monitor engineers and industry professionals, In-Ear Sound Design draws on Gennum’s 33-year history in developing audio solutions and Westone’s nearly 50 years of knowledge and experience in producing custom fit products for the human ear. In-Ear Sound Design enhances the capabilities available to the personal monitor user by allowing ambient sound to be mixed with the monitor signal and providing tools to fully customize the response characteristics of both sources independently. It incorporates a six-band parametric EQ, multi-band compressor and brick-wall limiter. The patent-pending ear level microphone design provides a spatially
correct stereo image of the environment and allows the wearer to
communicate without having to remove the monitors from their ears.