Patent ID: 7194103
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An in-ear monitor comprising: an in-ear monitor enclosure; an armature driver disposed within said in-ear monitor enclosure and having a first acoustic output; a diaphragm driver disposed within said in-ear monitor enclosure and mechanically separate from said armature driver, said diaphragm driver having a second acoustic output; a source input cable attached to said in-ear monitor enclosure, wherein said source input cable is coupleable to a source and receives an electrical signal from said source, wherein said electrical signal represents a sound to be generated by the in-ear monitor, wherein said source is external to said in-ear monitor enclosure, and wherein said source is selected from the group of sources consisting of music players, mixers and headphone amplifiers; a circuit contained within said in-ear monitor enclosure and electrically coupled to said armature driver, said diaphragm driver and said source input cable, wherein said electrical signal from said source is feed through said circuit, said circuit providing a first input signal to said armature driver and a second input signal to said diaphragm driver; an in-ear monitor acoustic output; and a sound delivery assembly, said sound delivery assembly comprising a first sound conduit acoustically coupling said first acoustic output to said in-ear monitor acoustic output, and further comprising a second sound conduit acoustically coupling said second acoustic output to said in-ear monitor acoustic output.