Patent ID: 7194102

Claim:
An in-ear monitor comprising: an in-ear monitor enclosure; a diaphragm enclosure disposed within said in-ear monitor enclosure; a first diaphragm driver mechanically coupled to said diaphragm enclosure, wherein a first primary output surface of said first diaphragm driver is directed into said diaphragm enclosure; a second diaphragm driver mechanically coupled to said diaphragm enclosure, wherein a second primary output surface of said second diaphragm driver is directed into said diaphragm enclosure and towards said first primary output surface of said first diaphragm driver; a first acoustic output coupled to said diaphragm enclosure; an armature driver disposed within said in-ear monitor enclosure and mechanically separate from said first and second diaphragm drivers, said armature 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 first diaphragm driver, said second 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 first and second diaphragm drivers; 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.