Why Custom? Because You’re Special.

Why Custom Fitted In Ear Monitors?

A custom mold to your unique ear allows the in ear monitor to seal properly against the surface of your skin, blocking out any ambient noise that might disrupt you as you try to hear the music. Since every ear a little different, having IEMs custom fitted is the only way to ensure that you’ll truly be able to create that seal. Once any distracting noises are blocked out, you’ll be able to hear every aspect of the music, including heights and bass, the way it was meant to be heard. IF you’re a music enthusiast, this means connecting with the artist and the music like never before. If you’re an artist, this allows you to ensure that your sound is emerging into the world exactly the way you want it to.

How Do Custom Fit IEMs Benefit Musicians?

For aspiring musicians, the importance of a good IEM can’t be overstated. Whether you’re recording in the studio or playing live in front of a rowdy crowd, a custom IEM allows you to truly hear and control your sound. With built in noise isolation and a handcrafted custom fit, these IEMs allow you to clearly hear your mix no matter how loud the venue, and deliver a better performance each time you take the stage.

The process of having a custom in ear monitor fitted and made is much simpler than you may think, and on average takes less than a month. To learn more about the process of having an IEM made, click here. If you want to learn more about our complete custom in-ear monitor line-up, click here.

Spotlight: JH3X Pro Custom In Ear Monitor

For the average music enthusiast, the high cost of having a custom set of in ear monitors made is prohibitive. While many people want to experience music with a higher sound quality, it can be difficult to justify spending thousands of dollars. Even struggling musicians have to go without in ear monitors thanks to the cost associated with having a pair made. Having recognized this issue, Jerry Harvey Audio set out to offer a product that makes custom fit in ear monitors accessible to more people. With a lower price tag than many custom fitted IEMs, the JH3X is the solution.

Introducing The JH3X Pro Custom In Ear Monitor

The JH3X Pro makes it easy for people from all walks of life to finally get a custom fitted pair of in ear monitors without breaking the bank. For the first time, experience sound the way it was meant to be heard, specifically tailored to your ears to make the fit as comfortable as possible. With a two way design and the sonic punch of a triple driver, these IEMs deliver sound quality unlike anything you’ve ever heard before.

Speaker Details

– Proprietary Precision-Balanced Armatures
– Triple Driver: Single Low, Single Mid, Single High
– Input Connector: 1/8″ (3.5mm), Gold-Plated
– Dual Bore with Freqphase Time|Phase WaveGuide
– Noise Isolation: -26dB

Order your pair of JH3X Pro Custom In-Ear Monitors. Starting at just $599.

Brief History of the IEM

With the invention and subsequent popularity of the microphone came a whole new world of possibilities for musicians. It was the microphone that gave rock and rollers the sound potential to play for crowds of thousands. But as you could probably guess, with bigger crowds came bigger noise. And with the growing noise, a rock stars’ worst dream was realized – they couldn’t hear their own music when on stage. Wedge monitors, which are basically on-stage speakers positioned to allow performers to hear their music, alleviated the issue to some degree. But at the end of the day, it was just more noise added to the mix. Thus, the In Ear Monitor was invented, forever changing the course of stage performance.

In the mid 60’s, the earliest versions of the In Ear Monitor were developed, an invention credited by some to a Mr. Stephen Ambrose. In the early years, as IEMs were coming in to their own, they were a luxury reserved for the elite. These bad boys were a huge leap for musical technology – they provided a custom source of sound for musicians on stage (without adding to the noise) while doubling as ear plugs. From modest beginnings, these little gadgets have come to shape the way the world interacts with music. They laid the foundation for the modern day earbuds and personal music players.

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Over the next few decades, these modestly sized buds came to be quite advanced – even to the point of honing technology that can prevent damage to the ears. Jerry Harvey served as sound engineer to the stars… rock stars that is. Including such rock icons as Van Halen, Kiss, Morrissey, and Motley Crue. Then, in 1995 While on tour with Van Halen, the band challenged their sound engineer, Jerry Harvey, to make their in-ear monitors better. Jerry invented a series of customized dual-speaker in-ear monitors and completely changed the live music industry.

Today, the Jerry Harvey Audio name is synonymous with high quality components and beautifully hand crafted in ear monitors. Beloved by the best sound engineers and used by the most iconic artists and musicians in music, Jerry Harvey Audio is the industry standard to hear no evil.

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Custom Earplugs: An Expert Review

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Here at Jerry Harvey Audio, we’re proud to offer state-of-the art in-ear monitors that enhance the performance experience for a whole host of musical artists. We spend countless hours researching, testing, and designing our products, to deliver an exceptional user interaction. But it’s not just the musicians we have in mind. In addition to our premier in-ear monitors, we offer the crown jewel of custom earplugs.

Perfect for anyone working in loud environments who hope to retain some level of comfort while on the job, our soft custom earplugs are made-to-order and fit the exact shape of your ears by using the same ear mold process we use for our IEMs. We want you to be able to hear the best quality in sound for years to come.

• Custom fit means they’re built for your ears and offer the highest level of comfort a pair of earplugs can provide.
• Connected by a lightweight, plastic chord so your earplugs can be spared from pocket lint and hang conveniently around your neck, easily accessible for use.
• Offering an average of -26db of isolation, your ears will be sufficiently protected during long exposure to loud music.

If you’re looking for any more motivation to treat your ears to these custom beauties, feel free to read Todd Owyoung’s extensive review of the JH Audio Custom Earplugs. Todd is a New York City based music photographer, internationally published and specializing in live music events. This guy photographs an average of 100 shows a year – meaning he hears a lot of loud music. He’s worn earplugs to almost every show he’s photographed for the last 5 years. Check out his full review HERE.

Here are some of the awesome words Todd had to say about the JH Audio Custom Earplugs…

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“I will take the maximum amount of decibel reduction I can cram into my ears. With that respect, the -26dB attenuation of the JH Audio ‘plugs sounded like music to my ears.”

“As a result, JH Audio’s custom earplugs are extremely comfortable even for extended use. Hours of wear are not an issue with these custom molded earplugs. They’re as good for music festivals as they are for individual concerts.”

“After using the JH Audio Custom Earplugs for over a year, I am still flat out thrilled with them. Simply, I don’t think I will – or can – go back to regular earplugs ever again. They are just that awesome.”

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With two style options- the soft clear or the soft with faceplate color, you can keep your style and protect your hearing. From the loud music junkies to the construction worker- protect your hears to hear no evil.

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Product Spotlight: The Ambient FR

Some artists prefer not to be isolated -26db from the stage and audience. For this simple reason, Jerry Harvey developed the Ambient FR. With just -15dB of isolation, there is plenty of room to hear what’s happening on the stage and what’s happening in the audience.

Zella Day’s Custom Ambient FR

When it comes to the artist experience on stage, sometimes it isn’t just about hearing– it’s about FEELING the stage. These are an innovative, beautifully crafted and state of the art in ear monitor that has set yet another new industry standard. Raising the bar and going beyond the expectations of its users, the Ambient FR is the first full range response ambient IEM that offers the proper level of attenuation without shrinking the frequency range.

Featuring balanced bass tuned for no low-end loss, the Ambient FR allow musicians to preserve the beautiful and delicate connection between the music and the energy of the audience— all while hearing the best audio on the planet.

Custom JH Audio Ambient FR for Noel Gallagher.

SPEAKER DETAILS

• Custom-made Proprietary Balanced Armature Drivers (8 per side)
• Powered by SoundrIVe technology; one Quad low, one Quad High per side
• Integrated 2-way crossover
• Dual Bore + Ambient Bore
• Noise Isolation -15dB
• Input Connector: 1/8” (3.5mm), Gold-Plated

SOUND QUALITY

• Frequency Response: 10Hz to 16kHz
• Input Sensitivity: 119dB @ 1mW
• Impedance: 16 Ohms
• Freqphase time|phase WaveGuide

Bonus: Calin Wong of MICappella on the Ambient FR IEM in this video here.

Make sure to check out the entire JH Audio custom lineup and experience the difference.

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Visit Us: #CanJamLondon2016

With the success of CanJam London 2015, we are excited to be attending again this year! This is the world’s premier headphone and personal audio expo. Due to the growing popularity, this year will be held at the beautiful Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in South Bank, one of London’s premier (and more spacious) event spaces.

The JH Audio table at CanJam London 2015.

Guests attending can expect to experience the latest cutting edge technology in headphones and personal audio. Jerry Harvey Audio will be there for you to demo the entire siren series line-up, including Angie, Roxanne and of course Layla.

“CanJam Global is the premier headphone and personal audio expo and is produced by Head-Fi.org, the world’s largest website for headphone and personal audio enthusiasts. Since 2006, CanJam events have been a community showcase for Head-Fi.org, as well as the best opportunity for exhibitors to share new product releases and have meaningful interactions with the enthusiast community and audio industry press.”

When:

August 13th and 14th, 10am until 6pm (BST)

Where:

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, 200 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7UT, United Kingdom.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/CanJamGLOBAL/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/CanJamGlobal

 

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The Siren Series: Angie

You’ve met Layla and Roxanne- now we reach the third member of The Siren Series, Angie. This masterpiece is named after the Rolling Stones song, “Angie.”

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards – by ©Bettmann/CORBIS

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and recorded in November and December 1972, “Angie” is an acoustic-guitar-driven ballad, which tells of the end of a romance.

Richards, who wrote most of the music and lyrics for the song, claimed in his autobiography that the name Angie was a pseudonym for heroin, and that the song was about his attempt to quit using it while detoxing in Switzerland.

Custom Angie IEM

Like all of The Siren Series, Angie is available in a custom as well as universal fit. The custom fit is available to purchase direct from Jerry Harvey Audio. The universal fit, known as the Angie II, is available exclusively through Astell&Kern. The Angie II is also “Full Metal Jacket,” meaning that each body, cap and sound bore are machined from one solid block of titanium with a carbon fiber logo plate insert.

The audio signature is reference quality with the same 4th order crossover network as Layla. Angie’s dual low, dual mid and quad high configuration gives a very accurate representation of what the recording artist and mix engineer intended you to hear. Angie is designed to reach optimum top-end extention with minimal distortion. The mid driver is perfectly flat from 10hz to 5khz and the low driver designed for steeper low pass and with virtualy no distortion. Bass response is perfectly flat when attenuated or up to +10 db of bass boost at 60hz when boosted.

JH Audio/Astell&Kern Universal Angie II IEM

“..as an overall package, the workmanship of the Angie’s form factor is a masterpiece to behold that puts many other top tier IEMs to shame. It is also a testament of what can happen when a company uses its head and designs for the wear and tear of everyday real world use while proving that well-built doesn’t mean an IEM has to look ugly.” – Arlindo Borges, http://www.headphone.guru

SPEAKER DETAILS

• Custom-made Proprietary Balanced Armature Drivers (8 per side)
• Powered by soundrIVe technology: Dual Low, Dual Mid and Quad High balanced armature drivers per side
• Variable bass output, adjustable from cable; user controlled low frequency drivers with the adjustable bass (0 – +10db). Frequency ranges from flat bass response up to +15db (10hZ to 100 Hz.)
• Integrated 4th Order crossover
• Triple Bore
• Noise Isolation -26dB
• Moon Audio cable with 4-pin connection and Machined Aluminum Locking Collar
• Input Connector: 1/8” (3.5mm), Gold-Plated

SOUND QUALITY

• Frequency Response: 10Hz to 23kHz
• Input Sensitivity: 117dB @ 1mW
• Impedance: 17 Ohms
• Freqphase time|phase WaveGuide

ACCESSORIES

• Includes: a Red Personalized Jerry Harvey Signature IEM case, Wax Tool, Comply Wrap sample and screw driver.

Recap: High End 2016 in Munich, Germany

From May 5th through 8th, the best of the best gathered in Germany to show off the exciting equipment that they’ve developed for 2016 at this years High End Munich show. Visitors experienced the passion that these companies have had in designing and manufactured their products and tap into your senses while listening, looking and touching.

You heard us say High End is for the “best of the best,” right? So you better believe Jerry Harvey Audio was there right alongside the premier player manufacturer, Astell&Kern.

Here are a few of our favorite shots…

The JH Audio Lineup

Our universal fit Full Metal Jacket Siren Series all lined up, available only through Astell&Kern: Layla | Layla II | Roxanne II | Angie | Angie II | Rosie

JH Audio President Andy Regan educating some attendees.

The AK380, by Astell&Kern

Astell&Kern showed off their beautiful new AK380 Copper.

JH Audio’s Sue Regan.

JH Audio and Astell&Kern

Jerry Harvey Audio and Astell&Kern were a great hit together! Thank you all who came out to experience what 2016 innovation has to offer. We had a great time seeing our old friends and meeting new ones. Until next time, Munich!

The Siren Series: Layla

The JH Audio Siren Series Layla is nothing short of stunning, both sonically and visually. Named after one of the most famous love songs in rock history and recorded By Eric Clapton, with his band Derek and the Dominos, Layla was inspired by Clapton’s unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, wife of his friend George Harrison.

Custom Layla made for John Mayer.

 

Layla, you’ve got us on our knees… the first reference/mastering IEM from Jerry Harvey. With 12 all-new proprietary balanced armatures per side, Layla has a perfectly flat bass response (…and we mean flat) when turned down, and has +13db of boost at 60Hz when fully turned up.

Layla, we’re begging, darling please… with the most sophisticated crossover network ever put into an IEM. Built with a 4th order crossover and combined with the Freqphase waveguide PLUS our new proprietary quad drivers, Layla delivers the highest and most accurate quality of sound.

Universal fit Layla II IEM’s.

Layla can ease your worried mind… available in custom as well as universal-fit. The universal model, Layla II, is offered exclusively through Astell&Kern, and their  distributors and dealers worldwide.

SPEAKER DETAILS

• Custom-made Proprietary Balanced Armature Drivers (12 per side)
• Powered by soundrIVe technology: Quad low, Quad Mid and Quad High balanced armature drivers per side
• Variable bass output, adjustable from cable; user controlled low frequency drivers with the adjustable bass (0 – +10db). Frequency ranges from flat bass response up to +15db (10hZ to 100 Hz.)
• Integrated 4th Order crossover
• Triple Bore with Stainless Steel Tubing
• Noise Isolation -26dB
• Moon Audio cable with 4-pin connection and Machined Aluminum Locking Collar
• Input Connector: 1/8” (3.5mm), Gold-Plated

SOUND QUALITY

• Frequency Response: 10Hz to 23kHz
• Input Sensitivity: 117dB @ 1mW
• Impedance: 20 Ohms
• Freqphase time|phase WaveGuide

ACCESSORIES

• Includes: a Personalized Carbon Fiber and Black Aluminum Carrying Case, Wax Tool and Comply Wrap sample, Screw Driver

 

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The Siren Series: Roxanne

Jerry Harvey has been pushing the boundaries of in-ear monitor sound and design for over two decades, so don’t expect an exception with the Roxanne. Jerry Harvey Audio is pleased to offer this masterpiece in both Custom and Universal fit.

The Roxanne Universal sounds decidedly like its Custom counterpart and features the same sound tubes and internal wiring, though it comes packaged in our Full Metal Jacket machined Aluminum shells and Titanium and Carbon Fiber cap. Gorgeous.

 

Whether you choose Custom or Universal: Roxanne offers superior sound, featuring soundrIVe technology with 12 balanced armature drivers (quad lows + quad mids + quad highs) per side. Roxanne includes a 4-pin replaceable cable, which has built-in variable bass control which is user adjustable (0 to +15dB) and an impedance rated at 15 Ohms.  As always all JH Audio in-ears are made in the USA.

Roxanne, featured in our optional carbon fiber shell; a first for the IEM industry.

“Audiophiles like to toss around the word “transparency” to describe high levels of clarity to the sound of their components, speakers, and headphones, and now I’m going to do it with the Roxanne. Its transparency exceeds all other in-ear headphones I’ve heard, and I’ve heard most of the world’s best in-ear headphones.”
–  Steve Guttenberg, Cnet @AudiophiliacMan

Visit Roxanne here.

 

Speaker Details

(Feel free to take notes.)

• Proprietary Balanced Armature Drivers (12 per side)
• Powered by SoundrIVe technology; Quad low, Quad Mid and Quad High balanced armature driver per side
• Variable bass output, adjustable from cable; user controlled low frequency drivers with the adjustable bass (0 – +15db). Frequency ranges from flat bass response up to +15db (10hZ to 100 Hz.)
• Integrated 3-way crossover
• Triple Bore
• Noise Isolation -26dB
• 4-pin cable connection, with Machined Alluminum Locking Collar
• Input Connector: 1/8” (3.5mm), Gold-Plated

Sound Quality

Roxanne is sensitive, without being emotional.

• Frequency Response: 10Hz to 23kHz
• Input Sensitivity: 119dB @ 1mW
• Impedance: 15 Ohms
• Freqphase time|phase WaveGuide

Accessories

Each Roxanne comes with a Personalized Carbon Fiber and Aircraft Aluminum Carrying Case, Wax Tool, Comply Wrap sample pack and a screw driver to adjust the variable bass.

 

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