Typically considered hearing protection, this product is designed for the wearer to hear accurately, but at a safer volume.
Three balanced armature drivers with a passive three-way crossoverĭual balanced armatures with a passive crossover
Six balanced armature drivers with a passive three-way crossover (2 low, 2 mid, 2 high)Įight balanced armature drivers with a passive three-way crossover (2 low, 2 mid, 4 high)Īll UM Pro series monitors feature removable cablesīalanced armature, full range, single driverĭual balanced armatures with a passive crossover Three balanced armature drivers with a passive three-way crossover.įour balanced armature drivers with a passive three-way crossover (2 low, 1 mid, 1 high)įive balanced armature drivers with a passive three-way crossover (1 low, 2 mid, 2 high) Custom-fit products isolate external noise and sound by creating a seal, which aims to enhance the sound quality delivered, and to provide a better sound performance level than headphones and ear buds.Īll W series monitors feature removable cables, and include 1 braided cable, and 1 Apple Certified Microphone Cableīalanced armature, full range, single driver.ĭual balanced armatures, 1 low & 1 mid/high frequency. Headphones typically are noise cancellation products, providing background noise in addition to the music/sound the headphone drivers deliver. Custom-fit designs fit the shape of the ear and ear canal.
This line was originally targeted to provide custom-fit in-ear musicians’ monitors for professional musicians for on-stage monitoring.Ĭustom fit is an upgrade in personal listening and in-ear musicians’ monitors. The Elite Series, namely the ES10, ES20, ES30, ES50, and ES60 are custom fit earphones and in-ear musicians’ monitors. While the W10, W20, W30, W40, W50, and W60 also provide a universal-fit, they are specifically designed for the personal listener.
The single driver UM Pro 10, dual driver UM Pro 20, triple driver UM Pro 30, and 5 driver UM Pro 50 are designed to provide frequency efficiencies using a universal-fit for on-stage monitoring. Westone Audio currently has five different product families of in-ear musicians’ monitors and earphones: the Universal Series (UM Pro 10, UM Pro 20, UM Pro 30, UM Pro 50) in-ear musicians’ monitors, the W Series (W10, W10, W30, W40, W50, W60) earphones for personal listening, the custom Elite Series (ES10, ES20, ES30, ES50, ES60), the custom Consumer Recreational (CR10), custom Musician's monitors (AC10 and AC20) and custom earpieces (Style #7 and UM56) for adapting to universal-fit earbuds and earphones. Westone Audio manufactures both custom-fit and universal-fit products for personal listening for consumers, in-ear musicians’ monitors for professional musicians and audiophiles, as well as hearing protection for musicians and concert goers. Its core business is custom earpieces for hearing healthcare (i.e., used in conjunction with hearing aids), but it also caters to the professional musician and audiophile market.Įarphones and in-ear musicians' monitors The company's earpieces are used for hearing healthcare, recreation, industrial and military applications. In 2020, Westone's music division, Westone Audio was purchased by Lucid Audio.
Westone was purchased by HealthEdge Investment Partners in 2017. Westone also co-developed and manufactured the early Ultimate Ears brand by Jerry Harvey, and custom-fitted in-ear musicians’ monitors. The company originally designed and manufactured the E1 and E5 for Shure, another manufacturer of audio equipment. Westone Music Products invented the first in-ear musicians' monitor. It is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and currently led by Jason Lockwood, President and CEO. The company was later headed by Ron Morgan's son, Randy Morgan.
was established in 1959 by Ron Morgan, Sr. 3 Earphones and in-ear musicians' monitors.