Founded by a drummer/sound engineer, Clear Tune Monitors (CTM) out of Orlando, Florida has been manufacturing high-quality custom in-ear monitors for over fifteen years. Their premium custom IEMs have accompanied many well-known touring and performing musicians around the world.  CTM recently expanded their product offerings to include a line of Universal in-ear monitors, aimed at a broader consumer electronics market. Among the new products are the CTM CE220 dual driver in-ear monitors. For this month’s product close-up, I will put on a set of CE220s and give them a listen.   Who Are These For? The universal series of monitors are designed for consumers that are ready to step up to a high-quality in-ear monitoring system at a lower price point than custom-molded in-ears. I spoke to a CTM representative who described several scenarios where these low-cost alternatives would be ideal such as: Drummers looking for high quality in-ears at […]

January 2024 Issue