Noble Audio Katana In Ear Monitors

I am a sports cinematographer and these are perfect for in-ear-monitors for great sounding audio if you have someone mic'd up and need to drown out ambient noise. Additional benefit, fans don't bother you as much when they see you have these in.

This is the first time I've used in-ear monitors and I didn't feel or hear a difference from my over head headphones. I like that these are discreet and are much easier to pack and travel with. When shooting hand-held doc footage I tend to have just one in one ear so that I can monitor the audio while still having a clear idea of what's going on around me. The biggest selling point to these is that I do not find the quality to be any different than my over ear headphones from Sony or Audio-technica. In the description these are marketed as being usable for regular listening to music. I definitely would not recommend these for that given that these are truly designed to monitor audio so they lack the bass that regular listening devices add - this is a good thing. In other words, it might sound weird if you intend to use these for regular listening to music. [I have received this product in exchange for my honest review]

Wrks fine for controlling my katana head.

I use this with my Katana JR gimbal from the same company and the quality shows!

I love the freedom of not having something in my ear, and the audio quality is amazing.

Excellent case, using to protect my In-Ear Monitors and it does this perfectly. Cases come in various sizes.

Eliminates all vibrations to the desk from my M Audio monitors. *Recommended*

We use these as monitors for corporate events as drop down audio monitors for various functions.

If you are looking for independence, and work everytime more alone as a writer for making films, this is really great, noble, easy to use. It's sounds just great. And it becomes a sound brain also for postproduction sketches and in some cases for sure to finish some kind of work. Of course is not the same as having an artist/technitian, but if you want to work alone is a great tool not to sacrifice quality.

I purchased two of these Atlas desk stands recently for a less than noble reason: I'm rotating some of my mic's out of the mic locker to put them on display for a week or two at a time at my remodeled studio. Just for a little visual aesthetics and eye candy for clients to take in. The DS-5E is a very simple but effective desk stand. If you're remotely concerned it won't be high enough (fixed 5 height), then take a look at the Atlas DS-7E (adjustable 8 to 13 height) instead. I remember playing in garage bands back in the 60's and all we had were Atlas mic stands. Atlas has always made a quality product you can rely on. Some things never change.