Equipment file · In-ear monitor

Custom in-ear monitors

Future Sonics (Marty Garcia) · 1982

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

Custom-fit earphones made for Todd Rundgren; Utopia played without wedges by 1985.

Introduced
1982
Category
In-ear monitor
Intended use
In-ear monitor
Production
1982

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    Original pricing

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    Sources

    1. 1Hear At Last: A History Of Stage Monitoring (Becky Pell, 2026)ProSoundWeb · reference · link pending

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