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1983-first-balanced-armature-earphone-dave-friesema
"Well, the first insert in-ear phone that we did at the time, we didn't call them monitors. But 1983 was the first balanced armature earphone that was designed."
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etymotic, 1983, balanced-armature, insert-earphone, pre-IEM-terminology
Anchors the timeline before “IEM” was even the term: Etymotic was designing balanced-armature insert earphones in 1983, years before pro-stage adoption. This helps separate early fidelity R&D from later touring workflows and explains why some pioneers sit outside the live-sound spotlight. It’s a clean historical pin for our chronology.
Dave Friesema
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Etymotic Research
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"Well, the first insert in-ear phone that we did at the time, we didn't call them monitors. But 1983 was the first balanced armature earphone that was designed."
Speaker: Dave Friesema
From: Etymotic Research
Arc: innovation · Signal: 0.84
Context: Anchors the timeline before “IEM” was even the term: Etymotic was designing balanced-armature insert earphones in 1983, years before pro-stage adoption. This helps separate early fidelity R&D from later touring workflows and explains why some pioneers sit outside the live-sound spotlight. It’s a clean historical pin for our chronology.
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