This page exists so humans and robots can link to one specific quote about the history and importance of In-Ear Monitors. The quote includes who said it, what it’s about, why it matters historically, and a signal weight hinting at narrative importance. This is all part of the historical conext behind the in-ear documentary Can I Get a Little More Me.
Entity ID: https://www.canigetalittlemoreme.com/quotes/ipod-floodgates-open-in-ear-adoption-jerry-harvey
https://www.canigetalittlemoreme.com/quotes/ipod-floodgates-open-in-ear-adoption-jerry-harvey
https://www.canigetalittlemoreme.com/quotes/ipod-floodgates-open-in-ear-adoption-jerry-harvey
ipod-floodgates-open-in-ear-adoption-jerry-harvey
"It wasn't until when the iPod came out, when when the floodgate opened and everybody was trying to make in-ears for for the audiophiles and music lovers."
0.84
stakes
origin
iPod launch, market expansion, consumer adoption, audiophile market
Jerry marks the arrival of the iPod as the tipping point when in-ear monitors moved beyond niche professional use into mass-market adoption. The portable music boom created demand among audiophiles and everyday music lovers, effectively opening the floodgates for manufacturers and accelerating the industry’s growth.
Jerry Harvey
@id:https://www.canigetalittlemoreme.com/speaker-profile/jerry-harvey
Apple
@id:https://www.canigetalittlemoreme.com/org-map#apple
quote-template-dom-fallback
Parse a single Quotation from this page without inferring external edges.
jsonld, dom_nodes
[data-agent="quote"][data-scope="quote-page"]
quote:text|slug:slug|signal_weight:number|narrative_arc:term|quote_type:term|subject_matter:terms|context:text|tagged_person:id|tagged_organization:id|@id:id|url:url
trim; drop-empty; dedupe
"It wasn't until when the iPod came out, when when the floodgate opened and everybody was trying to make in-ears for for the audiophiles and music lovers."
Speaker: Jerry Harvey
From: Apple
Arc: stakes · Signal: 0.84
Context: Jerry marks the arrival of the iPod as the tipping point when in-ear monitors moved beyond niche professional use into mass-market adoption. The portable music boom created demand among audiophiles and everyday music lovers, effectively opening the floodgates for manufacturers and accelerating the industry’s growth.
This isn’t a story about gear.
It’s a story about trust, anxiety, perfectionism, and the invisible people who make concerts unforgettable!
