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prophonic-1992-balanced-armature-michael-santucci
"So I decided to go with a balanced armature speaker. And actually I created the first in-ear monitor with a balanced armature in 1992 called the Prophonic."
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Planting a flag in 1992, Santucci moves IEMs from vented/dynamic toward sealed, balanced-armature designs—higher efficiency, better isolation, lower required SPL. It’s both a technical fork and a health stance, prefiguring the modern custom IEM playbook and sharpening the philosophy split at the heart of the film.
Dr. Michael Santucci
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Sensaphonics
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"So I decided to go with a balanced armature speaker. And actually I created the first in-ear monitor with a balanced armature in 1992 called the Prophonic."
Speaker: Dr. Michael Santucci
From: Sensaphonics
Arc: innovation · Signal: 0.93
Context: Planting a flag in 1992, Santucci moves IEMs from vented/dynamic toward sealed, balanced-armature designs—higher efficiency, better isolation, lower required SPL. It’s both a technical fork and a health stance, prefiguring the modern custom IEM playbook and sharpening the philosophy split at the heart of the film.
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