GEAR HEADS
COSMIC EARS LUNA
Phil Gartell, Managing Director of Manchester-based in-ear monitor company, Cosmic Ears, chats to TPi’s Kel Murray about its latest Luna product, a solution designed for the robust nature of touring duties; bringing a new comfort to ear fatigue caused by those familiar long hours...
How did the development of the new Luna in-ear monitor begin? Around 18-months ago, we said how can we get better? The most important thing for us is to listen to our customers. Many of them had heard the full product demo range in our HQ, and importantly, on the road, so we took their feedback on board. Since then we focussed on making research & development a key priority at Cosmic Ears. Due to the rough and tumble of tour life, you need a tough product, so we’ve used less parts within the new range, whilst manitaining our sound quality. It’s a game changer for backline crew and monitor engineers. We wanted to maintain the Cosmic Ears house sound signature while at the same time drawing on our learnings from customer feedback, which was to create a more rugged in-ear, and with the Luna product, we have
achieved this. We have made the Luna sound signature balanced and smooth enough to appeal to almost all musical tastes and requirements. Luna is going to be one the of best all rounded in-ear we have produced. Have you worked closely with musicians to ensure this new system will fill any current concerns with IEM’s? We listen to all our customers; engineers, musicians and audiophiles, and we have used their feedback to address any concerns. We have worked closely with a select few sound engineers while Luna was in the development stages. As a result of this, we’ve made the sound smoother at higher frequencies, this is important for two reasons: to allow the product to be 92
