I am starting a duo and I want to make the monitoring as simple as possible so I thought I would try in ear monitoring. We have been practicing using over the ear headphones and it sounds really good and very easy to get a balance. I bought some in ear phones that are a cheaper set (but are designed for monitoring) because I want to make sure before I sink any real big money. I find that music wise the in ears perform fine....vocally it feels like you are singing with your fingers in your ear. I even found a way to use moldable silicone to make exact ear molds so the phones fit my ears perfectly....it is better with them but still have the feeling of having my fingers in my ears. I am thinking about using lightweight over ear phones to see if they work better. Just want to know if anyone here has experience with this. I have 2 hotspot style monitors but since I have been using the over ear headphones they just don't compare to the sound quality.