Ultimate Ears Customs @ NAMM- 01.18.10
The super sweet folks of Ultimate Ears (an irvine based Logitech company) ~ reached out and invited me to visit them at NAMM ~ and little did i know that when i arrived at their booth, i’d be sat down in an ominous white leather chair, while Dr. Noy in white lab coat and all would make me bite down on a piece of foam while he filled my ears with mysterious blue quick drying goo. Ok, so to be fair, that’s the creepier way of wording it, basically they took impressions of the inner workings of my ears for some custom fit earphones by Ultimate Ears - while i’ve never been much of a headphone connoisseur, they’re catching me up quickly… i’ve been using their 700s since the unboxing and the sound quality has been awesome… but people can’t seem to stop raving about the customs… not to mention i’m fascinated by the idea that they can be customized to your heart’s content (color, graphics, etc) and they fill fit perfectly into your ears (and only your ears! unless you find an ear twin?)… more to come once i actually figure out how i want to customize my customs (any suggestions?) ~ but for now, take a peek at the fun Ultimate Ears NAMM booth! It had quite the crowd, but i tried to sneak a few fun pics of the ear molding process and some of the examples that were out!
Here’s the girl that was in the hot seat when i first arrived…
Here are my ears… in a bag!
A peek at the tools used to mold them… just mix and fill ears with goo… and a few moments later, a perfect mold is ready.
Yes! Absolutely Love my UE5s. The molding process is weird for sure but it’s absolutely worth it. Nothing like a perfect piece sliding into your ear hole every single time. EQing, mixing and mastering with these babies in, is pretty glorious.
----- Elizabeth 30.01.14 10:58