Bo Eder
Platinum Member
Hey all,
Anyone here go through the process of purchasing custom in-ear monitors? At NAMM I saw several big vendors (Ultimate Ears, CTM, and GorillaEars) selling them, and Ultimate Ears was actually taking molds of peoples ears who were purchasing that day. But I suppose the process would be to go to an audiologist and have them take the molds of your ears, then you send that to the manufacturer of choice for your in-ears and they're made from the molds.
I'm just wondering if anyone has done this before I start making phone calls. I was surprised that Ultimate Ears prices ranged from $400 to $1400, and CTM ranged between $250 to $1000, and just out of finances, I'd probably go with the CTM low-end. Does anyone remember how much an audiologist charges to take the molds in the first place? Or has anyone been able to do the whole thing at the audiologist office? I wonder if my health care plan (I'm with Kaiser here in California) will cover part of this?
Any info out there among us?
Anyone here go through the process of purchasing custom in-ear monitors? At NAMM I saw several big vendors (Ultimate Ears, CTM, and GorillaEars) selling them, and Ultimate Ears was actually taking molds of peoples ears who were purchasing that day. But I suppose the process would be to go to an audiologist and have them take the molds of your ears, then you send that to the manufacturer of choice for your in-ears and they're made from the molds.
I'm just wondering if anyone has done this before I start making phone calls. I was surprised that Ultimate Ears prices ranged from $400 to $1400, and CTM ranged between $250 to $1000, and just out of finances, I'd probably go with the CTM low-end. Does anyone remember how much an audiologist charges to take the molds in the first place? Or has anyone been able to do the whole thing at the audiologist office? I wonder if my health care plan (I'm with Kaiser here in California) will cover part of this?
Any info out there among us?