Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for the American-Statesman since 1997 and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech section, and ¡ahora sí!, Austin's Spanish-language newspaper. He's currently a contributor to NPR's "All Tech Considered" segment, which airs Mondays on "All Things Considered." He's been a writer and performer with Austin's award-winning Latino Comedy Project, and is a contributing writer for Television Without Pity. He writes a comic strip, "Space Monkeys!" with his brother, Pablo, and lives in New Braunfels with his wife and three technologically savvy cats.
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By Omar L. Gallaga
| Monday, January 9, 2012, 12:06 PM
Would you pay $1,350 (or even $399) for a set of earbuds that are custom-molded to the exact dimensions of your ears?
That’s the question we tackle in this week’s American-Statesman Digital Savant column. I took a set of Ultimate Ears for a test drive, putting my tender audio holes on the line through an audiology fitting and comparing them to other earbuds I’ve tried.
The verdict? You’ll have to read the column to see, but I’ll just say that there’s definitely a market for these, even if they may be too pricey for most of us. Do you have Ultimate Ears? Or do you think they’re a ridiculous waste of money? Let us know in the comments.
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By Big John
January 11, 2012 9:38 AM | Link to this
That's a bit too expensive for most people, including myself. But as you said, there will definitely be a market. If someone is willing to pay $350 for a pair of Ray Bans, which don't actually do anything, I'm sure people will pay $399 for some advanced sound technology.
By KMac
January 10, 2012 4:49 AM | Link to this
For those who chose, this could be a valuable experience. Later in life, they will need a different pair of earbuds to help them distinguish the same music, human speech, their grandkids babbling. Ask any baby boomer, audiologist, or sound engineer.