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Ear Impression in London, UK

post #1 of 14
1/19/10 at 6:30am
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Does anybody know a cheap ear impressionist in London, UK?

I spoke to a clinic called "Harley Street Hearing" in London and they charge £60 for ear impression which I think is expensive.
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post #2 of 14
1/19/10 at 8:00am
•*David Ormerod Hearing Centres*•*

Not sure if this is any good...... maybe worth calling to enquire?
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post #3 of 14
1/19/10 at 8:21am
FWIW, I would be looking for good rather than cheap.
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post #4 of 14
1/19/10 at 8:36am
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Originally Posted by krismusic View Post
FWIW, I would be looking for good rather than cheap.
Are they good and bad one? I thought ear impressions are the same.

More details, Please

Thanks
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post #5 of 14
1/19/10 at 9:03am
Depends what you are after. Some custom earphone manufacturers, such as JH want a specific kind of impression.
I would have thought that it would be good if the audiologist had some knowledge of earphones. YMMV.
I didn't care for my audiologists approach and blame her for poor fit.
If I have further impressions done, I will go to a specialist audio outfit.
Hand Held Audio in Enfield are apparently very good.
At Hand Held, you can also try out various earphones, which sounds pretty cool.
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post #6 of 14
1/19/10 at 9:27am
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Originally Posted by krismusic View Post
Depends what you are after. Some custom earphone manufacturers, such as JH want a specific kind of impression.
I would have thought that it would be good if the audiologist had some knowledge of earphones. YMMV.
I didn't care for my audiologists approach and blame her for poor fit.
If I have further impressions done, I will go to a specialist audio outfit.
Hand Held Audio in Enfield are apparently very good.
At Hand Held, you can also try out various earphones, which sounds pretty cool.
Hi Krismusic,

Thanks for getting back ASAP. Firstly, I visited the Ultimate Ear website and they recommended only Harley Street Ear Clinic in UK.

Is it better to go with the recommended specialist? Or should I look for alternatives? Like Hand Held Audio?

Thanks
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post #7 of 14
1/19/10 at 12:15pm
I recently had impressions made with Amplifon in Manchester but they are nationwide. They quoted me £25 for both ears while David Ormerod (boots) in Manchester wanted £40.

I was incredibly satisfied with my visit to Amplifon and not just because the audiologist ending up doing the impressions for free! Not had my monitors back yet but they did seem very professional and knowledgeable.

Might be worth having a scout out Amplifon UK
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post #8 of 14
1/19/10 at 3:40pm
I cannot claim to be an expert in these things but it seems to me, from reading on here and my own experience, that it is likely that your customs will not fit first go.
You may well find that you need a re fit or even re mould.
At that point the most important thing is the customer service you get from whoever is making the customs.
I guess that is more important than who does your impressions.
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post #9 of 14
1/19/10 at 5:25pm
I visited an audiologist in harley street, london hearing: London Hearing
the guy was charginf £39 for impressions. I had my impressions for my custom ACS tips done there and yea it was ok but the fit wasn't like perfect and his method was a bit unorthodox.

I highly recommend getting yourself to Liverpool Street then taking a train to Enfield Lock to visit Nick @ Hand Held Audio:
Radio Microphones and In-Ear Monitors and Earphones

I had my impressions done for my JH13's there and the fit is spot bang on. Price of impressions is £40 and they're also an Ultimate Ears dealer also.
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post #10 of 14
1/19/10 at 5:52pm
Just FWIW. I spoke to someone at Hand Held today. Very friendly and sounded knowledgeable. He said that HH discourage people from custom tips as "there are often fit issues with tips". They prefer you to go for proper customs...
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post #11 of 14
1/20/10 at 1:14am
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Originally Posted by timmyGCSE View Post
I visited an audiologist in harley street, london hearing: London Hearing
the guy was charginf £39 for impressions. I had my impressions for my custom ACS tips done there and yea it was ok but the fit wasn't like perfect and his method was a bit unorthodox.

I highly recommend getting yourself to Liverpool Street then taking a train to Enfield Lock to visit Nick @ Hand Held Audio:
Radio Microphones and In-Ear Monitors and Earphones

I had my impressions done for my JH13's there and the fit is spot bang on. Price of impressions is £40 and they're also an Ultimate Ears dealer also.
Hi timmyGCSE,

I'm thinking of buying JH16pro, did you send your impression to the company in US?

Or are there any of their representatives in UK?

Thanks
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post #12 of 14
1/29/12 at 5:31pm

...not trying to resurrect this thread; just posting here in order to link it with another thread about impressions-taking in London, in case anyone reading this is doing a forum search for the purpose of finding somewhere to have theirs done in London:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/587977/diy-impressions-or-recommended-london-impressions-taker

 

HTH

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post #13 of 14
4/12/12 at 8:42am

Hi

 

My company makes impressions for £30 for the pair and if you are comitting to buy a product the fee for the impressions is waived. You can check the product range on face book:

 

www.facebook.com/earwormlondon

 

We are london based. Ta

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post #14 of 14
4/12/12 at 8:47am

Subscriped. I'm in London relatively often and I don't care much for the audiologists around here. 

 

Might as well have a set done next time i'm in London as I always find myself needing some. If they're using that new material that doesn't shrink they ought to be good for a while. redface.gif

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