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Comparison: Westone 3 and Westone UM3X, using Westone UM-56 custom tips

May 10, 2009 at 8:28 PM Post #32 of 58
If this has been answer sorry, but what do the tips cost?
 
May 10, 2009 at 8:56 PM Post #33 of 58
$119 from Earphone Solutions + Cost of impressions (20 for the molding material + 50 for an audiologist to do it for you)
UM56 Custom Sleeves for Westone 3, UM2, UM1, SCL3, SCL5, SCL4

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The impression kit is free and you can do it yourself, but to have a pro do it will cost $50 as well.
 
May 11, 2009 at 2:42 PM Post #34 of 58
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Originally Posted by Bolardito /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Thanks for this fantastic review. I really enjoyed it. If i want to get the UM56, can I deal directly with Westone or it is mandatory to do it through an authorized audiologist/dealer. Since I'm outside the US and there is no Westone dealer here i wonder. I have a post address in the US I can use for them to ship.


It's best to deal with someone local. That is how we are setup. PM me and I'll see if I can find someone for you to deal with.
 
May 11, 2009 at 5:18 PM Post #35 of 58
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Originally Posted by p0wderh0und23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
It's best to deal with someone local. That is how we are setup. PM me and I'll see if I can find someone for you to deal with.


Thanks a lot, I'll think I'll do it through Earphone Solutions. Just one question: the type of impressions that I need for the UM56 are the same that would be required for a full custom monitor (i.e. ES3X)? I have done full ear impressions previously (for my UE11) with a local audiologist and it worked perfectly.
 
May 11, 2009 at 6:13 PM Post #36 of 58
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Originally Posted by Bolardito /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Thanks a lot, I'll think I'll do it through Earphone Solutions. Just one question: the type of impressions that I need for the UM56 are the same that would be required for a full custom monitor (i.e. ES3X)? I have done full ear impressions previously (for my UE11) with a local audiologist and it worked perfectly.


Same type of impressions.
 
May 11, 2009 at 7:13 PM Post #37 of 58
Can they be made in something besides the vinyl? Like the heat sensitive material used with the ES3X?
 
May 11, 2009 at 7:15 PM Post #38 of 58
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Originally Posted by jamato8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Can they be made in something besides the vinyl? Like the heat sensitive material used with the ES3X?


x2. same question
 
May 11, 2009 at 7:17 PM Post #39 of 58
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Originally Posted by jamato8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Can they be made in something besides the vinyl? Like the heat sensitive material used with the ES3X?


Silicone is the other material we use. With the small size of a UM56, the heat sensitive material would not give any benefit. It has to have a "pivot point" like the joint on an ES product to be of that benefit.
 
May 12, 2009 at 2:18 AM Post #40 of 58
I can recommend the silicone, very comfortable; the problems I had were unrelated to the material itself but the hole in the back and would be easily remedied if a smaller hole was used. there were issues I wont go into here that have nothing to do with the quality of the westone product.
 
May 12, 2009 at 2:41 AM Post #41 of 58
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Originally Posted by p0wderh0und23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Silicone is the other material we use. With the small size of a UM56, the heat sensitive material would not give any benefit. It has to have a "pivot point" like the joint on an ES product to be of that benefit.


I was thinking that one, I don't really care for vinyl and two the heat sensitive material would allow for that last bit of conforming to the ear, which is what you get with the ES3X series. Pivot point?
 
May 12, 2009 at 3:12 AM Post #42 of 58
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Originally Posted by p0wderh0und23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Silicone is the other material we use. With the small size of a UM56, the heat sensitive material would not give any benefit. It has to have a "pivot point" like the joint on an ES product to be of that benefit.


So, if you request silicon, can it be made with it? My understanding (although I may be wrong) is that ACS uses silicon.
 
May 12, 2009 at 3:24 AM Post #43 of 58
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Originally Posted by pdupiano /img/forum/go_quote.gif
$119 from Earphone Solutions + Cost of impressions (20 for the molding material + 50 for an audiologist to do it for you)
UM56 Custom Sleeves for Westone 3, UM2, UM1, SCL3, SCL5, SCL4


In Denver I can get them "out the door" for $110. That's the Westone tips and the impressions, from a local audiologist. Starkey earmolds are less than that.
 
May 12, 2009 at 3:40 AM Post #44 of 58
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Originally Posted by barleyguy /img/forum/go_quote.gif
In Denver I can get them "out the door" for $110. That's the Westone tips and the impressions, from a local audiologist. Starkey earmolds are less than that.


That is the same price I was supposed to pay for my UM56 in Colorado Springs at a Beltone Hearing Center. But since I had recently done three sets of $30 impressions for Livewires (1st set, free refit and a second pair of LW) he charged me only $70 for the UM56.
 
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