UltimateEars.com Headphones Noise Isolating Earphones
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Ultimate Ears | Custom Earphones | super.fi Earphones | Earphones, Headphones, Ear Monitors, Earbuds, Ear Plugs, Ear Molds & iPod Accessories
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LAS VEGAS --- Jerry Harvey was traveling as a sound engineer with multi-platinum rock band Van Halen in 1995 when drummer Alex Van Halen complained that the earpiece he was using to hear himself and his bandmates on stage wasn’t worth the price of one of his drumsticks. Several months later, Harvey and his then-wife Mindy went into business under the name “Ultimate Ears” with a deluxe in-ear monitor featuring special two-driver engineering for better sound reproduction plus custom fabrication from silicone impressions of the wearer’s ears to ensure a precise fit.
Today Jerry, Mindy and team have built Ultimate Ears into a thriving company with an impressive 80% market share for in-ear personal monitors. The Las Vegas-based firm supplies earpieces costing up to $950 per pair to a Who’s Who of performers ranging from Celine Dion, The Rolling Stones, Marilyn Manson and Metallica to Avril Lavigne, Madonna, Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil and U2.
In early 2004, the company branched out to the consumer market with new earphones specifically designed to be used with iPods and other MP3 players as well as DVD players, notebook computers and home audio systems. These new $550 models utilize the same technology and custom-molded design as Ultimate Ears’ professional devices but are specially tuned to optimize the sound of mastered music.
