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The UE-4 Pro: Hot New In-Ear Monitors from Ultimate Ears

The Ultimate Ears UE-4 Pro is the latest, hottest new model of earphone available from Ultimate Ears. [buy it here]

Released just days ago, the UE-4 Pro is the most affordably-priced full custom earphone available from Ultimate Ears. These full-custom musician monitors have already taken the blogosphere by storm -- and for good reason.

If you're familiar with Ultimate Ears earphones, you may have noticed that there's historically been a pretty sizeable price gap between their non-custom earphones (the popular Super.fi and Triple.fi series) and their full-custom earphones (which previously started at around $600). But the UE-4 Pro closes the gap, offering superior sound quality and a true full-custom fit at a cool $400. For those looking for a true audiophile experience, or for musicians looking to make the transition from wedge monitors to in-ear monitors, the new UE-4 is a good solution that won't break the bank.

Like all full-custom earphones, getting a pair of UE-4's means you'll need to get a set of ear impressions made -- these impressions are molds of your ears, and allow the Ultimate Ears techs to create a set of UE-4's that are totally tailored to fit your unique ears. That means that most online stores you could purchase a pair of UE-4's from, including the manufacturer's website, will require you to visit your local audiologist to get a set of ear impressions (a service which the audiologist will, of course, charge a small fee for).

But for further savings, when you purchase your UE-4 Pro in-ear monitors from Ear Plug Superstore, we automatically send you a Do-It-Yourself Impression Kit with instructions that you can easily follow to create your own custom ear impressions. Just mail your impressions back to us, and we'll send you your own custom fitted Ultimate Ears UE-4 Pro Earphones -- no trip to the audiologist necessary.

And to put a cherry on top, we're also currently offering Free Priority Mail Shipping on our UE-4 Pro Earphones. Order your UE-4's now to get the most bang for your buck.

Be safe, and do the right thing.
--Tom "Dr. Earplug" Bergman

New MRI-Safe Products

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines let your physician peer deeply inside your body without the dangers involved in surgery and without the damaging effects of an x-ray machine. MRI sounds great -- but the process takes time, and the MRI machines are very noisy, which makes them an uncomfortable and scary place to spend time in.

Fortunately, most MRI labs now offer patients the option to listen to music or to at least wear ear muffs while inside the machine where the noise is loudest.

With this in mind, we've created a special MRI Safe Hearing Protection Page which provides a convenient listing of our top-recommended products for use with MRI machines. These products include a variety of passive hearing protection ear muffs to block out sound, along with some special tube-style MRI earphones that work with a special kind of sound source that's available from many MRI machines. All of these products are MRI safe -- that is, they do not contain metal of any kind.

Too, you should know that any of our foam ear plugs are safe for use inside an MRI machine (aside from metal detectable plugs, which contain small amounts of metal).

With hearing protection like foam ear plugs or passive earmuffs, or even better, with an MRI-safe set of headphones, having an MRI scan done can be a much more pleasant experience.

Be safe, and do the right thing.
--Tom "Dr. Earplug" Bergman