In order to effectively arrive at a more concrete plan for the custom earbud it is necessary to learn about not only about the technological and design aspect of the product, but to inquire about what exactly is important to a typical earbud user (Is design customization all that important?  How long would they be willing to wait until the product is mailed to them?).  Therefore, the first step of the plan would encompass sending an inquiry to Lantos Technologies and asking more about their 3D scanning process and its overall use and expandability into the realm of using the data generated to actually upload to a 3D program.  Next, going the more traditional route, contacting an audiologist to understand the current molding process more in-depth would create a clearer picture of the current faults in the customized market.  Pursuing this further, contacting Ultimate Ears for a more direct price quote and inquiring about the actual timeframe from beginning to end and the material used for construction purposes would too paint a clearer picture of the whole process in its current state.  Finally, utilizing internet message boards such as head-fi which cater to audio enthusiasts whom most commonly resort to custom solutions, I would be able to learn more about their experiences with the whole process and the feedback , both positive and negative, or suggestions they can offer.

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