The Source announces exclusive availability of award-winning sculpted eers™ customizable earphones

Dec 19, 2011

Named "Best Earphone Honouree" at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, developed in Canada sculpted eers provide superior comfort and performance

BARRIE, ON, Dec. 19, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - The Source, one of Canada's largest consumer electronics and wireless retailers, today announced exclusive availability of sculpted eersTM, the revolutionary high-performance earphones that users customize to exactly fit their own ears. The Source is the first national Canadian retailer to offer sculpted eers, named "Best Earphone Honouree" at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

"The Source is thrilled with the opportunity to offer the leading-edge and Canadian-designed sculpted eers to our customers" said Charles Brown, President of The Source. "With a quick and easy custom-fit process, sculpted eers deliver amazing sound performance and comfort. Customers will certainly relish this unparalleled personal audio experience."

"The Source was selected as Sonomax's launch partner as a result of their rich history in bringing innovative products to Canadians for more than 40 years," said Nick Laperle, Sonomax's President  & CEO "We couldn't be happier about the opportunity to offer our product both in select The Source stores and online at TheSource.ca."

sculpted eers are custom-fit earbuds that use SonoFit™ technology, the engineering innovation at the heart of Montréal-based Sonomax Technologies Inc.'s (SHH.V) innovations. sculpted eers provide maximum comfort, exceptional sound and a secure fit even during vigorous activity thanks to medical grade silicone that molds to the unique shape of an individual's ears in approximately four minutes.

sculpted eers by Sonomax®  bundles more than a dozen patented technologies into a disposable fitting system that creates the customized earpiece. In the future, the technology will also be available in any number of other applications such as hearing protection devices, Bluetooth™ headsets, hearing aids and other in-ear products.

The standard PCS-100 sculptured eers retails for $199.99 and features a single dynamic speaker with enhanced bass. The premium dual driver PCS-200 is $299.99 and features two speakers (tweeter and woofer) in each earphone for an unparalleled sound experience.

For more information, please visit sculptedeers.com.

About The Source
Building on 40 years of leadership in consumer electronics, The Source (TheSource.ca) is one of Canada's largest consumer electronics and wireless retailers with approximately 700 locations nationwide. All stores offer a wide selection of brand name products and services for communications, computing, video and audio. The Source features the full range of Bell products, including Bell TV, Bell Internet, Bell Home Phone, Bell Small Business Solutions, and mobile products and services from both Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile Canada.

About Sonomax Technologies Inc.
Montreal-based Sonomax® is a leader in the product development, research, and licensing of in-ear technologies.  With more than 50 patents and trademarks worldwide, Sonomax's pioneering innovation includes instant custom-fitting earpieces that deliver the most comfortable, protective and sound-enhancing experience in the world. Learn more at sonomax.com. Connect with Sonomax's eers on Facebook at facebook.com/sculptedEERS and on Twitter at twitter.com/sculptedEERS.

For further information:

Kristy Linklater
Tel:  705.728.2262 ext. 4227
kristy.linklater@thesource.ca