Does anyone have a pair? How do they compare to generic ear plugs?
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Yes. I got them for playing the drums but now I keep them in my work bag for whenever I find myself working behind a server rack. They are much better than generic ones because everything is just quieter rather than only some frequencies, which means talking with others is easier.
I’ve also heard about earbuds specifically designed to tune out noise. Wonder how those work?
I’ve got earbuds tips made out of earplugs material. They’re great! However I tend to run hotter when wearing them, they really bottle up the body heat. Almost like wearing earmuffs!
every musician I know that spent hundreds of dollars on custom molded sound blocking IEMs are saying yes definitely 100%
I am however a man of refinement
I like mine. I have tinnitus and its important to me to be able to dial down loud music and movies, without the sound getting muffled and unintelligible. Mine are custom molded with removable 20db etymotics filters; they came with solid filters too that you can switch when you just want to block sound and don’t care about fidelity.
Before these I had some etymotics 30$ musician’s earplugs and they never worked very well. With them in I couldn’t make out the words a singer was singing, and always felt like I was missing out on the music.
My GF has a pair of 20$ musicians plugs she likes just fine (“downbeats”), and she doesn’t feel like they ruin the sound. So maybe custom molded isn’t as important as a good filter?
For sleeping, shooting, or settings where hearing isn’t important, the foam ones are fine.
1000% yes. I’m on my 3rd pair. I use them almost daily. Being in a band, going to shows, riding motorcycle, work stuff, loud bars, home improvement projects, at this point I could not live without them. As someone else mentioned, filters are expensive, but get a pair of 15+ dB filters and you’ll be good 99% of the time. You only get one pair of ears, so treat yourself.
Significantly better, and if you have in ear headphones it’s worth it to see if you can get custom molded tips while you’re bothering as this will noticeably improve audio quality and noise cancelling
Dunno. But I have purchased the kind for music, back when I was in a band. Much better than the foam kind. They also attenuate sound evenly rather than the drill thinking of adults in a Charlie Brown Christmas special. Great for concerts.
Would love to hear recommendations on brands people use
Oh yes. I waited for so long to try, and won’t go back now.
