Best quality ear plugs

Trevor O

Hey all, don't know if this has been cover before or not but what are the best ear plugs on the market? I play in a band and am becoming very paranoid about my hearing!

jollygood

Quies ear plugs are amazing. They are wax and you can get them
in most pharmacies. They are also great for sleeping in a noisy room. Just warm them up in your hands first...

Rigsby

jollygood wrote: »

Quies ear plugs are amazing. They are wax and you can get them
in most pharmacies. They are also great for sleeping in a noisy room. Just warm them up in your hands first...

These are good for everyday use, but for playing in a band you would need better. Musician's ear plugs are the best for a band situation IMO. A mould is taken of your ear for a perfect fit. There are interchangeable filters on them depending on how much noise you want to keep in our out. With the wax plugs described by "jollygood", the sound is muffled, but with the musician's plugs the sound is clear, just lower volume. They cost around 200 euro. Expensive, yes, but you cant put a price on your hearing, can you ?

Malice

Rigsby wrote: »

These are good for everyday use, but for playing in a band you would need better. Musician's ear plugs are the best for a band situation IMO. A mould is taken of your ear for a perfect fit. There are interchangeable filters on them depending on how much noise you want to keep in our out. With the wax plugs described by "jollygood", the sound is muffled, but with the musician's plugs the sound is clear, just lower volume. They cost around 200 euro. Expensive, yes, but you cant put a price on your hearing, can you ?

What? Sorry, can't hear you!

Seriously though, are these the one's you're on about or possibly something from here? They do seem a bit pricey but if the sound is as good as you describe, I'd certainly be interested. I use the wax ones myself and they are grand but they do just muffle the sound. It's fine when playing bass but I do miss out on certain aspects of the sound when playing guitar.

Rigsby

malice_ wrote: »

What? Sorry, can't hear you!

Seriously though, are these the one's you're on about or possibly something from here? They do seem a bit pricey but if the sound is as good as you describe, I'd certainly be interested. I use the wax ones myself and they are grand but they do just muffle the sound. It's fine when playing bass but I do miss out on certain aspects of the sound when playing guitar.

Yeah, they are something like the ones in your link. The ones in the link below are very like the ones I use.



http://hearnet.com/images_site/erme_brochure.pdf




While I find them clear, I've read on other forums, that some people still find them a bit muffled. I suppose they just take a little getting used to. Unfortunetely, there is no way to try them out. A pity, when they are so expensive. BTW, they take about a month to be ready.

I got mine in "Advance Hearing" on Aston Quay, (a few doors up from the old "Virgin" record store ). I think there is another place out at Kimmage Cross Roads that does them. Some one else might have details on that.

Trevor O

I don't mind forking out a few hundred on them (not that I actually have money to throw around mind you!) for the sake of saving the hearing! Anyone know of a place in Cork that does them? I mean the proper moulded ones.

southlouth type

I have a set of moulds made by a crowd called www.hearingprotection.co.uk .I got mine in specsavers here in Drogheda but i think all specsavers know have hearing specialists in there stores .They are one of the best investments i have EVER made .You cant put a price on your hearing and this should be seen as part of your kit , i cant play a gig without them now ! it has brought down the level of my tinitus big time

Rigsby

Trevor O wrote: »

Anyone know of a place in Cork that does them? I mean the proper mounded ones.

You could check this out :

http://www.hearingtest.ie/

southlouth type wrote: »

They are one of the best investments i have EVER made .You cant put a price on your hearing and this should be seen as part of your kit

+ 100

It's amazing how much money people will spend on music "accessories", yet neglect to purchase the one that matters most. If you lose or damage your hearing, this leaves all other "accessories" redundant.

Kingcalumn

I agree with what these guys are saying. What the earplugs are are attenuators, actually clipping the top and bottom frequencies off the sound, same way an attenuator works on an amplifier.

Be care ful though in what dB reduction you get - I recommend 15 dB for instruments apart from percussion, 10 db for vocalists and 25 dB for percussion. They are brilliant, you wont be able to play without them after a while!

Rigsby

Kingcalumn wrote: »

Be care ful though in what dB reduction you get - I recommend 15 dB for instruments apart from percussion, 10 db for vocalists and 25 dB for percussion. They are brilliant, you wont be able to play without them after a while!

I use 25dB (filter strength, i.e. reduces the overall volume by this amount). This was recommended to me as I play in a band, in close proximity to the drums. Some have said they find these too strong, but I find it perfect. I'd say no lower that 15dB for your average gigging rock band.