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Ear plugs..

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  • 04-05-2017 8:36am
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    Slideways
    Registered Users Posts: 1,989 ✭✭✭


    A bit of a strange one.

    I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for me regarding ear plugs.

    I understand those who like the genre like to listen to it loud but heavy metal is like nails on a chalkboard to me and it gets played quite loudly in my workplace on the sound system here.

    I'm looking for an earplug that will block out as much of it as possible.
    If anyone has any experience in such I'd appreciate some advice


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    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users Posts: 17,496 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    Not a strange one. More people wear ear plugs at gigs than ever before. Personally, I only use them in band practise but never at gigs or on stage.

    I use the foam ones. You roll them between your fingers and put them inside your ear and they slowly fill out, filling your ear cavity. Things do sound muffled but I can hear the drums and my own instrument fine.

    My drummer swears by the christmas tree style plugs (like these). They don't reduce volume much but they cut out most of the harmful frequencies.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,202 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Tbf if he has no interest in actually listening to the music the foam ones will probably work best.

    I use the Christmas tree style ones at gigs myself and are good for reducing the volume without effecting the quality of sound to much, but I think they're more expensive and not really what the OP wants!

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    Slideways
    Registered Users Posts: 1,989 ✭✭✭Slideways


    I forgot to mention I work in a large workshop on a minesite so we have an abundance of both the foam and Christmas style ones in about 4 varieties of each.

    I was hoping there was some professional style ones that might work a bit better or have a distinct filter built in to cut out the most of the shouty-ness


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    If you want to go down the active noise cancelling route, these are pretty amazing https://hereplus.me/


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    Slideways
    Registered Users Posts: 1,989 ✭✭✭Slideways


    Cheers, I'll have a look at them


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    smurfjed
    Registered Users Posts: 10,030 ✭✭✭✭smurfjed


    Have a look at flare audio . com, they are really neat, used to have a set until i lost them in some airport :)


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    You work on a mine site, is that a dangerous/hazardous environment? If you don't like the music, discuss it with someone there. You shouldn't be looking for something noise cancelling because you don't like it. And potentially reduce the chance of you hearing a warning.


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    basskebab
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭basskebab


    I have some alpine ones, that come with 3 different filters. Really good as you can choose the level of sound attenuation. I go to reggae gigs with big bass heavy soundsystems and the middle level filter works perfect. They're much better then the foam ones and not too pricey

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alpine-MusicSafe-Filter-Plugs-Musicians/dp/B000VO8PR0/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1494156196&sr=1-1&keywords=alpine+ear+plugs


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    Holy Diver
    Registered Users Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Holy Diver


    Flare Audio Isolate.

    Excellent and very flat attenuation.


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    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,763 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    I bought the ones off Ticketmaster that u get offered when u buy tickets

    I find they muffle the sound a lot of take away from the show. It could be just me as I'm not used to them. My breathing and crunching if I'm eating seems louder and more noticeable when I have them on

    I'll need them for Slayer in a few weeks ha


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    peter1892
    Registered Users Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭peter1892


    Having forgotten to bring any ear protection for Slayer last week my advice is undoubtedly to bring something in future!

    Even a bit of cotton wool* in each ear would offer some protection and helps avoid problems for a day or two afterwards.

    (*I started doing that after my first few gigs years ago and it helped a lot).


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    LoughNeagh2017
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭LoughNeagh2017


    It must cause the same effect as video recording, I have noticed youtube recordings are better sound quality than being at the venue itself. The worst sound I ever heard was at Manchester Academy 2, it didn't even sound good on video recordings.


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