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Searching for the perfect ear plugs

#21
Cazman said:
Ranger. They were about 200 bones. Yes, you can certainly get specific overall sound attenuation for much less, and these are not specifically intended as such, but they do change the auditory world around you. They are an interesting concept.
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Well, that's less than the Etymotic electronic ones ($300):
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OTOH these seem aimed at the DeadHeads - "reverb and flange your world" LOL
 
#22
Snowglo said:
Tried quite a few and Love these;

Earasers musicians high fidelity earplugs hearing protection

They kill screaming highs, cymbals, etc., and they don't turn anything else to mud. Doesn't feel like I'm wearing plugs at all.
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I just picked a pair of these locally at GC. They feel OK, with the left one fitting a bit better than the right although I would fully admit that I don't enough experience putting them in yet.

Tomorrow, I rehearse with one group in a large theater but we aren't really that loud. I'll bring them just check it out though.

The real test of the Earasers will be this Wednesday night at rehearsal which is in a small painfully loud room. I've been using Hearos which have worked well but are a bit muffled and I have to push/pull them in/out to get the correct volume. The right needs more since I standing so close to the cymbals.

They don't use earplugs and I can't comprehend how they can stand it.
 
#23
neckdive said:
I just picked a pair of these locally at GC. They feel OK, with the left one fitting a bit better than the right although I would fully admit that I don't enough experience putting them in yet.

Tomorrow, I rehearse with one group in a large theater but we aren't really that loud. I'll bring them just check it out though.

The real test of the Earasers will be this Wednesday night at rehearsal which is in a small painfully loud room. I've been using Hearos which have worked well but are a bit muffled and I have to push/pull them in/out to get the correct volume. The right needs more since I standing so close to the cymbals.

They don't use earplugs and I can't comprehend how they can stand it.
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I certainly hope they work out for you. I took mine out for one tune last week and it about killed me, even at somewhat low volume. I cannot handle highs any longer, and I really dislike having ear protection that muffles everything. For me, Earasers work perfectly. I often forget I have them in.
 
#24
Snowglo said:
I certainly hope they work out for you. I took mine out for one tune last week and it about killed me, even at somewhat low volume. I cannot handle highs any longer, and I really dislike having ear protection that muffles everything. For me, Earasers work perfectly. I often forget I have them in.
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So I got a chance to use these during our usual loud rehearsal. For context, our space is a dedicated 9 x 12 bedroom with carpeted walls and floors, a drum set and hard hitting drummer, all tube amp and telecaster, hollering singer with a hard strumming electric accoustic going through a PA. I stand in a small spot with my pants a foot away from my 212, my left ear 2 feet from one of the PA speakers and the right ear 3 feet from the cymbals.

After putting the Earasers in just before playing our first tune, I found it to be almost too quiet while we were all plinking around tuning and get our volumes set up. In fact, I had to tilt my cab back to set it up as monitor, something I never did before. Our first tune was strangely quiet but not muffled, as if I was actually downstairs. The singer's normally blisteringly loud electric accoustic actually sounded like an accoustic unplugged. It was a bit surreal. I pulled one of the plugs every now and then to see if there was something wrong with my amp or bass.

Since I was actually having a hard time hearing myself (I play fretless) and the singer/accoustic, I pulled my left Earaser out just a tiny bit to get a little more volume in while keeping the right one in to cut out the painful cymbals. This seemed to work like magic making the music just sound softer. We even talked between songs like usual and while I had to temper my voice a bit to make sure I wasn't shouting, I could hear everyone pretty clearly, just a bit softer the normal. The other three guys don't wear ear plugs.

I had been wearing the Hearos at rehearsals which sounded muffled and left my ears feeling some pressure on the drive home. I didn't feel it this time though. It's as if the band collectively decided to turn down that night instead of playing their normal volume.

Best purchase under $40 in a long while. I found them locally at GC back in the Pro Audio section. Thanks much for the recommendation. It's made a huge difference.
 
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#26
The earasers are good. I was good with the sound using them, but they didn't fit my ears well and I got this chirping sound with volume peaks. It was really annoying. I ended up with the Westone customs. Very happy with them. But they cost five times what you can get earasers for.
 
#27
I actually need to order another pair of Earasers as backup. @neckdive, you mentioned that you pulled one out slightly and found the sweet spot. When I bought my pair, GC only had large and small, of course I needed mediums. I grabbed the small pair, and I wonder if being slightly undersized is the reason I'm having so much luck with them?

In any event, Earasers are perfect for me. I have mild tinnitus and these things are lifesavers!
 
#28
Snowglo said:
I actually need to order another pair of Earasers as backup. @neckdive, you mentioned that you pulled one out slightly and found the sweet spot. When I bought my pair, GC only had large and small, of course I needed mediums. I grabbed the small pair, and I wonder if being slightly undersized is the reason I'm having so much luck with them?

In any event, Earasers are perfect for me. I have mild tinnitus and these things are lifesavers!
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Mild tinnitus for me too and I don't want it to get any worse.

According to their website, if you bought the wrong size, the company will exchange them. Not sure about the timeframe between buying and returning them. You might want to drop them an email. From what I've read, their CS is good. GC just happened to have the mediums so I got lucky.

Since they are designed to go in with angle facing the back of your head, I had to fiddle around with positioning for a little bit. The left fit like a glove but the right didn't but I got it feel comfortable. I discovered that fit better going in dry as opposed to slightly damp.

I don't have a ear hangover this morning.
 
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#29
They were a little weird at first to get seated.

I'm not going to swap them out, just order another pair in the event I misplace one of the little suckers.

I checked my local GC where I purchased my set last year, and they don't carry them any longer. In fact, the sales tards didn't know what the heck I was talking about when I asked for them. I got the programmed "go online and look" reply. CS nowadays really sucks.
 
#30
Interesting. In our GC, they have Hearos and another cheap brand behind the main counter where they have the strings. The Earasers were actually back in Pro Audio in a rack in front of that display cabinet. So perhaps whoever you talked to wasn't familiar with that department. Since GC is an Earaser dealer, they should stock them in all of the stores unless they just happened to be out of them.

Regardless, ordering some mediums direct will be just as easy. They'll probably fit you better as well.
 
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#31
Was gonna order some of those Earasers as well, but I saw these Westone TRU on sale at Sweetwater. Has anybody tried these? I wanna get a pair of ear plugs ASAP (but don't mind a few weeks for restocking if it means I get a good deal... I can deal with foam plugs for a few weeks).
Westone TRU Universal TRU16

edit: looks like the same price on Amazon... maybe not as nice of a deal as i thought. But still, would like opinions if there are any!
 
#32
jchrisk1 said:
The earasers are good. I was good with the sound using them, but they didn't fit my ears well and I got this chirping sound with volume peaks. It was really annoying. I ended up with the Westone customs. Very happy with them. But they cost five times what you can get earasers for.
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Although I am happy so far with the Earasers, I'm also curious about customs. How do you 'adjust' the volume with customs? With the off the shelf style you can simply pull or push them in for volume control on the fly. Is that the same for customs?
 
#35
So adjusting the volume depending on the room would require having two pair set up for each cut if you didn't want to swap them out at a gig or rehearsal? In other words you get to a bar gig, find the space is loud and therefore would require the 15, how easy or quickly can the attentuators be changed out?
 

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