[Trombone-l] earplugs

[Jeff Albert]

The "problem" is due to the nature of ear plugs.  You are hearing more
of your sound through the vibrations of your head than through your
ears.  I haven't used the custom ear plugs, but have used lots of
others, and currently use the ER20s.  I haven't found much appreciable
difference from plug to plug in how I sound to myself, except for the
fact that the plugs that block less sound overall let me hear more of
myself through my ears. (duh)

I found that I got used to wearing them once I made the determination
that I would wear them no matter what in certain situations.  I don't
wear them in every situation.

jeff

On 9/25/07, Neil DeBoni <ncdeboni at alumni.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> hi everyone,
>
> I just got some Etymotic ER20 earplugs and tried them out in rehearsal.
> They're fantastic for the rest of the band, but I'm not so impressed at the
> change in what I sound like -- I might as well be plugging my ears with my
> fingers.  Very muffled, strange sound.
>
> Has anyone tried the ER20 *and* custom-fit plugs?  Are the custom-fit plugs
> any different, in terms of your own sound?
>
> I was planning on getting some custom-fit plugs anyway if I liked the
> ER20's, but I'm not so sure I want to spend the big bucks on custom-fit if
> they have the same "problem".
>
>
> Thanks,
> Neil
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