[Trombone-l] earplugs

[Delbert Pakiser]

Hello,

There is a company named "Starkey"  that makes sound attenuators for
musicians.  These are molded to fit in your ears.  The center core (filter)
is exchangeable with 9 db, 15db, or 25db of sound damping.  The sales
information sheet states that they attenuate across all frequencies equally.


They seem very interesting to me, however, I have not tried them yet.

Del Pakiser

-----Original Message-----
From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of Neil DeBoni
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:38 AM
To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: [Trombone-l] earplugs

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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