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Good ear protection for concerts.

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Looking for recommendations for good ear protection during concerts. I want ear buds that don’t just muffle all the sound but limit higher unsafe frequencies while allowing you to still enjoy the music. I did a search and came up with a bunch of different kinds and varying reviews on amazon, I also asked my friend who is in the live audio business and he said I needed custom molded IEMs but that seemed a little over kill for me, even if it’s the best way.

This Site shows the common ones I’ve seen.

Thanks!

EDIT: thanks everyone for the reaponses, I will go through and look at each of the recommended solutioms works best for me.

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AmidFuror@fedia.io
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I just use regular disposable plugs. Except I reuse them and wash them until they fall apart. I’ve bought whatever was sold in the venue on several occasions because I forgot mine at home.

In my experience they lower the volume but don’t “muffle” anything. What muffles sound is being exposed to extremely loud music for a couple of hours.

I’d be curious if the expensive ones offer anything more than increased comfort. There is a lot of audiophile stuff out there that is bullshit.

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dafo@lemmy.world
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What? They absolutely massacre the sound, lowers the volume and blocks out anything but the bass. They fit terribly too.

I have a pair of Alpine MusicSafe Pro which I got for $30 for a two day festival. They’re night and day compared to anything you can buy at the venue or at a pharmacy. They lower the volume without muffling anything, and allows you to pick how aggressively they should block the sound.

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If I want to let more sound in, I tug on the plug a little.

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