Ear Plugs at Gigs

Arcimbaldo · 9 Sep 2010 at 19:00

Hey all,
I am going to a few gigs in the next few months and i am just wondering which ear plugs you guys would recommend me buying.
I have sensitive hearing and do not particularly want to loose my hearing at 15 :rolleyes:

My budget is around 15 pounds as i want a half decent pair, which will let me listen to the full extent of the music but not loose my hearing.
Btw they are all heavy metal/Deathcore gigs so i presume they will be loud

Cheers

Arcimbaldo

Ricochet J · 9 Sep 2010 at 19:28

Any noise cancelling plugs would do the trick. Get those cheapo yellow spongy ones which you have to squash in your ear. They always do the trick and usually cost a quid from PoundLand.

Liquidfox · 9 Sep 2010 at 19:42

Anything will do, i now wear them in clubs after damaging my hearing...

I've found they mainly just stop the boom of the bass without deteriorating the actual sound. Prefer having them in when in Digital now

jp_bl_68 · 9 Sep 2010 at 19:44

Can't you just ask the dee jay to turn it down a bit?

Arcimbaldo · 9 Sep 2010 at 20:03

jp_bl_68 said:
Can't you just ask the dee jay to turn it down a bit?

I doubt they would too be honest,
Andi actually cannot stand the yellow earplugs used for clay pigeon shooting,
I might spend a bit, like 10 pounds on a set of noisecancelling onesthen.

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Begbie · 9 Sep 2010 at 21:08

Arcimbaldo said:
I doubt they would too be honest,
Andi actually cannot stand the yellow earplugs used for clay pigeon shooting,
I might spend a bit, like 10 pounds on a set of noisecancelling onesthen.

(sorry myspace bar isbroken )

I think they would, if you take biscuits.

MikeHunt79 · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:37

If you're a few rows back it won't be so bad, but even so ear plugs are a good idea for gigs, nothing worse than waking up the next day with your ears ringing.

neoboy · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:41

Wish I used them back in my teens when I worked in the nighclubs, made my tinnitus even worse.

Arcimbaldo · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:09

Ok i just ordered a pair of ACS ER 20 Ear plugs,
The reviews are pretty good on them but will update this thread for others if anyone else is interested.

MickeyFinns · 10 Sep 2010 at 15:23

Arcimbaldo said:
Ok i just ordered a pair of ACS ER 20 Ear plugs,
The reviews are pretty good on them but will update this thread for others if anyone else is interested.

I use alpine ones similiar to the ones you've ordered for drumming at shows and when I'm working at gigs. Definately worth it over the sponge ones as the cut too much treble and you end up hearing everything super bassy which is useless when your doing the sound.

drone · 16 Sep 2010 at 11:23

I have used er20's for awhile now very good surprising how much it improves the sound at some gigs

Nix · 16 Sep 2010 at 12:12

jp_bl_68 said:
Can't you just ask the dee jay to turn it down a bit?

probedb · 16 Sep 2010 at 12:39

Arcimbaldo said:
Ok i just ordered a pair of ACS ER 20 Ear plugs,
The reviews are pretty good on them but will update this thread for others if anyone else is interested.

I use the ER15s myself, getting molded ones just made so much difference, it really is just like the volume has been dialled down but is just as clear

I do go to a lot of gigs so they were worth it.

Weazle · 16 Sep 2010 at 13:48

I've used ear plugs for playing in and seeing bands .... I've found a lot of the foam ones cut out frequencies that you'd want to hear making a gig sound a lot worse than it does.

I use Mack's Hear Plugs personally for both playing live and seeing bands in the crowd: http://www.macksearplugs.com/products/hear-plugs-earplugs-small

PGdude · 16 Sep 2010 at 15:52

Haha when I went to a gig at the age of 15 I didn't need hearing protection because of the wax blockage I had back then

Benihana · 16 Sep 2010 at 16:02

I had some custom moulded ear plugs made for when I'm out riding (motorbike not push bike

) for £50 they are really decent, not tried them at a gig, but have slept with them in, comfy enough but wouldn't want to use them for more than a few days like that.

Begbie · 16 Sep 2010 at 16:45

XRAY said:
Rather than create a new thread, I thought I'd hijack this one.

Are any of the aforementioned earplugs good enough to use when sleeping? I'll be in halls in the centre of London in a week and a half and I'd like a set to help me get a decent nights sleep.

You get used to it, is my advice.

Only thing when getting used to noise when sleeping is the noise stopping it wakes you up!

Arcimbaldo · 16 Sep 2010 at 16:47

I got the ER 20s a few days back.
They are fantastic, they fit my ears perfectly, and i can now put my speakers on full volume, 105Db, and not be instantly deafened.
Hope thie helps

Psymonkee · 16 Sep 2010 at 18:45

What gigs?