Ear plugs for concerts? (ATTN The Rev)[views:14226][posts:47]___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:19pm - sethrich ""] Next weekend I might be seeing three shows in three consecutive nights, and I know my ears are gonna take a beating. It's Devin Townsend after all! :BOW: Anyhow, I'm thinking of wearing plugs but have never bought or tried them before. Any recommendations? Will the standard foam ones from the drug store suffice for the occasion? Rev, you're out all the time... do you wear plugs? |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:20pm - the_reverend ""] I bought ones from the audiologist. There are purple 32 or 33Db ones at walmart that I liked. |
| _____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:21pm - arilliusbm ""] Earplugs? LOL |
| ____________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:25pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] wat?! |
| _________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:25pm - AndrewBastard ""] i cant play or watch a band play without them |
| ____________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:31pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] WAT?! |
| _____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:35pm - Alx_Casket ""] I have a bag of those burple earplugs in my car so that I always have them for shows if need be. They do the job, and should be fine for DT. I would invest in the custom ones if I didn't think I'd lose them after a couple shows. The standard foam ones muffle to a certain decibel level of sound while the more expensive ones filter by frequency. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 12:47pm - SLAG NLI ""] Check out Hearos. I've had my pair for about a year an they work great. More of an attenuator than a plug. Much less high end frequency loss. When I get back to my desk I will post a link. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:04pm - Nocuous_Fumes ""] ^^this^^ best 15 bucks you will ever spend you wear them at a show and you can actually hear the guitars, the cheap ones sound like there's a low pass filter on your life. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:05pm - Nocuous_Fumes ""] ^^this^^ best 15 bucks you will ever spend you wear them at a show and you can actually hear the guitars, the cheap ones sound like there's a low pass filter on your life. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:06pm - arilliusbm ""] I suppose I should give in to the pussification of metal and get some ear plugs |
| ______________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:06pm - Yeti ""] i buy the construction quality ones from Home Depot, they work just fine. i can hear everything and they are cheap. |
| ______________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:07pm - Yeti ""] AndrewBastard said:i cant play or watch a band play without them i wish i hadn't been so careless and naive over the last decade, my hearing has taken an irreversible beating. i can't sit through a band any longer without them. |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:08pm - arktouros ""] ^^^YES!!! these are THE BEST. I've been using them almost everyday for a year. I can't play drums or see a band play without them. They don't block out high frequencies, they just lower the decibel level and level out the frequencies...I can actually hear more of the band with these in, all the things that get lost to your human ears at higher decibels...basically get these or gtfo. http://www.amazon.com/Hearos-High-Fidelity-Plugs-Package/dp/B0037KM8QY |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:09pm - boblovesmusic ""] I use Macks Earplugs myself, but I'm starting to consider the Hearos |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:09pm - arktouros ""] arilliusbm said:I suppose I should give in to the pussification of metal and get some ear plugs lol. i'd still like to hear metal when/if i hit 70. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:09pm - arilliusbm ""] I could care less about hearing loss... Who gives a fuck? |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:10pm - arktouros ""] i dunno, drummers and musicians |
| __________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:11pm - ShadowSD ""] Hah, a low pass filter on your life, so true. It's why I've never been able to use earplugs, but I suppose I should give the Hearos a try someday. Oddly enough, despite over a decade on stage without earplugs, I'm so hypersensitive to noise that I can practically hear an ant fart from across the house when I'm trying to sleep, and I can hear the low-end vibrations of a car coming from a mile down the road. |
| ______________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:12pm - Yeti ""] seeing my dad now scares me, he played drums in a band for almost 20 years and he can't hear a thing now. my girlfriend is very soft spoken and he told me "i hope she doesn't think i'm being rude when i just stare blankly at her when she talks, i can't hear a word she says". |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:13pm - arilliusbm ""] Fact: they'll have a cure for deafness by 2020 |
| ________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:14pm - mutis ""] I used to buy the expensive kind that have the filter in them, but i lose them too easily—no ear plug is meant to stay in well when headbanging. I usually use those cheap foam ones that you can buy in bulk. Though I've devised a way to make them from paper towels or napkins, because I often forget to bring them. Tear off about a 1.5x5 inch strip (depending on ply), fold it twice in a manner so that it's approx 0.5x5 inches, then roll it up tight (I imagine most RTTP kids are experienced in rolling), stick it in your mouth or wet it under a faucet to seal it. If it's too big, you can always unravel a bit and tear it off. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:14pm - arilliusbm ""] Metal's three attributes: LOUD, FAST, HEAVY Anyone who wants to diminish any three of those aspects = PUSSY |
| __________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:15pm - brian_dc ""] arilliusbm said:Fact: they'll have a cure for deafness by 2020 in the meantime, hearing aids work |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:21pm - Slag NLI ""] arilliusbm said:Metal's three attributes: LOUD, FAST, HEAVY Anyone who wants to diminish any three of those aspects = PUSSY For someone like myself, who wants to make a career someday out of my ears, it makes sense. Total sense. |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:22pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] only setting the volume knob to 11 is real. |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:22pm - the_reverend ""] boblovesmusic said:I use Macks Earplugs myself, but I'm starting to consider the Hearosthose things are disgusting. |
| ______________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:23pm - Yeti ""] i'd rather be a giant gaping vagina and able to hear the music i love in 20 years. |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:23pm - narkybark ""] I like the yellow E.A.R. foam plugs. I do have some custom ones but they don't block out as much (and I prefer higher protection over being able to hear some high freqs). |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:24pm - arilliusbm ""] Gosh darnit I can abuse my body with every drug known to man but by golly NOT MY EARS! SACRED GROUND!!! |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:26pm - arilliusbm ""] you can't be a METAL head if you block the METAL from going into your head. |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:31pm - arktouros ""] the hearos earplugs are like suction cups. they don't come out. i have trouble getting them out. they also attract earwax well. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:32pm - arilliusbm ""] hopefully you all realize I'm joking. My lame attempt at being the new beelze has failed |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:34pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Areeelze fo realze |
| ________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:36pm - xmikex ""] Here's a thought on ear plugs... fuck ear plugs. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:38pm - brian_dc ""] vocalists always say that I suppose if all I could hear is the inside of my head screaming, I'd agree. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:40pm - arilliusbm ""] honestly, I use them about 50% of the time. Depends on the band and the sound. the loudest show i went to this year was woods of Ypres. I didn't have plugs and my hears were humming for 3 weeks |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:45pm - AndrewBastard ""] earplug eliminate all the excess white noise so you can actually make out whats going on... |
| __________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:48pm - brian_dc ""] I blame scooped mids. |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:49pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] always cuts out the high frequencies for me. i'm gonna see if my health ins will cover some custom ones. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 1:50pm - arilliusbm ""] sometime I think they block out too much noise.. Especially for raw black metal |
| ______________________________ [Oct 21,2010 2:10pm - blue ""] Blocking too much noise = they be in yo ears too fah |
| __________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 2:40pm - largefreakatzero ""] I know I should use them, but I have a hard time hearing what I'm playing with them in. I suppose I should look into some fancy jobbies, but meh, I'm comfortable with my partial deafness. I do use shooting muffs (I said muff, heh) when I target or clay shoot. Handguns are especially uncomfortable on the ears. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 2:58pm - posbleak ""] I've lost too much hearing already, Hearos or the purple cheapies it is. |
| ________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 3:05pm - xmikex ""] All I ever hear is screaming inside my head anyways. |
| ______________________________ [Oct 21,2010 3:22pm - Yeti ""] brian_dc said:vocalists always say that I suppose if all I could hear is the inside of my head screaming, I'd agree. i can't wear them while singing and it sucks, because it's usually in the practice space where the sound is horrendously loud. if i don't use expensive ones then all i hear is my skull rattling. |
| _____________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 4:20pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] xmikex said:All I ever hear is screaming inside my head anyways. Cool Hot Topic shirt slogan bro.. |
| ___________________________________________ [Oct 21,2010 4:21pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] I'd buy that for a dollar. |