What ear plugs do you recommend
I practise in a very small room, so hearing protection is a must. Currently I'm using cheap DIY style foam plugs, which work but do unpleasant things to the sound.
I'd like to upgrade to some proper musicians plugs, but can't afford to get the uber expensive custom jobs.
The two brands I see a lot of are the ER20 types and the Alpine music safe pro. Leaving asside issues of comfort and fit, which seem to be very personal to individual ears, how do these compare for basic levels of protection? Both to each other and the to the foamy type?
I can get the ER20s for about a third the cost of the alpines, but both are within my price range and if the Alpines are going to give better protection I'll spend the money. But conversely if they are about the same I'd rather save the cash!
Over all that though, if the foam ones give better overall protection, even if they do make the sound a bit naff, I might stick with those as in the small room the volume gets really high and I want to put the protection above all other considerations.
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