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Focus on noise isolation. Using ER-4P (https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/earphones/er4.html https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/earphones/er4.html) with triple-f

Focus on noise isolation. Using ER-4P (https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/earphones/er4.html https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/earphones/er4.html) with triple-flange tips is about the best you can get. Better even than $1000+ customs (exception made for Noble silicon customs).

mpdehaan2 11y ago
I mostly have experience with Westone or Shure's, but I like Comply foam tips a lot better - more comfortable, anyway. Worth checking out. http://www.complyfoam.com/ http://www.complyfoam.com/
- yarrel 11y ago
  Oh yeah those are really comfortable. I found they broke/wore out quickly though.
Symbiote 11y ago
Is it healthy to wear these every day? I have some Etymotic earplugs, which I use at nightclubs, gigs and concerts, but from the way they feel I don't think it would be good for my ears to use them daily.
- lukev 11y ago
  Assuming you aren't actually pushing them in far enough to press against your eardrums, you're fine. The physical feeling you get is just pressure on your outer ear canal - it might be uncomfortable (though it shouldn't be, try a different size plug) but it won't lead to hearing loss. The kind of hearing loss that article is talking about is only caused by exposure to loud noise, and you're only going to be better off wearing earplugs for that.
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mersault 11y ago
Any reason to go with the ER-4P over the hf5 or hf3 product line, if I'm not looking for studio mastering grade audio reproduction? Put another way, judged purely on niose reduction is there much difference between the ER-4P and the rest of the Etymotic product line?
- MetaCosm 11y ago
  Indeed, I believe they share tips.
kazinator 11y ago
One problem with $1000 ear plugs (and $1000 speaker cables, etc) is that some of the microphones used to record the music only cost a hundred bucks, and it passed through numerous 10 cent op-amp chips in various studio equipment.

mpdehaan2 11y ago

I mostly have experience with Westone or Shure's, but I like Comply foam tips a lot better - more comfortable, anyway. Worth checking out. http://www.complyfoam.com/ http://www.complyfoam.com/

yarrel 11y ago
Oh yeah those are really comfortable. I found they broke/wore out quickly though.

Symbiote 11y ago

Is it healthy to wear these every day? I have some Etymotic earplugs, which I use at nightclubs, gigs and concerts, but from the way they feel I don't think it would be good for my ears to use them daily.

lukev 11y ago
Assuming you aren't actually pushing them in far enough to press against your eardrums, you're fine. The physical feeling you get is just pressure on your outer ear canal - it might be uncomfortable (though it shouldn't be, try a different size plug) but it won't lead to hearing loss. The kind of hearing loss that article is talking about is only caused by exposure to loud noise, and you're only going to be better off wearing earplugs for that.
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mersault 11y ago

Any reason to go with the ER-4P over the hf5 or hf3 product line, if I'm not looking for studio mastering grade audio reproduction? Put another way, judged purely on niose reduction is there much difference between the ER-4P and the rest of the Etymotic product line?

MetaCosm 11y ago
Indeed, I believe they share tips.

kazinator 11y ago

One problem with $1000 ear plugs (and $1000 speaker cables, etc) is that some of the microphones used to record the music only cost a hundred bucks, and it passed through numerous 10 cent op-amp chips in various studio equipment.