earbud recommendations

[Flexin]

BTW I have heard great things about the Monster Turbines. I want to check them out.

James

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Flexin

Speaking of noise reduction I tried on the Bose comfort 15 headphones and I'm really impressed with the amount of sound they block out.

James

well i just read soemthing that said bose's reduce only 20db, less then reg. earplugs but sure enough, the article says 37db.........WOW


Another reason in-ear headphones have the upper hand on formal headphones is sound isolation. Sure, you can find noise suppressant headphones like Bose's highly touted QuietComfort2, but even those will produce only a 20-decibel reduction. The Shure E3cs with foam ear insets will almost flat out adjourn all outside noise, offering a 93% sound reduction of 37 decibels. To experience a similar effect, try plugging your ears using your fingers. This is about the degree at which the E3cs eliminate outside sound.

[Cutty72]

I use iFrogs earbuds. Same general design as Skullcandy, but far cheaper.
I paid $13 for mine, and love 'em.

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by RACER X

well i just read soemthing that said bose's reduce only 20db, less then reg. earplugs but sure enough, the article says 37db.........WOW


Another reason in-ear headphones have the upper hand on formal headphones is sound isolation. Sure, you can find noise suppressant headphones like Bose's highly touted QuietComfort2, but even those will produce only a 20-decibel reduction. The Shure E3cs with foam ear insets will almost flat out adjourn all outside noise, offering a 93% sound reduction of 37 decibels. To experience a similar effect, try plugging your ears using your fingers. This is about the degree at which the E3cs eliminate outside sound.

Where did you read 20db? I tried them on and it seemed like a lot more then 20db.

As far as noise reduction gos I'm impressed with how much sound is blocked by the Full Metal Jackets. I didn't buy then for that but I was happy to find that they did block it when using load construction equipment.

James

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I've worked as a musician and audio professional all my life. A bar napkin works just fine, and if I remember to bring something from home, I'll use a foam set. How hard you plug your ear with either will determine the overall amount and frequency of attenuation.

Save your money.

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BTW, numbers mean dick for the most part. If you really are serious about spending the money on good earplugs, you need frequency attenuation graphs, and at least a rudimentary understanding of what the Fletcher-Munson curve is. With these two things, you can then interpret what the true "perceived" attenuation will be.