Etymotic Research ER20 High-Fidelity Earplugs (Baby Blue with Clear Stem) by Etymotic Research
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Digital camera reviews of Etymotic Research ER20 High-Fidelity Earplugs (Baby Blue with Clear Stem)
Digital camera Review: Great volume reduction yet clarity
Summary: 5 Stars
These are great. They reduce the sound coming into your ears very well while keeping the frequency response and clarity about the same. Things don't sound so muffled, just quieter. They also fit in my ears better than the bigger ones that Etymotic Research offers since they are a bit smaller.Digital camera Review: HIFI sound and good attenuation
Summary: 5 Stars
I was wearing these to an Arch Enemy concert, standing in the front row. I am so happy I got them. When I used these ear plugs, the sound was not too loud or too quiet and it is not muffled like using ordinary ones.Digital camera Review: Highly effective earplugs
Summary: 5 Stars
These are great pair of earplugs. Don't get these if you want complete isolation... Don't go shooting guns or anything like that with these. These are great for rock concerts, or any other loud situation where you still want to hear clearly, but just not as loud. Normal earplugs cut the high frequencies and all you hear are low mumbles. These are designed to allow a reduced amount of high frequencies, so that what you hear is pretty close to not wearing earplugs, but quieter. They claim 20db reduction, but I don't think they go that far. I would describe the reduction as going from loud to tolerable, but not quiet. I'm in a rock band and we rehearse in a garage. These work really good for that because you can still hear your instrument the way it really sounds, but just a little quieter. I hope this helps.Digital camera Review: I can go to a concert again!
Summary: 5 Stars
These are the best earplugs I have ever used! I hear all the music, but the volume no longer hurts my ears! And I can wear them for an entire concert since they are also the most comfortable earplugs I have worn. I have small ears so this smaller-sized earplug is necessary for me. This is my second pair - the first lasted for 18 months. Worth every penny!Digital camera Review: I had hoped for more
Summary: 3 Stars
I got these hoping that I could use them when mixing at especially loud shows. I got them in the mail three days ago and I've brought them out twice now. They definitely alter the sound significantly and I won't use them for anything but punk rock.
Frequencies are cut unevenly as is shown on the reading material which comes with the plugs... and the chart only goes up to 8k. I think that highs above this are cut significantly more than others and the lows become significantly more muffled than the highs- which losses the attack of the kick and bass more than a guitar for example.
I did find that by playing with them and pulling them a little further out than I would normally wear plugs that the low's had more definition but that the highs were still cut unevenly, plus I doubt that this got me more than a 5 db overall gain reduction. Still though 5 db is something, especially where high volume is concerned (a 5db cut at 100db is a significant larger reduction in actual power compared to 5db at 90db since db is logarithmic). I would wear these to see shows and probably even as a musician... but I will have to find another way to protect my hearing at work.
Everyone under 20 years of age who is interested in keeping their sensitivity to frequencies above 10k sharp should always wear these in live environments... the rest of us should as well if the show is above 95 common db and we can get away with it. If you are at a loud show for a long time and you can barely hear your friend shouting right next to you, you can be sure that you are permanently loosing your sensitivity to certain frequencies. So take care!