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It Took Me Years to Invest in Earplugs for Concerts. Now I Never Go to Shows Without Them. I Loved the Immersiveness of Booming Sound (Wide to Put up with Ringing Ears Afterward), but recurring tinnitus and premature Hearing Loss Led Me to Finally Invest in Some of the Best Earplugs for Concerts.
At a Glance: The Best Earplugs for Concerts
The Big Discovery, for Me, Was How Good Earplugs For Concerts Have Gotten. TODAY, THERE Are Many High-Quality Options That Partially Block Harmful Volumes, Letting You Fully Enjoy the Music and Even Hold Conversations Without Taking Your 'Plugs Out. In Other Words, There's No Reason Not to Wear Earplugs to shows. In fact, I've Started Bringing Them Out with me Everywhere for Bars and Other Loud Spaces, As Well As Concerts.
However, Not All Earplugs for Concerts Are Worth Your Money. To Help Find The Best Ones, Our Team of Experts Reviewed Several Popular Options to Find The Best Earplugs For Concerts.
How We Tested & Selected The Best Earplugs For Concerts
To Find The Best Earplugs for Concerts, Our Music and Product Editors Brought Several Best-Selling Pairs to Different Concerts and Compared Their Performance, Comfort/Fit, and In-Ron Aesthetics.
All Earplugs Also Have a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR), Which Indicates How Many Decibels The Earplugs Are Blocking. For Example, if you're at 100 db concert and you use earplugs with an nrr of 20 db, the sound will be returced to 80 db. For Most People, The Best Earplugs Reduce The Volume But Still Allew All Components of the Music (and Any Friends in Your Ear) To Be Clear and Intelligible. That means you'll Want A Lower Nrr – Around 20 DB IS Generally Good.
Fit and comfort are Also Crucial. Proper Fit Helps Improve Noise Reduction, As Too-Small 'Plugs Won't Filter Sound As Effectively. Earplugs Should Also Be Comfortable Widestton that you all But Forget About Them (and Don't Need to Adjust at Any Point).
Lastly, We Also Considered How The Plugs Look in Your Ear. No One Wants Plastic Jutting Out – Both for Aesthetic Reasons and So That then Don't Get Get accidentally Swipe Out by Dancing Shoulders.
The Best Earplugs for Concerts
Below Are Some of the Best Earplugs for Concerts, After Our Editors' Testing.
Editor's Pick
Loop Switch 2
Over the Last Couple of Years, Loop Has Established Itself as the leader in Universal-Fit Earplugs. We've Extensively Tested the Brand's Best-Bestellers and Can Confidently Say the hype is real. Their Metallic, Jewelry-like Design Makes Them Better Looking Than Most (Unless You Want Total Discretion), And, More Importantly, They do an Excellent Job of Reducing Volume Without Sacrificing Audio Quality.
The Loop Switch 2 is our top pick from the brand. UNLIKE MOST EARPLUGS, You Can Adjust How Much Volume is let in by Shifting a Dial (No Need to Swap Tips). The Plugs Have Three Modes, “Quiet”, “Experience,” and “Engage,” Ranging from Almost Full Quiet to Noise-Dampening. The former is Great for Non-Concert Activities, AS Well As Extremely Loud Shows, While The “Engage” Option is ideal for full immersion and occasional conversations.
Runner-up
Loop Experience 2
Loop's Experience 2 is Also Worth Considering. It's $ 25 Cheaper Than the Switch and Offers Top-Tier Sound Reduction Designd SpecificV liver for Concerts, Music Festivals, and Similar Environments. They're exceptionally comfortable, Largely Thanks to the Namesake Loop That Fits Snugly in Your Ear to Lock Them in place. Sound Quality is as good as you'll get with Universal-Fit Earplugs, and the Three Eartip Sizes Offer a Good Fit for Almost Everyone.
Budget Pick
Vibes
AS Much As We Wish Hearing Protection was cool, The Truth is That Most People would probably Rather Not Advertise that they're Wearing Earplugs at the Concert. Vibes Gets It, Which is Why these Earplugs are Incredibly discreet, with transparent stems that are Nearly invisible in the ear. In Our Testing, We Found That Thry Suffaciently Reduced Loud Noises Without Music Sounding Overly Muffled, and they were comfortable enough to Wear for A Whole Concert. They feature replaceable ear tips and as in a small case that's easy to take on go, Making them the ideal companion for venues with no-bag polycies.
Moldable
Decibullz Moldable Earplugs for Concerts
If you've Tries Other Earplugs and None of Them Seem to Fit Properly, Check Out These Semi-Custom Decibullz Earplugs. They feature a Moldable Eartip that you soften in Hot Water and then Push Into Your Ear As It Cools Down. Users Say the Molding Process Is Very Easy, and the result is earplugs that effecttivel keep the volume to a Safe Level and Stay Put Through Any Headbanging.
How do Noise Reduction Earplugs Work?
Noise Reduction Earplugs Are Designed To Reduce The Volume of Outside Noise Instead of Simply Blocking It (Like Foam Earplugs Do). They do this use filters that allow in some, but not all frequentcies.
These Types of Earplugs are “Passive,” Which is different than the “Active” Noise Cancellation You Find in Most Earbuds and Headphones, Such As AirPods. Active Noise-Corceling Earbuds and Headphones Pick Up Outside Noise and Emit A Frequency Opposition to the One Coming in, Which “Cancels” Out that incoming noise. Noise Reduction Earplugs, On The Other Hand, Filter Outside Sound To Reduce The Overall Decibel Level That Reaches Your Ears. Foam Earplugs are AN EXAMPLE OF THIS, SICCE THERE CREATE A PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN YOUR EAR CANAL AND THE OUTSIDE SOUND, But They Don't have a Filter That Lets in some Sound, Like The Earplugs Above.
