I've decided to attempt to arrest my hearing loss/tinnitus by purchasing a set of earplugs before I go see Maiden in June.
Does anyone have any recommendations in this area? I'd like to still hear everything at the concert while reducing the volume level.
When I went to see Deep Purple at Radio City Music Hall (peaks at 118 dB), I just used the same ear plugs I used at the gun range. The plugs weren't designed for "audiophile" applications, but they worked fine. Try Cabela's for similar items.I've decided to attempt to arrest my hearing loss/tinnitus by purchasing a set of earplugs before I go see Maiden in June.
Does anyone have any recommendations in this area? I'd like to still hear everything at the concert while reducing the volume level.
Get disposables. the SQ is negligible in most venues anyways... horrible reflections only overcome by turning it up to 11 in far too many cases.
also, don't reuse them unless you've a very clean place to store them. Dirty plugs are bad for ears. Once in and done.
I think something like this is what you're looking for. I got my mom a pair to protect her ears with the church band and she said that they worked well. It says that it preserves the whole frequency range, just lowering the intensity.
https://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-Protection-Earplugs-Standard/dp/B0044DEESS/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1492842101&sr=8-5&keywords=musicians+earplugs&th=1
You clean them with alcohol after use. Zero issues.
Ear plugs....
I'm old as hell, have been going to concerts since I was twelve with my much older sis' but I've been smart enough to sit far enough away from the stage to prevent hearing loss. I've even been made fun of by my friends for sitting in the nose bleed seats with a pair of opera binos. As far as sound quality goes....I'll stick to the nose bleed seats because ear plugs have the opposite effect on the quality of sound....yah think !!!
That is funny though, spending good money for concert tickets only to be up close to the stage and use ear plugs. Fact is....I haven't had such a good laugh in a long time, EAR PLUGS AT A CONCERT.....what will people think of next ?