Alpine PartyPlug Pro

Really nice, ordered to preserve hearing while working at major events at biggest stadiums of London.

I bought these a few years ago at NAMM and I have to say, band rehearsal was never the same. The sound levels in the room were so well controlled, it was like rehearsing and low (SPL) level but being a hard hitting drummer in a metal band, rehearsal was anything but low level. All I can say is these are fantastic.

Working musician, have traditionally used just foam plugs. Then moved to Etymotic ER20XS plugs hoping to hear things better .. I did, but not enough attenuation for some gigs. So decided to try the Alpines. Right out of the box, I tried them. When inserted I thought I'd never get them out (there's no pull tab like the Etys). So put the neck string (lanyard) on the plugs .. the string came loose before the plug would come out. Perhaps I had them inserted "too deep", but felt that was needed for the seal. But to the next point. To be fair, I'm starting to question these and other "high fidelity" ear plugs in general with respect to true attenuation ratings. I ran the CDC's NIOSH Hearing Protection Quick Test, ".. a quick test of whether you are getting at least a minimal 15 decibel (dB) level of protection..". I ran the test with 33db foam plugs, and w/ a pair over the ear muffs. Both passed the test. I then ran the test w/ these ear plugs -- and others -- which failed, i.e. per the test I was not getting 15 dB of protection. Your mileage may very well vary, and there are some situations where these do seem fine.

Absolute game changer for hearing protection while still enjoying the music! Well worth the money

They work very well.