Going to a Sunn O)) show soon. What kind of earplugs should I get?
Your boyfriend's penis, you pussy
http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-Hearing-Protection-MusicSafe-Classic/dp/B0032BYCWG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463697897&sr=8-1&keywords=alpine+plugs
>>65011160
/thread
Any foam earplugs will do
>>65011160
>not damaging your ears makes you a pussy.
have fun with tinnitus dumbass
>>65011136
if you're gonna wear earplugs, you might as well wear buttplugs too
just put in a pair of earphones and listen to something good instead
>>65011238
>hearing all your fav bands completely muffled
have fun never really experiencing a live show
>>65011276
>not realizing you hear live music better with ear plugs
Enjoy being an ignorant twat your whole life
>>65011188
what this anon says is true. i have a pair of pic related. they're amaingly comfy, they work well, and they attentuate sound pretty much evenly across the whole frequency spectrum so it sounds good and intelligible and bright, just not painful.
the silicon ones. saw pallbearer and it was very loud, feedback the whole time
>>65011311
>muffled
>better
Do you roll all the treble off at home too?
>>65011276
god what an ignorant dumbass. even though you're a snarky dumbschit, i still don't want you to have hearing damage. you should get yourself some proper musician's earplugs >>65011313 >>65011188 so you can really enjoy loud music without the pain and tingle and damage. generic foam plugs do the job but ruin the experience because they sound a shit. those chepies are made for industrial hearing protection and such, they make music sound turrible
>>65011276
you won't be able to really experience any live shows after your hearing gets fucked up
>>65011381
>Muffled
Kek so you haven't tried ear plugs then
>>65011401
>>65011385
Being this scared
>>65011381
>implying it actually sounds muffled
Like I said, it sounds better.
>>65011414
you'll regret thinking like this one day
>>65011381
>Do you roll all the treble off at home too?
Do you turn your stereo up all the way and stick your head right next to it for the duration of an entire album?
Actually even that probably wouldn't equate to the volume of a live show.
>>65011413
>>65011458
Used to wear earplugs to shows. They suck and make everything sound muffled.
>>65011497
you wore shitty earplugs then idiot
>>65011414
Being this smart and mature*
ftfy
>>65011481
it terms of decibels a rock show is the equivalent to standing under a plane during takeoff
>>65011497
You're lying and you're going to get tinnitus.
>>65011458
bruv i have a bachelors of music in audio technology, a master of science in acoustical engineering, and i'm currently getting my masters and certification to practise audiology. you're wrong bruv. you're just wrong.
>>65011520
Confirmed for having never actually been to a rock show. They are nowhere NEAR that loud.
>>65011497
Literally never happened to me once, and I go to shows with and without them all the time
>>65011538
Instead of listing your credentials which have no bearing on the argument can you actually explain why he's wrong?
>>65011540
Confirmed for never actually standing under a plane during takeoff
But seriously stop being a dumbass
>>65011238
Going to see sun o)) makes you a pussy.
Just drag a guitar around your house for a few hours.
>>65011276
I'm with you. I always hated the fags who would stand there with their earplugs in.
Earplug wearers should just enjoy the show and maybe don't stand in front of any speakers and you'll be fine without them.
>>65011532
Been up front for rock shows for over a decade, no earplugs, no tinnitus. Myth = confirmed
>>65011570
oh keckle kekstein i replied to the wrong anon.
>>65011538
was for
>>65011414
i'm not sure if this thread is shitpost and pasta or you guys unironically go with earplugs to concerts
literally autism
>>65011570
he's memeing
>>65011543
Why would you go without earplugs ever if they are so important?
>>65011617
i'm not sure if this thread is shitpost and pasta or you guys unironically go without earplugs to concerts
literally tinnitus
>>65011626
same could be said about condoms anon. and yet here you are.
if it hurts your ears, just stand back a little farther or out of direct line of a speaker you autist. not complicated
>>65011538
>>65011538
Bruv I've been to concerts and not worn earplugs and been to concerts where I DID wear earplugs and the music sounds far more clear when wearing ear plugs.
While yes you're technically muffling the sound by sticking stuff in your ears it still sounds better compared to the ridiculous onslaught of noise you get at most live shows. They turn up so fucking loud that everything sounds like it's clipping and your ears are literally being damaged every moment.
>>65011657
You literal faggot,
Your condom reference isn't even a decent analogy to what I am saying
I'm asking why you would go to a loud show and not wear earplugs, but then wear them to another show.
>>65011538
jesus christ could you get any more smug
>>65011313
Recommend these, have been playing drums in a death metal band for a few years and these are my go to. Still no hearing damage
>>65011700
yeah i know i was quoting the wrong anon there, see >>65011615
sorry for all this confusion
>>65011602
Yup if you don't have it now you'll NEVER get it.
anon = dumbass = confirmed
>>65011708
idunno, probably a little
>>65011642
>literally tinnitus
one minute of tinnitus after 3 hours enjoying a good show with the music being listened to as it should won't hurt you baby.
>>65011725
Gotcha. I was about to question your credentials but I assumed if you were arguing against earplugs and you actually had all that knowledge you had to be trolling.
Makes much more sense now.
>>65011136
If you often go to loud concerts, I would recommend you to get a proper earplugs for your health and better sound quality.
>>65011188
>>65011313
Yes.
>>65011538
>bruv
literally kill yourself
>>65011746
>one minute of tinnitus
>implying implications
Protip: save money on earplugs and just put your fingers in your ears the entire show.
>>65011746
Just wait until the tinnitus doesn't go away.
>>65011800
just don't go to the show if you wanna hear it dumped and shit
>>65011746
>one minute of tinnitus
>one minute of concussion symptoms won't hurt you baby
>>65011801
Top Kek m8. But on a serious note if you were to try that chances are at some point you'd have to put your hands down for a moment or two and when you did the full sound of the live show would do 10x the damage it would normally do.
>>65011746
>go to punk-rock show
>be in the first row
>lose like 50% of hearing ability for 2 days
never again
>>65011818
Always duz bruv
>>65011859
weak bait friend
>>65011778
>>65011136
I find that those kind of earplugs, like hear-o's are overkill. I just like to take earbud tips like this and fill them with a bit of rolled up paper towel. Works really well, and doesn't sound muffled.
>>65011381
When exposed to such loud music, your ears will naturally roll off the treble after not too long. So the same thing happens, only in this case it's likely to cause hearing damage.
http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-ER20XS-SMF-P-High-Fidelity-Earplugs/dp/B00RM6Q9XW
these badboys
>>65011990
pic related
>>65011136
why not just ask the bad to play quieter??
I used to laugh at people who went to shows with ear plugs until I brought a tinnitus home that lasted for almost 2 weeks. Thought I'd go crazy.
Take care of your hearing, folks.
>>65012043
because kids these days don't know how to do that >:|
>>65012051
>until I brought a tinnitus home
>>65012006
just get plastic ones like these they actually make the instruments sound more discernible compared to the foam ones or not using earplugs at all
>>65012051
Literally going to be the same story for everyone in this thread arguing against ear plugs.
Sure there are a select few out there who are lucky to have genetically superior ears and could go to loud shows their whole life and not get serious tinnitus. But I'd bet 70%-80% of people going to loud shows would get tinnitus by age 50 if they never wore earplugs.
>>65012071
Yeah?
>tfw tinnitus
I can only shake my head at people who think they're too cool. And this is Sunn O))) we're talking about. Their shows are very very loud
I'm sick of hearing my friends complaining about the ringing in ears after concerts. Just get the damn earplugs already! At least get the cheap ones at drug store. You don't have to stuff them all the way up in.
I went to see Neurosis and people actually complained that it was too loud.
>>65012170
I went to Jucifer concert and forget the earplugs. That seemed suicidal.
>>65012160
see that was my thought. a regular concert will do some damage but Sunn O)) is loud as fuck and their shows are known to be fairly long
>>65011136
Venues sometimes sell them, but usually its the shitty 2 dollar ones that just muffle everything
Put down like 20+ bucks and save your ears you dumb fucks
>>65011136
super leight
>>65012736
I actually used the cheap ones before I got the professional ones. I cut them halfway off and didn't stuffed them all the way in. But yeah, get the decent ones. They aren't so expensive if we are talking about your health. They also cancels the noise so you can hear the music better.
Going to a 21P show in July. What are the best earplugs out there? I'm really getting stressed out trying to find a good pack.
Preferably noise canceling, thanks.
>>65013330
there has been several good suggestions, read the thread
>>65013330
>noise canceling
like, active earplugs? don't be a dweeb.
>>65011276
You are a literal retard, do you even know how concert ear protection works to block out harmful sound? Have fun losing your hearing
>>65013457
>>65013508
>21P
>noise cancelling
didn't get the joke
>>65011136
Seeing them at Moogfest? I'll be seeing them on Saturday - about to see Julia Holter now
>>65011276
>>65011381
>>65011414
kys please
Fuck me /mu/ is autistic today. Anyway, found these, thoughts?
http://www.earpeace.com/products/earplugs?variant=410839509
>>65013715
you lucky son of a bitch
after a few loud as fuck house shows and bunker raves I started getting tinnitus and now wear ear plugs. I prefer it now. Music sounds just as good, no pain and I don't have eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for the next 3 days anymore. Just cheap skin coloured ones from the local chemist work great. But personal choice
>>65011276
you haven't seen Sunn O))) live have you
>>65011602
you must go to some shitty shows then
honestly having ear plugs at shows is a normal fucking thing and most of you people are feigning this because you'd be too embarrassed to wear them yourself
half the people at punk shows wear plugs. only dumb high schoolers dont for the sake of image and they pay for it
Say I use some of the earplugs posted in this thread. How well do they stay in? I'm usually pretty physical in the pit and I wouldn't them to fall out every 5 seconds or lose them.
>>65015786
they stay in alright the only issue is sweat.
my ety's get loose sometimes and people's arms may hit it by accident but its worth it/
foams stay in better id say
>>65015786
i had a problem with getting so sweaty that one would keep slipping out of my ear but it was only that ear so maybe i just got a weird ear actually now that i think about it im positive one of my ears is a bit lower than the other
though i only really had that happen to me once. you should be good as long as its in somewhat tightly(BUT NOT TOO TIGHT DINGUS)
i have more problems losing them when i take them out to talk to people
>>65015765
You're a retard. I've been going to at least 10 concerts every year for the last 4 years without earplugs. I haven't experienced the tinnitus meme yet.
>>>/out/
>>65015980
okay 10 shows, isnt very many, but at what kind of venues?
genre of music is also important
big open spaces or small house shows?
>>65015831
>>65015871
Thanks friends. I'll probably bite the bullet and grab a pair. They're a lot cheaper than I thought they'd be so there's no reason not to.
>>65015871
>>65015786
If earplugs are falling out they're not in deep enough.
I never have problems with earplugs and I wear them mowing the lawn, when sleeping, and when I'm at shows.
My dad has had tinnitus for probably a decade now. I'm 27 and my hearing is good only because of seeing his daily pain. He's tried everything. Loud noises make him tense up in pain, but otherwise he just deals with it. Fortunately, he doesn't have it as badly as some. Most people that have tinnitus bad enough just kill themselves.
I always wear ear protection. It's the cheap shit you get at a gas station, but anything is better than nothing. You do not want tinnitus. I'd rather be deaf or blind honestly.
>>65015980
If one of them wasn't Sunn O))), you have no place to speak. I was close to the front and it was extremely loud.
Tinnitus isn't a meme, you sound like an idiot saying that
>>65015765
>too embarrassed to wear them yourself
Can't imagine how the world looks like from the eyes of these people. It must be hard.
I started to use earplugs when I started to play drums with a band on my late teenage years. Now I can't imagine how could I play without ear protection. Not only it's harsh for my ears but I can't hear everything properly in the noise. Same thing for the concerts.
>>65015980
And what concerts usually are those and how far are you from stage?
Anyway, how can you deny other people's experience like ''there is no noise, there is no too loud, there is no ringing after!''? And why it is so important to convince people that these problems that they are experiencing aren't real? You don't experience any of these problems and you are good without the plugs, that's good! Nov move on with your life.
Yeah maybe tinnitus specifically isn't real but I've been going to low end theory a lot lately and pretty much just standing next to the speakers each time. I don't have ringing but definitely it feels like my ears lost a little sensitivity in the higher frequencies, and earphones settings on the loudest don't feel as loud or defined as they used to. Wouldn't hurt to wear ear protection.
>>65016282
>maybe tinnitus isn't real
>>65016282
As I said before, my dad has had it for 10 years. He was a farmer around loud equipment all in his 20s. One day the ringing stopped and never quit. Just because you stand near speakers and aren't experiencing anything now doesn't mean you won't when you hit your late 30s or 40s.
I hope like FUCK I never get it. I'd off myself.
>>65016282
its more of an over time thing than a one time thing too
>>65016282
Tinnitus is definitely real. There's no set amount of noise or loudness that guarantees someone will get tinnitus. Your ears don't have some kind of meter that will warn you when you're about to do damage, so you should wear hearing protection.
>>65011773
Different anon, but thanks for the rec. I have myopia and my work involves headsets (not in fast food, mind you); losing my eyesight sucks and I'm not ready to lose my ear drums.
>>65011850
>Went to the fucking Antlers in the first two rows
>The sound in the venue is kinda bad and everything is crazy loud
>My ears are still ringing like crazy the next day
If that's what a band like The Antlers can fucking do to you imagine what going to SUNN O))) without earplugs is like
>>65016194
n o l o u d n o i s e s a r o u n d d a d
>>65012051
iktf. It's just my luck that I have TMJ too.
>>65016726
i feel for you my tmj boy
>>65016726
>tfw can barely open my jaw wide enough to suck dick
life is pain
