Dave, John, et al, At 14:51 06/21/2003 -0300, you wrote: >Hi Dave, >A person doesn't necessarily need the expensive ones. The ones I use, that >I got from Schaff or Pianotek, I can't remember which, >cut the sound down by 12db. I find they take the edge off, and a person >can still hear the beats. They cost $12. >John M. Ross >I don't have any experience with the Pianotek ones but the thing I like >about the Musicians Hearing Protectors is that the response is very >flat. With the cheap plugs I used to get I had to pop one loose to hear >the top of the piano. These actually help me to hear better than without them. > >dave While I was having the audiogram which went along with the fitting of my musicians plugs, I mentioned the problem of having to loosen or remove storebought rubber earplugs to hear the top octave. The audiologist produced an attenuation chart for the beasties which showed that, while rated for 12-15dB, that rating is for the 500-1000Hz range. In the 3000-4000Hz range [top octave], however, they have about a 25dB attenuation. This, coupled with the piano being weaker in that range, made me get the audiogram in the first place. I compare the 15dB flat attenuation plugs to wearing darkglasses at the beach on a sunny day. You definitely can hear better when you eliminate the overload. Conrad Hoffsommer Designing and testing virtual flamesuits since 1993.
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