Custom-made earplugs

**Plugz 4 Lugz** · 21st February 2007, 20:49

Plugz 4 Lugz will be at Pukekohe 10th/11th March, Featherston 18th, (Manfeild April 1st, yet to be confirmed), Desert Storm Apr 14th. So if you want some earplugs for that quiet ride (no wind noise) or some wired earplugs for your ipods, watch out for us on site. Any queries, don't hesitate to make contact after hours (07) 3480 908 or Grant on 027 275 6848. Look forward to being amongst the action

Check the website www.earmold.com.au. $65 for basic earplugs, $220 wired for ipods etc.

**Steam** · 21st February 2007, 23:00

Originally Posted by Grant Rowles

Plugz 4 Lugz

Got yourselves a website with prices etc?

**imdying** · 22nd February 2007, 07:43

Originally Posted by Steam

Got yourselves a website with prices etc?

+1 on that... could be out of town sales for ya, I'm dead keen on some decent ones... and some plugs with phones would be great too

**Mr Merde** · 22nd February 2007, 08:59

Any good for shooting noise protection also?

**hazzy** · 22nd February 2007, 17:11

yeh i too are interested in reducing wind noise earplugs or earphones... how much are they??

**Ivan** · 23rd February 2007, 09:53

same Im keen as,

I dont race with earplugs tho as I like to hear what the engine is doing,

But ones with ipod connections would be sweet to ride around with on a scooter round town

You will be seeing me tommorow I am going to come and have a look at your items,

Prices please?

**hazzy** · 24th February 2007, 22:27

guys i think these are them...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-88957376.htm

**The Lone Rider** · 26th February 2007, 23:36

Um, first time posting I know... but I am a sound engineer by trade and in my opinion having ear plugs that play from an iPod defeats the purpose of having hearing protection.

If you want good ear plugs, get HearSavers. They make custom fitted, molded to your ear canal, ear plugs for various industries. I of course have ones for live sound mixing which allows me to work long hours in loud noise but not have a muffled representation of what comes out of the speakers. They make many different products, and you can get them in different ratings (I believe mine are a minus 15db rating)

**sAsLEX** · 27th February 2007, 06:32

Originally Posted by dyers

Um, first time posting I know... but I am a sound engineer by trade and in my opinion having ear plugs that play from an iPod defeats the purpose of having hearing protection.

If you want good ear plugs, get HearSavers. They make custom fitted, molded to your ear canal, ear plugs for various industries. I of course have ones for live sound mixing which allows me to work long hours in loud noise but not have a muffled representation of what comes out of the speakers. They make many different products, and you can get them in different ratings (I believe mine are a minus 15db rating)

In a way yes but which option is better:

1. Ipod cranked to full blast to overcome the wind and bike noise
2. Ipod at low/moderate volume

**The Lone Rider** · 27th February 2007, 09:10

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

In a way yes but which option is better:

1. Ipod cranked to full blast to overcome the wind and bike noise
2. Ipod at low/moderate volume

Uh, what is the point in your statement?

Either is damaging. Ear plugs go in the ear canal (if you are actually wearing them properly - lifting the pinna up and inserting with a rotating motion into the canal). Having music playing that directly to your timpanic membrane does damage regardless.

Cranked loud to overcome wind and noise is just exchanging aggressors of the ear.

**silverado** · 27th February 2007, 09:18

Originally Posted by dyers

(I believe mine are a minus 15db rating)

Got me some from Mitre 10. Dozen for $4.85. minus 28 db. Bloody works too.

**Waylander** · 27th February 2007, 16:33

Originally Posted by dyers

Uh, what is the point in your statement?

Either is damaging. Ear plugs go in the ear canal (if you are actually wearing them properly - lifting the pinna up and inserting with a rotating motion into the canal). Having music playing that directly to your timpanic membrane does damage regardless.

Cranked loud to overcome wind and noise is just exchanging aggressors of the ear.

You're one of those "it's bad to listen to music while riding" people arn't you...

**The Lone Rider** · 28th February 2007, 09:01

Originally Posted by silverado

Got me some from Mitre 10. Dozen for $4.85. minus 28 db. Bloody works too.

Cool man.

The reason why I mentioned the custom made ones is because ear plugs you get from Mitre 10 etc tend to cut the high frequencies and you have sort of a muffled ability of hearing. The custom have close to a flat response in dampening.. it just makes things quieter, not muffled. I can be hard to even know you have them in because must of us are used to muffled ear plug sound. Put them in for a few hours, and then take them out and you'll be like WHOA.. there is a difference but I didn't notice.

Oh, and 28db is massive. I used 15-20 db ones for rock concerts hitting 110-120dbSPL. 28db will kill nearly all sound wouldn't it?