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Darran Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 2:59 PM |
Would You? Do You?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6260962.stm
Now and again I do, and use these bad boys...
http://www.audiorelief.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=31
It certainly helps if the venue has shit acoustics or if the FOH desk engineer is a bit light-fingered on the volume levels, you tend to get a better sound than if you're not wearing the plugs as they stop your ears from distorting due to the high volume.
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Lemon Grinner Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 3:01 PM |
| I wouldn't wear earplugs. And I wouldnt want the music too much quieter, coz then you'd have to listen to some idiot next to you talk all the way through the gig... |
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Helen *the original* Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 3:03 PM |
| Could have done with those ear plugs the other day when i was at the Trafford Centre and Gareth Gates thought it would be funny to perform in the Orient (the food court) when i was trying to eat! |
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Lemon Grinner Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 3:03 PM |
Helen *the original* wrote: Could have done with those ear plugs the other day when i was at the Trafford Centre and Gareth Gates thought it would be funny to perform in the Orient (the food court) when i was trying to eat!
Urgh, was there loadsa vomit everywhere? haha |
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Helen *the original* Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 3:06 PM |
Lemon Grinner wrote: Helen *the original* wrote: Could have done with those ear plugs the other day when i was at the Trafford Centre and Gareth Gates thought it would be funny to perform in the Orient (the food court) when i was trying to eat!
Urgh, was there loadsa vomit everywhere? haha
Unfortunately not, just a load of screaming girls. All i say is thank god for the ipod! |
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Lemon Grinner Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 3:07 PM |
Helen *the original* wrote: Lemon Grinner wrote: Helen *the original* wrote: Could have done with those ear plugs the other day when i was at the Trafford Centre and Gareth Gates thought it would be funny to perform in the Orient (the food court) when i was trying to eat!
Urgh, was there loadsa vomit everywhere? haha
Unfortunately not, just a load of screaming girls. All i say is thank god for the ipod!
Oh that's terrible, do these girls have no ears?! haha =P |
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Sanne (nl) Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 4:03 PM |
Yep i do! I have seen the damage caused by not protecting your hearing (as a signlanguage interpreter). I rather listen to not so loud music then no music at all or distorted music. |
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lilly Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 4:03 PM |
Darran wrote: It certainly helps if the venue has shit acoustics or if the FOH desk engineer is a bit light-fingered on the volume levels, you tend to get a better sound than if you're not wearing the plugs as they stop your ears from distorting due to the high volume.
I usually wear earplugs, but mine are, well, not really "comfortable" to wear. Can you recommend the ones you have?
And I agree, very often you get a better sound by wearing the plugs. So it's a win-win ;) |
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Darran Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 4:32 PM |
Hell yes.
Some bands even use them.
Compared to the crappy sponge ones that just completely block sound - the Etymotic ones lower the level across the whole spectrum, and chop off the really top-end white-noise scree. |
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Sanne (nl) Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 4:36 PM |
Darran wrote: Hell yes.
Some bands even use them.
Compared to the crappy sponge ones that just completely block sound - the Etymotic ones lower the level across the whole spectrum, and chop off the really top-end white-noise scree.
Thanks by the way for adding the page on your plugs. I'll go and see if i can get them here. I still use the spongee ones;) |
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happy_me Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 5:27 PM |
What? I can't hear you because of the loud ringing in my ears!
I've tried using ear plugs, but it just isn't the same. I'll be def by 30, but hey! |
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feri Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 5:55 PM |
| Yeah my friends put them last time, I think I'll put earplugs this time at the Travis show. |
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lilly Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 5:57 PM |
Darran wrote: Hell yes.
Some bands even use them.
Compared to the crappy sponge ones that just completely block sound - the Etymotic ones lower the level across the whole spectrum, and chop off the really top-end white-noise scree.
Aaah, great, I'm going to hunt for them now - Thanks a lot! |
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lilly Posted Mon 02 Jul, 2007 6:02 PM |
Sanne (nl) wrote:
Thanks by the way for adding the page on your plugs. I'll go and see if i can get them here. I still use the spongee ones;)
I just found this site http://www.alpine.nl/ and I remember a friend telling me they were tested in Germany and were rated "good", so... if you can't find the Elacin-ones :) why not try the company from your own country ;) |
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