Earplugs for the old rockers
Earplugs for the old rockers
Including Michael R and Mike McCarthy. I wore these earplugs to the Reverend Horton Heat show last night. They are effective!
The Good
*My hearing is completely normal today, no (extra) tinnitus.
*I used the "medium" protection tubes. The volume of the show was at "loud car stereo where if you turned it up any more the speakers would start to crackle."
*Sound quality was good. Everything was clear. I heard every instrument. I thought they were muting the vocals, but that was our position (on the rail with the vocals coming through the speakers above the crowd, so they were going right over us.) The Rev had extra vocal speakers on each side of the stage which solved that problem.
*I could hear my buddy perfectly well even over the music and crowd. In fact, I could hear him better than he could hear me if I said something to him.
*They are comfortable. I wore them for about 3.5-4 hours and no soreness or anything.
*Discreet. They go way in your ear and the little tube things don't stick out.
The Bad
*Feel old.
*When a band kicks into something really rockin' and your brain expects that surge of volume, it doesn't happen. For me, it trades some enjoyment for long term benefit.
So I'm sure I'll continue wearing these to shows because I don't want hearing aids or my wife to divorce me because I never hear her.
Also, these are on sale for $7.00. I think I got them for $15.00.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032BYCWG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Including Michael R and Mike McCarthy. I wore these earplugs to the Reverend Horton Heat show last night. They are effective!
The Good
*My hearing is completely normal today, no (extra) tinnitus.
*I used the "medium" protection tubes. The volume of the show was at "loud car stereo where if you turned it up any more the speakers would start to crackle."
*Sound quality was good. Everything was clear. I heard every instrument. I thought they were muting the vocals, but that was our position (on the rail with the vocals coming through the speakers above the crowd, so they were going right over us.) The Rev had extra vocal speakers on each side of the stage which solved that problem.
*I could hear my buddy perfectly well even over the music and crowd. In fact, I could hear him better than he could hear me if I said something to him.
*They are comfortable. I wore them for about 3.5-4 hours and no soreness or anything.
*Discreet. They go way in your ear and the little tube things don't stick out.
The Bad
*Feel old.
*When a band kicks into something really rockin' and your brain expects that surge of volume, it doesn't happen. For me, it trades some enjoyment for long term benefit.
So I'm sure I'll continue wearing these to shows because I don't want hearing aids or my wife to divorce me because I never hear her.
Also, these are on sale for $7.00. I think I got them for $15.00.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032BYCWG/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Glad to hear they worked out!
ReplyDeleteLol ur old!
ReplyDeleteIn local news, Larry Lade, Mill City Nights sucks ass. It is soulless. They put the merch tables in their basement where no one even knows they are and no one will walk by.
ReplyDeletelooks good, i'll have to get some
ReplyDeleteWhen I was clubbing every week in my 20s, I wore those little foamy earplugs often. It really helped with the ringing ears!
ReplyDeleteCasey Garske Oh, also... Mill City Nights had some complaints when it first opened (under another name) for not having enough audience space. I wonder if they did that with the merch table to cram more folks into the main room?
ReplyDeleteLex Larson it's quite possible. I personally think there's enough room on the balcony. There's a big open space where merch could be set up. The bathrooms are up there, so people would at least walk by.
ReplyDeleteBut the place isn't very big. Just a narrow rectangle.
But it's got bad orgone or feng shui or something.