RTP-area local music and culture

[Kevin Slater <saulecker AT gmail.com>]

I looked at the ety website.... they look exactly the same as hearos  
and make exactly the same claims.  I'm betting you'll (the original  
submitter) be fine with either one.  In other words, if you can't  
find the cheaper ($12) etys anywhere, head to music loft or something  
like that and get the $14 hearos.

k.


On Nov 5, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Dale wrote:

> I bartend at The Garage in Winston-Salem and I too use the Etymotic  
> Hi-
> Fidelity earplugs.  I tell anybody that will listen that it is the
> best $12 I ever spent.  Not only does the music still sound good (and
> not muffled like the foam plugs), but I can hear drink orders better
> than without them.  I never experienced the "itchies" but I take them
> out between bands.
>
> OK, back to lurk mode-
> -Dale
>
> On Nov 4, 11:56=A0am, gr... AT ibiblio.org (grady) wrote:
> > I'm still using my Etymotic Research ER20's, which are *the same  
> > thing*
> > as the "hi fidelity" Hearos (Hearos being sort of a catchall earplug
> > marketing company, I guess). Here's the ER website:http:// 
> > www.etymotic.co=
> m/ephp/er20.aspx
> > They are by far the best sub-$100 earplugs you can buy. Back when  
> > they
> > were more expensive & were mailorder-only, I believed in them so much
> > that I'd do group orders in order to get the bulk discount. There are
> > quite a few local musicians who're still using ER20s that we bulk- 
> > ordered=
> .
> > Thankfully now they're easier to find and cheaper for single orders.
> >
> > So yes, get 'em! I actually ought to replace mine, as I've almost
> > certainly used them past their supposed usable lifespan.
> >
> > The only caveat I'll give you about them is that they make my ears  
> > itch,
> > but only while they're in. I find that the itching doesn't really  
> > kick
> > in until maybe 45 minutes of steady wearing, and luckily the shows  
> > I go
> > to mostly consist of multiple 45-minute sets, so it's rarely a  
> > problem.
> > Other folks don't seem to get the itchies at all, so YMMV.
> >
> > Ross
> >
> > DJ Golf wrote:
> > > The recent Nick Cave concert in Washington DC was the loudest show
> > > I've ever been to, and after 2 days of tinnitus I decided to start
> > > looking for some high-end earplugs that save my hearing without  
> > > making
> > > the music sound like I've got two wads of rubber foam stuffed in my
> > > ears. =A0I found Hearos online and they're just $14, and they  
> > > have a fe=
> w
> > > big musician endorsements. =A0Any feedback (under 115 db please)?
> >
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