Etymotic ER20 ETY Earplugs - Standard Size, Clear - High-Fidelity Hearing Protection - Up to 20 dB Sound Reduction - Reusable - Includes Neck Cord & Carrying Case

As a working musician in a rock band, I’m very serious about protecting my hearing. I’ve tried tons of ear plugs over the years, but Etymotic ER20 High Fidelity Concert Ear Plugs are the only ones I will use now. I buy no other brand. These plugs strike the perfect balance. They reduce the volume enough to protect your ears from damaging loud stages and monitors, but they still let through just the right amount of sound so the music stays clear and natural. You can actually hear the mix properly instead of everything sounding muffled or dull like with cheap foam plugs. The high-fidelity design makes a huge difference when you’re playing live. They’re comfortable for long sets, fit securely, and come with a handy carrying case so I always have them on my gig bag. I use them at rehearsals, shows, and even when I’m in the crowd at other concerts. If you care about your hearing but still want to enjoy the full experience of live music, these are the plugs to get. Highly recommended — I won’t play without them.

Great earplugs for live music, easy to take in/out with the attached string, and provide nice reduction in volume without muddying things up. Worth every cent!

Love these ear plugs! They work great for concerts.

These hearing protection ear plugs work very well and simple to slide in and out of your ear canal.

Long time Etymotic user here. I have a pair of ER20 earplugs that are more than 2 decades old. I thought that I'd get a fresh set since the case is broken and the earplugs are a bit yellow. Got the new ones, went to a loud show, so I put them in. First off, they hurt going in. Once in they were ok. Then I noticed that I was hearing the band better than the old ER20s. Playing around I discovered that they were not sealing my ear canal. If I pushed them in uncomfortably far, they would seal, but they wouldn't stay there, they'd slip out a bit and leak loud music in. My original ER20s work fine. They slide in easily and seal. Etymotic screwed the pooch with whatever changes they made to this model. Keep shopping.

I've been using Ear Peace for years but those muffle out much of the higher frequencies, so music is adversely affected. These Etymotics let you hear the cymbals, reeds, and bows a lot better, so they allow for a better listening experience. On the downside, I seem to have to take them out every five minutes or so due to a build up of intense itching. That might just be me and my hairy ear canals, or maybe an allergy to this particular silicone, but it is a serious issue for me personally.

I had a 11 year old pair that still work great. The equivalent new ones are very delicate and can easily become compressed

I have two sets of these. One stays in my glovebox and the other stays in a case on my pedalboard. The ones in my glovebox have seen Slayer, Motorhead, and a bunch of other bands I'd namedrop but you don't care about. They're comfortable, and do a good job bringing the overall volume level down without killing the highs or changing the sound too much. And if you care about the band enough to buy a ticket and spend an evening standing next to obnoxious smelly drunk guys who keep yelling "WOOOOO", then you should care enough to buy some earplugs that won't affect the overall sound. But you know what they won't do? They won't cure tinnitus. If you're looking at buying some earplugs and you look at the price and say "hmm random product reviewer, these seem a tad expensive compared to the squishy orange guys I usually buy" just.. don't. You need to use earplugs every single time. And you should get QUALITY earplugs like these. In my 20s I always bought the squishy orange ones and then took them out halfway through the show because it sounded like crap. Don't be like me and wind up with tinnitus in your 30s and have to have a fan or white noise in order to be able to fall asleep. It sucks. Wear hearing protection. These are comfy, cheap, and don't mess with the sound. Make your future self thank you.

Me ha salvado los oídos en el festival

In famiglia siamo fan dell'heavy metal e partecipiamo a molti concerti solitamente in locali dove l'acustica lascia spesso a desiderare. Questi tappi Etymotic sono stati davvero una scoperta e non li lasceremo più. Faccio un esempio pratico che gli appassionati del genere capiranno al volo: con questi tappi siamo riusciti ad ascoltare per 2 ore e mezzo un concerto live dei Sunn O)) senza riportare nessun danno e apprezzando ogni sfumatura del set! Veramente consigliati.Prendete tranquillamente la misura standard che va bene sia a uomini che donne.