SureFire Sonic Defender ear plugs

[Denim]

I was wondering if anyone has tried these ear plugs and if so can recommend where to buy them?

I have been using general ear plugs for the past 20 years for various jobs and for the last 10 years I've had a pair of musicians ear plugs for gigging but have unfortunately lost them. Musicians plugs were great because they only stopped the high frequency noise that caused damage to your hearing. You could still hold a conversation at a normal volume and only have a minor decrease in sound. From what I have read Surefire have made a semi-disposable pair that work the same way as musicians plugs and I would love to get a hold of a few pairs. I'm not a big fan of disposable ear plugs and the benefits of these plugs really have captured my interest.


Thanks in advance.


Denim

[Bob38S]

G'day Denim,

I have moulded earplugs which I use when not using muffs. They are injected into your ear in a liquid form and allowed to set so they are "very personal" as they won't fit anyone else - cost from memory was about $50 for the pair. They are available from the link below. Also check out local firearm shops as thes often have many types available and some are also agents for Earmold or can point you in the right direction.

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Regards,
Bob

[Denim]

G'day Denim,

I have moulded earplugs which I use when not using muffs. They are injected into your ear in a liquid form and allowed to set so they are "very personal" as they won't fit anyone else

That's the same type/method used for the musician's plugs I originally had. I ordered a pair of the Surefire plugs last night from the UK - cost me $27 including postage. Will write up a review once I've tried them out.

Thanks for the reply and the link. Will look them up if these plugs don't work.

Denim

[son_of_bluegras]

I believe all frequencies can damage your hearing if loud enough, not just the high frequency ones.
I personally find the high frequency tones to be more painful than the lower frequency ones but look for ear plugs that will reduce across as wide a range as I can find.

ron

[soundman]

The truth about musicians earplugs is more like... they have a better frequency response and a more consistent attenuation.

Norton used to make a product called "sonic 2" which had a diaphram and acanal in the earplug.... this resulted in a plug that had low attenuation at low SPL and a progressive increase in attenuation as it gets louder.

These were at one time considered THE earplug to have for musicians.

I baught a set of " musicians" ear plugs when I was doing a bit of pub work...yeh they were OK..... but they dodn't have heaps of attenuation and I used to take em out for short periods to hear what the mix realy sounded like.

In this day and age you realy cant go past a top shelf foam disposable.. they are realy quite good....Been a while since I have used so cant make any recomendations.... but the thing is....use once and throw away..don't put em back in once removed....this isn't expensive if you buy them buy the box.

For industrial work you simply cant go past a good pair of muffs or two..I own about 5 pairs of earmufs in a range of attenuation... but you cant wear them at a gig.

cheers