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I have utilized a single SONICII in my good ear (left
ear)...always have used it in that ear for 20 years+
playing live.
my right ear (unprotected) is now shot...that's my "cymbal"
ear...if you know what I mean.
-dp
ps: SONICII are also used by target shooters
(rifles,shotguns, pistols)...they really work!
--- Jeff Riedle <> wrote:
> Think about HOW IMPORTANT your hearing is to you.
>
> Then save up $12.99 plus tax and buy yourself a pair of
> SONIC II earplugs.
> They are sold at many music stores, and you can buy them
> online. They are
> pale orange in color, made of rubber, with a metal baffle
> down the middle.
> They will stay in your ear, even if you don't shove them
> way in. In fact, I
> just put them far enough into my ears so that they stay
> put. If the music
> gets REAL LOUD, then I'll shove them in farther. I like
> the SONIC II's
> because they reduce the overall volume, but I can still
> hear highs, middles
> and lows with clarity. Now understand, I've been playing
> drums for about 20
> years, and yet my hearing is still excellent. Unless you
> drop one in a
> crowd, they will last forever!
>
> I don't recommend the real cheap foam type, because they
> aren't as
> effective, and they also muffle the sound too much. I
> like to hear all
> ranges of sound with clarity.
>
> One last point...it took me about a month or so to get
> used to having them
> in my ears. I'm glad I did.
>
> Stretch
>
>
> At 11:34 PM 9/8/05 -0000, you wrote:
> >Never checked the levels, but this is dangerous stuff.
> If you go look
> >at any pictures the Aquanauts you'll see these really
> ugly blue ear
> >plugs sticking out of our ears. These are the cheapest
> plugs, but
> >they still retain somewhat of the highs. Right when I
> was out of
> >Highschool I played in a rock band, and didn't use ear
> plugs one
> >night. My ears rang for 3 straight days...scared the
> shit out of me.
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >--- In , "surfinguitars"
> <mb@m...> wrote:
> >> Has anyone ever used a sound meter to check their
> band's loudness?
> >> What's the loudest one should play? Really though,
> when your ears
> >are
> >> ringing all night long and into the next day, that
> can't be a good
> >> thing. Especially when it's rehearsal. Los
> Straitjackets never seem
> >> too loud. How loud do they play? I think I'm 10
> decibels short of a
> >> permanent case of Tinnitus... mb
>
>
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