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Originally posted by JD8180 Thought I'd post this here as I would think you guys would know the most about them. I'm considering getting custom earplugs mainly for going to clubs to see dj's perform, as well as for djing myself. I found this website, westone.com that which gave me some locations around where I live where I could get them done. Has anyone dealt with this company before and has any feedback? Lastly, they come with filters of -9, -15, and -25 dB. Which ones would you recommend? I want to go and actually enjoy the club, I just hate going home and having my ears ringing for the whole next day. And for djing, I also want to make sure I hear everything clearly coming out of the cans. Thank you all in advance!

I've got the Elacin ER15's.

I love them to bits. Granted it is a bit weird when you have them in your ears at first because, well the best way to describe it is if cup your hands over your ears and speak you get that muffled sound of your voice.

That's how your voice sounds when you have the ear plugs in but when someone speaks to you, their voice is able to pass straight through the filters, granted at a lower volume but it's weird how you can hear them.

Bass is slightly boomier for want of a better word but you can still enjoy the music. At first i thought I was missing out but I've grown to enjoy having them in.

The funniest thing is that I turn into an absolute grumpy fúcker if i've forgotten them on a night out. My ears will start ringing after 2 hours of being in a club so it's vital that it becomes a routine for me to take them out on every night.

Personally I'm really glad i have them, 15's were enough for me. 25 for me would be for really long exposures such as being a sound engineer or bar staff in a club every night etc..

Can't comment on the company unfortunately as i live in Dublin so that's no use.

HTH

nelly

i mix since 4 month with a -15db custom earplug. i guess -25 would be better after 7 hour of mixing (there is no db limit in spain, i guess we are at 110db+ in the booth), but when the party start, with -15db, i really feel like im sitting in front of my comp listening to music at normal level, so -25 would be too much at the beginning.

edit : one thing which became harder, was to proper set the gain volume, this is better the first time to have a friend to tell you how sound is, too lower or too highter

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Originally posted by Rippey64 i mix since 4 month with a -15db custom earplug. i guess -25 would be better after 7 hour of mixing (there is no db limit in spain, i guess we are at 110db+ in the booth), but when the party start, with -15db, i really feel like im sitting in front of my comp listening to music at normal level, so -25 would be too much at the beginning. edit : one thing which became harder, was to proper set the gain volume, this is better the first time to have a friend to tell you how sound is, too lower or too highter

I know what you mean about the levels being too low at the beginning of the night if you'd have 25's or even the 15's in..

But, to set the gains i just use the meters, and every now and again i'll pop one ear plug out to have a listen if i'm playing casually in front of mates.

thanks for the replies everyone! i'm sure over time I'll get used to them in regards to the gain issues.

Go for -25dB reduction. It sounds like a lot, but if you wear them in a quiet room you can still hear someone talking at normal volume perfectly well.

Prior to losing them, I had a custom moulded pair of -25dBs for about 18 months and took them to a variety of events pretty much every single week. They were brilliant - you can hear people talking fine and stand a foot away from the biggest speakers without being worried about your ears at all.

I've also DJed quite a few gigs with them and found them to be fine for mixing.

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