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how many of you lot actually wear ear plugs

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:30 pm
by spiderman
just wondering.

ive never really thought to get em. never felt a system is to overpowering, if im gettin attacked by the high ends i just move closer to the sub lol.

a bit of deafness after a rave is just normal, it goes away after a while.

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:41 pm
by reptilian
I wouldnt set foot in the west indian centre for 5 minutes without earplugs!

i use er-20s, everything still sounds good - just doesnt pulverise your ear drum

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:42 pm
by mumble
Never thought about it really. Perhaps if I was going out a few nights a week Id consider it maybe but Im lucky if i get out a few nights a month :(

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:46 pm
by sigha
After a while it wont just go away. I got my customs through www.audiorelief.co.uk best money I ever spent, I jus wish i got em sooner :cry:

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:51 pm
by spiderman
Mumble wrote:Never thought about it really. Perhaps if I was going out a few nights a week Id consider it maybe but Im lucky if i get out a few nights a month :(
ye thats the same with me, i reach a rave every 2 weeks or so, so im nt too fussed.

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:56 pm
by sofabed
When i got given ear plugs at a rave i thought they were sweets and i nearly ate them lol.


But no bass could ever be too loud :twisted:

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:56 pm
by reptilian
the kind of sound levels you can get at some dubstep nights could permanently damage your ears in one hour let alone one night

best to get some decent earplugs, seriously

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:58 pm
by jester
its not really how many you go to its how long your exposed to it, i went to this shit metal night when i was younger and i got ringing in my ears ever since then, not to bad but anoyin, always were them now, not lik eit makes it sound any worse..

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:01 am
by spiderman
so your sayin it sounds the same as having them off?

hmmm i might need to invest in a pair.

can anybody reccomend any good ones?

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:03 am
by surface_tension
use em or lose em.

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:03 am
by sigha
spiderman wrote:so your sayin it sounds the same as having them off?

hmmm i might need to invest in a pair.

can anybody reccomend any good ones?
try these guys http://www.audiorelief.co.uk/

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:03 am
by jonnyrebel
Im Definately going to get some in the new year. My ears have been worrying me recently, the ringing is getting more noticeable...

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:08 am
by spencertron
i got some decent ones from The Drum Centre (needed them when i was in a noisy band)...they still get some use, made so they don't fuckup the listening pleasure.

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:09 am
by tercerojista
spiderman wrote:so your sayin it sounds the same as having them off?

hmmm i might need to invest in a pair.

can anybody reccomend any good ones?
I wear earplugs all the time. It's not the same as going without: I do tend to feel a bit more isolated with them in. And when you talk, you can hear yourself in that weird way, which can be a bit off-putting.

But there's no way I'd go without. I was thinking about this before: all those parties that are taking place in aid of the National Deaf Children's Society... Be grateful for what you've got. We're all here because we can hear. You don't wanna be without music when you're older, now, do you? And you really don't want permanent ringing in your ears.

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:11 am
by spiderman
sigha wrote:
spiderman wrote:so your sayin it sounds the same as having them off?

hmmm i might need to invest in a pair.

can anybody reccomend any good ones?
try these guys http://www.audiorelief.co.uk/
safe.

which ones did u get?

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:15 am
by spiderman
tercerojista wrote:
spiderman wrote:so your sayin it sounds the same as having them off?

hmmm i might need to invest in a pair.

can anybody reccomend any good ones?
I wear earplugs all the time. It's not the same as going without: I do tend to feel a bit more isolated with them in. And when you talk, you can hear yourself in that weird way, which can be a bit off-putting.

But there's no way I'd go without. I was thinking about this before: all those parties that are taking place in aid of the National Deaf Children's Society... Be grateful for what you've got. We're all here because we can hear. You don't wanna be without music when you're older, now, do you? And you really don't want permanent ringing in your ears.
see thats the thing, id get annoyed if it all started sounding like i had blocked ears as if i just came off a plane or something lol.

can u talk to/hear other people properly aswell, or do u need to take em out everytime u go to talk.

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:20 am
by tercerojista
Yeah, you can talk to people, and you can hear people too: they're shouting over the music!

When I'm at Plastic People, I generally take em out when I'm in the bar area, because it's not so punishing there. But on the dancefloor, they're essential.

They also come in handy if you're in a hostel and the bloke next door is watching telly too loud at night, or comes home drunk and puts his music on really loud, or if you've got builders working outside your flat that wake you up in the morning...

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:24 am
by jester
spiderman wrote:
tercerojista wrote:
spiderman wrote:so your sayin it sounds the same as having them off?

hmmm i might need to invest in a pair.

can anybody reccomend any good ones?
I wear earplugs all the time. It's not the same as going without: I do tend to feel a bit more isolated with them in. And when you talk, you can hear yourself in that weird way, which can be a bit off-putting.

But there's no way I'd go without. I was thinking about this before: all those parties that are taking place in aid of the National Deaf Children's Society... Be grateful for what you've got. We're all here because we can hear. You don't wanna be without music when you're older, now, do you? And you really don't want permanent ringing in your ears.
see thats the thing, id get annoyed if it all started sounding like i had blocked ears as if i just came off a plane or something lol.

can u talk to/hear other people properly aswell, or do u need to take em out everytime u go to talk.
I take them out to talk to mates, smile and nod at everyone eles haha

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:32 am
by spiderman
hmm i may invest in a pair.

but i can see myself taking them out if its compromising the music lol.

i just like it as loud as possible. (within reason when it comes to the highs).

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:33 am
by whineo
lost a filter for my plugs the other day :x