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Isolate titanium earplugs... anyone try them?

Ad reads of a lot of anecdotal BS with no data on how much noise reduction is achieved. Metal is actually an excellent conductor of sound.
$60 for these when you can buy foam earplugs for pennies.

Did that ad actually say they look cool? :cool :laughing
 
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Anyone who complains that foam earplugs don't work needs a lesson on putting them in, and/or try a different brand. I recommend the "try them all" pack from the earplug store to pick your favorite one.
 
I agree e foamies are fine. User error if they dont fit well (well the barrel shaped ones kinda suck, gotta have a bit of a taper lol).

I got -32db 3M orange/purple in like 200pair packs off Amazon. Work great.

I have to sleep during the day too. I dont hear a damn thing. But that means they are worn 6+hours every day. Zero issues.
 
I went through a few pairs of varying priced reusable plugs before I learned my lesson and bought a big pack of Howard Leights disposable foam plugs. $19 for 200 pairs. I found for any ride longer than 30 min - plugs that were foam would absolutely murder my ears. Foam does that evtuslly but that's after 5-6+hrs of riding.
 
kuksul08 said:
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Anyone who complains that foam earplugs don't work needs a lesson on putting them in, and/or try a different brand. I recommend the "try them all" pack from the earplug store to pick your favorite one.
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I tried them all for years and years and always had problems with them. They would work their way out (cough, sneeze, yawn, etc.). I got some annoying ear irritaions that made my inner ear itch. Also the attenuation was either not even or not good enough. I eventually went to silicone plugs like swimmers use and these were great but non-washable. If you drop one, you gotta toss it since it picks up grit.

I finally got a pair of custom plugs made at the motorcycle show in San Mateo a few years ago. Fabulous, comfortable, they stay in with no expansion pressure like the twist-a-foam plugs have and the most perfect noise attenuation I've ever experienced. Not total attenuation, just repeatable and excellent.

Oh, and they are red to match my FJR.

Dan
 
They look like bullshit, and for 3 bills i can probably buy a lifetime supply of foamies that i wont cry about if i loose them
 
What's the NRR db rating on these titanium ones? The article nor manufacturer's website lists it.
 
its over 9000!!!!!
 
R3DS!X said:
They look like bullshit, and for 3 bills i can probably buy a lifetime supply of foamies that i wont cry about if i loose them
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That caught me off guard too. $62. The author made the mistake of mentioning a pair of $300 noise-canceling earbuds in his piece about the gimmicky titanium pair, before mentioning the gimmicky pair.
 
Those titanium things look painful to me. Any earplug with hard parts hurt my particular ears.

I used the North Safety Products Deci 4200 for many years. They feel good all day. Now I'm using the 3M EARsoft SuperFit, which work really well for me and are comfortable all day long. Plus they're marked so that you can tell if they are inserted properly. I don't need the marking, but it helps others that I give a pair to. I'm willing to give samples to anybody who wants to come pick up a pair.

A case of 200 of any of the good foam earplugs is usually under $25. I get mine from the local AirGas Supply store.
 
I like these one with the innovative flame design.
You may be order them without the innovative flame design but why would you.


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I got the custom made ones but they are made from a firm rubber material that hurts with the pressure from the helmet which should be tight after a while. Then I realized that in a crash, that they would transmit impact through to the ear more than simple Howard Leight's which I have used for years. Those are great for air travel, staying in motels while on travel, etc.. THey are so cheap it's no bigger to give someone a set like when you are on an airplane and there is a crying kid behind.
 
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bergmen said:
I tried them all for years and years and always had problems with them. They would work their way out (cough, sneeze, yawn, etc.). I got some annoying ear irritaions that made my inner ear itch. Also the attenuation was either not even or not good enough. I eventually went to silicone plugs like swimmers use and these were great but non-washable. If you drop one, you gotta toss it since it picks up grit.

I finally got a pair of custom plugs made at the motorcycle show in San Mateo a few years ago. Fabulous, comfortable, they stay in with no expansion pressure like the twist-a-foam plugs have and the most perfect noise attenuation I've ever experienced. Not total attenuation, just repeatable and excellent.

Oh, and they are red to match my FJR.

Dan
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Not everyone's ears are the same, so I can see why they might not work the best for you.

FWIW though, out of the 'try them all' sampler pack, only 3 of the 36 actually fit me and worked. The rest were atrocious - they fell out, hurt, couldn't be put in easily. Those 3 were:
Howard Leight Max Lite
Howard Leight Laser Lite
Moldex Meteor

I use the Max Lite now. I can ride 12 hours and never feel them. They're on the smaller side of the range. The Meteors work well if you have bigger ear holes.
 
kuksul08 said:
Not everyone's ears are the same, so I can see why they might not work the best for you.

FWIW though, out of the 'try them all' sampler pack, only 3 of the 36 actually fit me and worked. The rest were atrocious - they fell out, hurt, couldn't be put in easily. Those 3 were:
Howard Leight Max Lite
Howard Leight Laser Lite
Moldex Meteor

I use the Max Lite now. I can ride 12 hours and never feel them. They're on the smaller side of the range. The Meteors work well if you have bigger ear holes.
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Yeah, agree Howard Leight earplugs work well and are low cost.

Lot's of folks don't trust "big biznezz" but Howard Leight has been supplying earplugs to all sorts of industries for a long time. They've been tested. They work. They are cheap.

Suggest OP start with them. Use them. Every ride. Try others, and if you find something better, great, let us know what they are and why.
 
Foam earplugs are fine..I use them and I hammer on steel 8 hours a day and ride a loud ass Harley ...never had a problem ...some people have money to burn if your're buying shit like that
 
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