I saw these in a catalgue I got yesterday:
From here: clicky
They claim a 48db attenuation rate to deal with jet engine noise (product target is frequent travelers). You can order different ear canal foam to tailor the fit as well... at an extra cost, of course.
I have no experience with them, but am considering ordering a set as the $70 cost places them in the "upper-reasonable trial" zone for me.
48db - holy crap! All I'd hear is my own heart beat...LOL The 33 db foam ones I use now are almost too much, bu tonly almost. Me likey the quiety...
Walmart (and I'm sure other places too) have a kit for creating custom earplugs. You mix some grey goo with blue goo and get light grey goo that you pinch in half and squish into your ears and wait for it to set up. I think it's $10/kit. it's similar to the stuff you use to take impressions with, except in this case you just use the impression as a plug.I believe I saw a kit that lets you mold your own, and use them with your choice of earphones... can't remember where, but if I come across it, I will post.
I'm approaching this purchase thinking that these plugs are offering the Maximum amount of reduction currently advertised. anything comfortable that meets or exceeds 33db of reduction and sounds good would make me pretty darn happy (expecially for 55 bucks). My real concern is about the size and there no way i'm gonna know untill i own them. Worst case is that i've got another set of phones for the gym. I've got an arai quantum II thats got nice cutouts around the ears, but theres not way for me tell how this setup will work without a purchase. in my original post (see above), i rigged some "standard" ear buds to my skull candy speakers (which about doubled the size of the original unit) and had no confort issues with the helmut on. Heres the reviews i found on this product:I hope this doesn't come across as crass, but...if it sounds to good to be true it probably is. I don't believe a 48db reduction for a minute. Please report back and let us know.I wanted to thank everyone for their input. I just frigin love this forum. you guys rock. that being said, i just purchased the above set of nr10's off ebay for 55 bucks (and that included shipping). i'll give a review of them when i get them. I couldnt pass up the 48db noise reduction coupled with reviews about extended wear comfort. The reviews state that the phones are bass heavy which is exactly what we tend to lose with all the wind noise. With 48 db reduction, i cant imagine its going to actually matter (untill GPS jill starts talking to me in a deeper voice :yahoo: . .......thanx again everyone
GreyGoose
The above headphones are identical to a set of Skullcandy Smokin' Buds earphones that I bought for $29, except for the grey foam seals. They do sound quite good considering the cost, but no matter what I used I could not get adequate noise reduction, even using cored out 33dBa foam earplugs for seals.I saw these in a catalgue I got yesterday:
From here: clicky
They claim a 48db attenuation rate to deal with jet engine noise (product target is frequent travelers). You can order different ear canal foam to tailor the fit as well... at an extra cost, of course.
Fred,The above headphones are identical to a set of Skullcandy Smokin' Buds earphones that I bought for $29, except for the grey foam seals. They do sound quite good considering the cost, but no matter what I used I could not get adequate noise reduction, even using cored out 33dBa foam earplugs for seals.I saw these in a catalgue I got yesterday:
From here: clicky
They claim a 48db attenuation rate to deal with jet engine noise (product target is frequent travelers). You can order different ear canal foam to tailor the fit as well... at an extra cost, of course.
This may be to our advantage then. If the attenuation rate targets frequencies in the lower range better, that would be more useful to us. I may try a set of these from eBay. .also note: I wanted to clear up any confusion on the 48dB claim. The 48dB is the most sound the NR-10 will reduce in a specific frequency not the Noise Reduction Rating which you are referring to with the earplugs (NRR 32).
An official NRR is determined by testing across the entire frequency spectrum and combining the dB reduction from each specific frequency together for an average dB reduction.
NR-10 tested and it came back NRR 29 (better than active canceling headphones)..."
GreyGoose
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