Longranger wrote:Having tried and subsequently returned 3M electronic tactical earplugs due to reliability issues, I ended up purchasing Etymotic GSP-15 earplugs. Superior in sound quality than the 3M's and so far, have proved reliable. I also use them for work particularly with impact noise. Large 450MW generator circuit breakers tend to be very noisy when they close! Conveniently, they are tax deductible for that reason.
Hearing is precious and I've already got some damage (as my good wife will attest..) so don't scrimp on hearing protection. I use my Etymotics in conjunction with Pro Ears Gold earmuffs which seems to work well without compromising the ability to hear range commands etc.
How much are they mate? I might get a set for "work" too
Brad, they were around the $400aud delivered when I bought mine. It pays to shop around as there are better prices to be had. I think mine were around $259US but with the exchange rate and freight ended up around the above figure. Delivery from the US was fairly quick. These electronic earplugs also have a switchable 5X amplification which is quite amazing when you try it.
I'm not playing with big breakers yet but who knows in the future. Will keep them in mind but 400 bucks is nothing compared to hearing damage as I get older
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