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| Originally Posted by Bantam NickB - I definitely agree about the Etymotics - I auditioned a pair of those and also the Shure ones, but my primary use is either on an aeroplane or in the car, so I bought these on my last jaunt to LA. And they work pretty well. Sounds not as good, but the noise cancelling works so well I can sleep in silence on the plane! |
The Etymotics with the foam pads have about -25dB of attenuation. This is almost as good as proper earplugs (around -28dB). With the silicon tips they are not quite as good, but good enough for me on a plane. One of the great features is that they don't leak sound: I can lie in bed with the iRiver turned right up and my wife won't hear a thing right next to me (apart from me singing along!)