Etymotic ER20XS ETY Earplugs - Standard Size, Frost - High-Fidelity Hearing Protection - Up to 20 dB Sound Reduction - Reusable - Includes Neck Cord & Carrying Case

I use these for concerts and put them in before it starts, and leave them in until it’s over and these are great. They prevent tinnitus or any kind of hearing issue after the concert is over, you were fully protected. You can still hear the concert perfectly and even better they drown out your concert neighbor’s screams and singing. When the people around you talk during the show it’s hard to hear them but you can make out what they say if you want to. And the concert has quite good sound. I wore them to a rock concert that was shaking the brick building and sidewalk outside during sound check and after the concert was over my ears were perfect. I enjoyed the show with no discomfort and happy with the sound and even talked to the band during (and heard their reply to me, the guitarist came out into the crowd). Very nice! Only thing is, they do hurt while they are in. It goes away as soon as you take them out, I am playing with adjusting them better but I think it’s just the design and hardness of the base plastic. It’s not a huge deal, they do feel like they go in kind of deep. I will always keep these on hand for concerts and replace them often. Love them. Absolutely better than foam ones for concerts but my daughter finds them uncomfortable enough that she prefers foam, she has had a ruptured ear drum and is always sensitive about her ears. She claims her cheap foam ones give the same result for her, but I use both and think these are way better if you can tolerate the feel of them. I personally love these.

I use these several times a week, mowing the lawn, trimming, on flights, at concerts, with the angle grinder, SDS hammer drill, you name it. Pretty much any time I know it's going to be loud, these go in first. That versatility alone makes them worth having around the house. Fit is comfortable and they stay in place no matter what I'm doing, no constant readjusting or worrying about them falling out. The sound reduction is noticeable too, things still sound natural, just quieter, which is exactly what you want from a high fidelity earplug instead of that muffled, underwater feeling cheaper ones give you. You can still hold a normal conversation with them in, which is a nice bonus when you're at a concert or around people and don't want to feel completely cut off. The real win for me is no more ringing in my ears at night after yard work, something that used to happen constantly before I started using these. They're easy to clean, reusable, and the small size means they're barely noticeable once they're in. The carrying case is compact too, easy to keep on me without being a hassle, and great value when you consider how often I reach for these. Genuinely a must have if you're regularly around loud equipment, flights, or concerts. Highly recommend.

Purchased these to use at concerts and am quite pleased with the results. I used them to see a band that I know well and have seen in concert previously, so I would be able to judge well whether the earplugs reduced the volume without sacrificing certain frequencies or muffling them. They work as advertised in that the music sounds just as good as it should have but at safer and more comfortable volumes. It was slightly harder to carry on a conversation with my friend while wearing the ear plugs, but not too difficult and to be expected. I ended up wearing them for about 4 hours between the 2 opening acts and the headliner. I had no ringing in my ears or muffled hearing after the concert or the next day, nor was my voice torn up from yelling. The earplugs were simple to get seated correctly in my ears and easy to remove. They are not the most comfortable things in the world to wear, but not so uncomfortable that I was tempted to take them out. They're great for concerts or other applications where you'd wear them for a couple of hours. I think I'd look for something else if I needed to wear them all day long on a regular basis. Highly recommend using the little cord to connect them. I dropped one of the earplugs when removing them and lost it. If I'd used the cord, I would still have it even though I dropped it.

BLUF: I'm both surprised and delighted with my new Etymotic Research ER20XS earplugs. In my 20's I had multiple surgeries to remove a tumor and repair resulting damage in my middle ear. Tinnitus has always been a problem since and is greatly aggravated by loud and piercing sound. And since I write/perform music and ride motorcycles, it's something I battle with constantly. In the past I tried other "affordable" products that claimed to reduce decibels that cause fatigue and hearing loss without affecting the quality of sound; but I was always disappointed. I gave up and just relied on standard foam and/or silicon earplugs instead. After recently misplacing my favorite pair of silicon earplugs I started shopping for replacements and stumbled across these here. After reading reviews, I decided to give them a shot. I figured, worst case, I'd be out a $14 bucks. Well, surprise, surprise, they actually work! They fit my ears perfectly, are extremely comfortable, and reduce the intensity just enough to prevent serious hearing damage while maintaining surprisingly good sound quality. I'm not suggesting they are a perfect solution, but when I listen to loud music while wearing these (especially when riding my Harley Street Glide) the music is clear and unmuffled compared to standard earplugs. And I don't get that tunnel sound I've experienced with other similar decibel reducing earplugs I tried. That said, they don't reduce damaging decibels as well as typical foam or silicon plugs, but they do work as advertised and you get to actually HEAR your music while your it's pumping, either in the studio or on your bike! I can actually say I'd wholeheartedly recommend these to others looking for an affordable solution to protect their hearing while living life!

These do work well and reduce the overall volume with pretty good clarity, as they’re supposed to. However, I have difficulty getting them to “seal” correctly in my ears and agree with others that they can be uncomfortable compared to other earplugs. If I push them in too far, they don’t block anything for some reason. If I pull them out too far, they don’t work either. There’s a sweet spot like halfway in where I can get them to seal, but then they feel like they could fall out. With other earplugs, I can usually control the blockage with depth. A little bit in equals a little bit of blockage. All the way in equals full blockage. So it’s kind of odd. I’m a size medium in everything and got the “standard fit.” It could be a sizing issue, but I don’t think I would be able to get a larger size in my ear. I think it’s more a flaw in the structure of the rubber seals, as they are very thin and flimsy. Overall, I’m not very satisfied. They work for now, but I will need to find something better. It may just be a case of them working well with certain people’s anatomy and not so well with others.

Let me start off by saying reducing volume evenly across the entire audible spectrum would cost thousands of dollars. Systems that use microphones, mechanisms to detect and attenuate sounds above a certain threshhold, and in-ear amplification, will come the closest, but they are in a much higher price bracket. This review compares these Etymotics with tech of comparable cost. Specifically, I have used normal earplugs, Hearos plugs from the late 1990’s, normal over-ear hearing protection, and over-ear hearing protection with a microphone/volume control set-up. These all range from a few dollars to about $60. These products are all effective in reducing volume of very loud sounds to safer levels. The problem is that they reduce the sound very unevenly. All of them either kill the treble response, or make the bass response very muddy, or both. The over-ear with mic/volume has a delay between detection of the loud sound, and reproduction of the sound into the ear, so the resulting sound is unnatural and “out-of-synch.” The Etymotics provide by far the most even reduction in sound across all frequencies. They preserve really nice clarity of the treble, and the bass frequencies do not get muddy. There is a “scooped” sound, i.e. the midrange frequencies are reduced more than the treble. That being said, the overall balance between all frequencies is very pleasing to the ear, especially compared to the other products. And in terms of reducing sound to safe levels, they are very effective. I purchased them because I practice piano in a fairly bright room, and was getting ringing in my ears after practice sessions; the ringing completely went away after I started using the Etymotics. I would highly recommend them for music practice.

I don't have a way to measure their effectiveness objectively, but I have a hard time believing that the result of these plugs is a 20db reduction. The volume (at a Larkin Poe concert, not the loudest band around) was still loud enough to cause sonic distortion in my hearing. Believe it or not, my go-to from now on is my noise reduction music earbuds, in my case Pixel Buds Pro 2, they actually reduce the noise to a comfortable level, eliminate the distortion and provide every bit as much clarity as anything else I've tried. I first tried them when I had forgotten to bring plugs to a concert and was surprised by how well they worked. I went ahead and ordered the Etymotics thinking that surely they would be the preferred methods since they're expressly designed for this purpose, but actually no. Since Etymotic makes audio gear, maybe they should try their hand at earbuds that use noise reduction technology and microphones to reproduce the live sound with even more superior accuracy. Just a thought.

I bought these earplugs because I was tired of my ears ringing after attending a concert. But I was also worried about earplugs significantly altering the sound I wanted to hear -- I just wanted to hear the music but at a more reasonable volume. I assumed that I'd need to buy some sort of active earpiece that would block out all sound, have a microphone that listened to the actual sound, and then recreate the sound at a lower volume for me to hear. It turns out (fortunately) that I was wrong, and that a passive earplug can achieve the same thing by being designed to allow all frequencies through in approximately equal proportions. So after some research I settled on this pair of Etymotics and have brought them to three concerts now. I've been very happy with them -- the sound is quieter but fairly accurate (to my ears). And I could hear my wife talking to me as well. She would have to raise her voice, but not beyond what she'd have to do if I wasn't wearing the earplugs during the concert. The only issue I had with the earplugs was that while one of them stayed in my ear just fine, the other kept needing to be pushed in a bit more having slipped out a bit. I suspect that my ear canal may be the cause, because switching the earplugs between ears caused the same behavior in the same ear. In any case, it looks like you can buy larger inserts for the earplugs if you like, but it's not so annoying that I'll bother with that. So overall, I'm very happy with them, and I'm looking forward to keeping my ears working for a long time.

目前還沒實際到演唱會之類的場合嘗試，不過在房間內嘗試後，外面的聲音也可清楚聽到

I purchased these ear plugs along with the Ear Peace high fidelity hearing protection plugs. I ride a naked style motorcycle and experience excessive wind noise every day. (Despite what they say, all helmets are subject to excessive wind noise at highway speeds, just to different degrees based on design.) First off, these ear plugs look cool. Doesn't really matter in my ear, or under my helmet, but when I have them hanging over my jacket via the provided lanyard they look cool. The first thing I did when I opened the package, after admiring how cool they looked, was try them on. Obviously. They slide in very easily and fit snug - the firm base makes it easy to control insert angle and prevent applying to much pressure and hurting yourself. The little pull tab worked as designed to get the ear plugs out, but I found it a little tricky to get the right pressure to get them to pop out. The lanyard does this for me, and with the string, you get plenty of leverage if you need it. I recommend switching to the lanyard immediately. The fit was very comfortable and the first few time I used them I couldn't help but smile. The amount of clarity that these retain while in your ear is mind blowing if you are used to foam ear plugs. It really is exactly like just turning down the volume of everyday life around you. Some frequencies are muffled a little bit, but overall the sound quality is exceptional. I was worried they would be uncomfortable inside my helmet with the large plastic base. This was a non-issue after putting my helmet on and realizing they are seated comfortably inside the ear and do not stick out far enough to bump into anything. Chatting with people over my Bluetooth speakers sounds great, even at highway speeds. Voices are not muffled or sound out of place. If the ear plugs are not properly inserted you will probably notice a resonance in the lower frequencies. It's not a painful sound but the lower sounds have extra buzziness added to them. Just pull over and adjust the plugs appropriately or even continue to ride - I never found it uncomfortable. These were my top pick between the two, I'd recommend these to anyone looking to try a pair of reusable ear plugs! Nothing but praise for these!

Muy satisfecho con el producto. Atenúa el sonido sin distorsionar nada. Merece la pena lo que cuestan. Tienen mejor rendimiento que los Loop a la hora de atenuar sin distorsionar. Un 10.

I always carry these with me. Very confortable to wear for long hours. Excellent noise reduction

Poor...very small and ineffective..