Concert Ear Plugs High Fidelity – Festival Ear Plugs and Live Event Hearing Protection – Comfortable, Reusable Musicians Ear Plugs for Sound Reduction – Protect Your Hearing

So let me start this out by saying that these are my now third pair of high fidelity ear plugs that I have owned, and have by far been my most favorite of the three. For anyone on the verge of deciding between Earos One, Earasers, or Eargasm ear plugs, I would highly recommend the Earos overall. I will do this review in "list" style outlining my experiences with each brand, starting with my least liked and working up to the Earos.Before starting this though, I would like to mention that I have a high end high-fidelity audio system setup in my car, which has the ability to hit 130+dB (No I do not listen to it this loud at all times) (ALSO, if you have a car that can hit these volumes, save it for the country roads. Don't be THAT guy in the city). This car is my daily driver, and obviously at those levels, hearing protection is more than needed. I have gone on multiple roadtrips that have been 10+ hours in a single drive and have had plenty of time to get a well rounded opinion for each of these brands.Eargasm Earplugs: (First pair of earplugs owned)• Comfortability: Overall I would give these earplugs a 6/10 when wearing them for extended periods of time. Though the style of plug is similar to that of the Earos, either the material or size of the plugs seemed to really wear my ears out after long periods of use. I suppose fatigued may be a good word to use for it, but at the end of it all, my ears would be left feeling sore and sometimes even caused me to have a headache.• Sound Quality: Though they did exactly what they were intended to do in terms of dB reduction, I have noticed that some of the more subtle notes in songs, as well as higher mid-range pitches started to become muddled and mixed together with other frequencies. When these were my first pair, it wasn't something that I had noticed due to the lack of having anything to compare them to.• Price: These are definitely the cheapest pair out of the three mentioned, but the price point seems to coincide with the quality of product. These are still great ear plugs, and wearing them versus nothing at all is definitely a more preferred option. But, if you are able to, I would say the Earos would be a much better investment. ( I just searched for them on Amazon and saw them going for 35, and all that I can say is yikes! These were 25 when I had first purchased them, and I would NOT pay more than that for another pair. I would go as far to say that you would have a much better experience between the Earasers and/or Earos)• Overall Score for Eargasm 6.5-7/10Earaser Earplugs: (Second pair that I owned)• Comfortability: The Earasers come in at a solid second of the three pairs. The comfortability was definitely much better for long term use when compared with the Eargasms. I attribute this to the unique mold design that they use for each ear plug, conforming to the standard shape of the inside walls of your ear. I was able to wear these for quite some periods of time, but still had noticed a bit of fatique in my ears after a few hours.• Soung Quality: The sound quality of the Earasers was most definitely better than the Eargasms, and much more range in songs could be heard. Frequencies didn't seem to become as muddled as they once were, and I was even able to notice new parts of songs that I hadn't realized were there before, as they were being overpowered by other frequencies.• Price: Coming in at a solid 39.99, these are exactly 1 cent cheaper than the current (04/03/2020) price of the Earos One. IMO, If that penny isn't a sink or swim deciding factor, go with the Earos!•Overall Score for Earasers: 8/10And last, but most definitely not least. The Earos One Ear Plugs. What peaked my interest with these earplugs was the fact that they were developed hand in hand with the Acoustics Lab at MIT. The product that they came out with due to this collaboration does not fall short of what it delivers!•Comfortability: So far, I have only had the opportunity to wear these for about a continuous hour and a half. While that is a much shorter amount of time than what I had spent wearing the other two brands, I have already noticed how it doesn't even feel like I'm wearing them. The ability to "lock" them in your ear is huge in my opinion, as I would have to adjust the other two brands at multiple times. I also listen to a fair amount of Headbanger music, and I would always constantly worry about them falling out or becoming loose while I was dancing. I can honestly say that I don't have that fear when I'm wearing the Earos One Plugs. They fit tightly enough that any kind of movement over time seems to be non-existent, but snug enough that they don't cause pain from pressure.• Sound Quality: The research done with the Acoustics Team at MIT shows quite prominently in this category. It isn't just marketing when the mention hearing the full range spectrum of acoustics while wearing these. I have once again discovered parts of a track that I had not yet noticed, and have been able to hear some of my old music in a completely new light. I have also noticed that these have been the front runner of the three in sound reduction. There were still times where my system would be too loud when wearing the Eargasm or Earasers. Maybe that was due to lacking as good of a seal as the Earos One provides, or maybe it was because of the quality of build, but I have yet to hit that point with these bad boys in.• Price: At $40 dollars, these are the most expensive (BY ONE PENNY) but are worth every single cent. I am beyond impressed by these ear plugs, and will be recommending them to all of my friends (Festy Fam). Do yourself a huge favor and give these a try.• Overall Score for Earos One: 10/10

SUMMARY:While they aren't super comfortable, they were comfortable enough for a solid 8 hours. I had 2-3 small adjustments throughout the night. Something 100% completely transparent should get 5 stars, but I don't think that product exists even if you go to an audiologist. For $40 this is an EXTREMELY great value especially when you cant get back what you lost when it comes to your hearing. These are the best ear plugs I have ever experienced.DETAILS:Used these recently for a festival in San Diego that featured everything from progressive death metal, pop, and rap. I think these provide a really good experience. After a while I forgot they were there. Only when I realized after skull rattling bass during a Chvrches set that they had loosened a bit from inside my ear. A gentle nudge and they were snug again. I don't think they protected enough against extreme bass though, but then again, I must have been pretty close to some subs and it was only temporary and was part of the song.During the rap portion I got to test how well I could hear vocals. I heard just fine, no weird cancellations or any type of severe coloration in sound.During the heavier bands the crowd was getting pretty wild and I soon found myself being jostled around. Over the course of the Deftones set, about six crowd surfers tumbled over my head, sometimes outright landing on top of me and I visited my local mosh pit(s) several times. Not once did my ear plugs fall out and more importantly, I wasn't concerned that they would get jammed in my ear-I also own a pair of Etymotic ER style plugs and was always paranoid about them jutting out my ear potentially being a safety hazard at heavy shows being so close to the stage.Sweat can and will be an issue after a while. The sweat can cause the earplugs to come a little loose. However at no time did I feel they would pop out. That "lock -in" design is genius. A gentle push back in and all is well.One thing I noticed was that while the PA was muted several db, I could still hear crowd noise (people close to me) This can be a plus as I was able to walk around the festival with my earplugs in and still being able to converse (order food drinks etc)I think these are a superb idea for hearing protection at music festivals. Even movie theaters nowadays are so cranked up especially on the treble. Great for bar shows as well as small venues really amp up the treble because lot of those small venue live mixes are done by people who have lost their hearing, ironically due to super loud treble.These are well worth the price.