Let's talk about protection!

[Siren]

i hate pink.

 

[Dafne]

I always use just cotton and can always stand in the first row just in front of the speakers and... thats always great and no problem!

 

[Dark_Silence]

Mine look like that, and the part that sticks out is hard plastic. Are those ones soft?

the part that stays inside your ears are kind of soft, the other part is hard plastic too

 

[plintus]

So yeah, every time you wear protection, it's my Penis going into your ear.

And by the way, you forgot to put a few "1"s behind the "!"s.

Ahhh, my bad...

 

[loveMikael]

^I laugh my head off

 

[herneheim]

I'd never go to a concert without my Alpine MusicSafe

They're very discreet, almost transparent. People have been asking me why I don't wear earplugs at concerts, while wearing these.

Also comes with different levels of protection.

 

[DisplayofCharacter]

Of all the shows I've been to, I only brought ear plugs once and I found they detracted from the experience (I couldn't hear the instruments properly, like half of the music was wiped out - they were made of memory foam). I haven't experienced any discomfort during any band's performance (either metal or rock or whatever), and only slight ringing afterwards, and that only happens occasionally. While ringing in the ears is usually a sign of damage, I haven't noticed an overall decrease in my hearing ability. More often than not it shows up in the latter years of life.

As far as suggestions go, I can't think of anything that hasn't been brought up, other than maybe just positioning oneself away from the speakers. I don't know, I think I agree with Plintus on this one. Minus all the parts involving penis. That's just him.

 

[Malaclypse]

I had a pair of these a while ago, customized shape, variable filter inserts and all.

Worth every penny, seriously. Lost one of them while being totally drunk on some random concert at a festival (I guess it was Dimmu Borgir, d'oh!). From then on, to decrease money losses, I ended up with those darksilence posted. But I noticed an overall decrease of volume on all kinds of concerts, be it open air or at clubs. So usually I start with earplugs and remove them after a while, but maybe I'm just getting old and deaf.

Oh, and hi there, folks just stopping by

 

[S.U.A.D.]

I use regular foam plugs, though they're kind of a bitch towards the end of the evening.

 

[Siren]

@peter: thanks for the input.

@Malaclypse: hello.

 

[Jolty]

So yeah, every time you wear protection, it's my Penis going into your ear.

Small enough to fit quite nicely, eh?

 

[RampageSword]

I've used earplugs a lot, they always were memory foam and it kills the ambiance. I don't mind it though because I only wear earplugs when the bands I dislike are playing and remove them when the bands I've payed to see are performing.

 

[marduk1507]

Small enough to fit quite nicely, eh?

Priceless.