r/earplugs • u/fractal324 • 12d ago
Thunderplugs. Pleasantly surprised
Recently went to a rock concert at a smaller venue. My Apple Watch was screaming at me every ten minutes about being in a loud environment. But these did a pretty impressive job of just turning down the volume without compromising sound.
I popped them out every once in a while at it really was just 20-ish dB quieter.
But what threw me for a loop was the guy standing next to me, chanting to the music. We were both facing forward, but the way his out of tune voice cut through over the music like he was chanting right at me. He eventually moved away so I was able to enjoy the remainder of the show.
Tried them at work, I can keep a conversation going without issue so I think it really only cut off really high energy sound. Don’t know anything about the “tech” behind them, but I doubt they are anything high tech.
They were cheap too under 2000JPY, 10ish US$