Whatever the metal of choice …

it looks like a ludicrous design for a piece of personal protection.

https://www.flareaudio.com/pages/earfoam-size-guide

… From the original idea of poking a pen in your ear ??

MichaelG.

What's the point of going to a Motorhead concert if it doesn't make your ears bleed?

Neil

It's a well worked out method of getting people with more brass than sense to spread it about a bit.

And in response to Neil's post, what is the point of going to a Motorhead concert at all?

It's a most enjoyable experience, bit quiet compared to Ted Nugent though who is probably not your cup of tea either but we all like different things.

Mike

How odd, they have lowered the prices!, or they are doing to old trick of advetising in different places at different prices, and seeing which makes the most cash! still ludicrously expensive, probably made in china for pennies a dozen!

Once you have completely occuded the external ear canal bone conduction becomes the dominant sound transmission route, therefore so long as the plug material has a higher resistance to sound transmission than bone there is no point in making it any denser. As for cost, my plugs usually cost me about £40 to £50 per pair as they are individually moulded and I change them every three or four years because the plugs may change shape, and ear canals tend to change shape with time. The beauty of moulded plugs is that it is virtually impossible to insert them incorrectly and that guarantees optimum performance.

And you can always eat the cheese!

Neil wrote "What's the point of going to a Motorhead concert if it doesn't make your ears bleed."

I never saw Motorhead but saw Lemmy in the early 70's at a Hawkwind gig like this one :-

**LINK**

Small venue, pitch black at times with strobes going, and very loud. It was quite an experience. Great days.

Steve

Pardon George?

Welcome to the forum.

Neil