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The Read Audio are a far better product- they are a 3d printed acrylic and they fit perfectly.
The ACS are fine- they are a softer material, and smaller in size. I wear them on the motorbikes because they have a lower profile.
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There's a DJ on ytube reckons they are great for high noise environments, I've only used them for sleeping where they are way better than the highest SNR foamies. As good as a custom plug? I have no idea, but they're cheaper!
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@mixolyd I also got the Flares through the Kickstarter. I find them pretty uncomfortable if I have them in for longer than an hour. I was gutted as I thought they could replace my moulded ones, but this is not the case...
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Of course all earplugs will take away more top end than anything but with the ACS plugs it sounds like you are underwater- they had to change the filters for me to even be usable.
I also have Read IEM's and they are fantastic.
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Thanks for the info.
@octatonic, which level of Read plugs do you use? According to their website they offer two:
"For most musicians working in amplified environments 15dB is an ideal level where the 19dB the preserve of those working a little closer to the action."
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recent thread here: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/127652/getting-old-going-deaf-and-ear-plugs#latest
Have you had chance to try them out with a band yet?
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took a bit of getting used to the first time but after the first15mins of playing you won’t notice you have them in. Every other rehearsal/gig after that is fine!... just trust that your amp is loud enough out front
the other thing is, if you do any vocals at all you will be able to hear yourself clearer. You can hear your own voice a lot louder in your head when your ears are blocked off!...
really happy with them! And Matt is a great bloke. Came to my house 20mins later went away with the impressions and I got the plugs 3 days later...
I have the 10's and 17's filters and both are ok.
Do you find that the guitar gets knocked out more with the reads? if not I'd be interested in getting a set of them.
infact, I’m finding it easier to hear my guitar now... ears not fading towards the end of a gig!...
I've tried changing the filters but it hasn't helped much. Mercury Audio is local to me so I've been in to speak with them and they were very nice and tried to help but I can't help feeling it was a bit of a waste of money unfortunatly. They're pretty much unusable.