Why Are In-Ear Headphones Better?

[Daniboy]

these plugs ive shown addapt to sound, you dont need to determine anything. simply dont use the volume knob like a crazy deaf mofo and things will be fine..

[makar1]

There are effectively 0 people using those microphone plugs while DJing, so regular earplugs are the only relevant topic.

Earplugs won't save your hearing if you're unable to determine what a safe listening level is. It's not at all difficult to use IEMs effectively at a safe level.

[Vandalus]

The difference with IEMs is that the cue audio is not attenuated at all, whereas with plugs you'll be attenuating your cue audio by varying amounts, and your cue audio will be significantly louder than the PA.

Well, that's why you turn the music in your cue down accordingly. I'm not saying you keep it at the same level you would play with over the ears. You turn it all way down and it, in theory, saves your ears.

[Daniboy]

There are effectively 0 people using those microphone plugs while DJing, so regular earplugs are the only relevant topic.

Earplugs won't save your hearing if you're unable to determine what a safe listening level is. It's not at all difficult to use IEMs effectively at a safe level.

hm, it was a dj from this forum who shown me them, so there is at least one dj that uses them

just because you and your friends use IEM it doesnt mean nobody uses anything else then IEM

[djmaverick]

Seems like an even split between people that think IEM can be safer and can be damaging. How does using ear plugs along with headphones work? I know that you can spend crazy amounts of money getting custom moldings (probably better isolation) but what are good IEMs to try and get a feel of how they work? Would something cheap like the Shure SE215 be worth a try? Would the SE215 isolate enough to make a difference?

[makar1]

I usually use HD 25s, and switch to SE215s when it gets loud. They have pretty good isolation once you find the right tips to fit your ears (there are many varieties included).

[djmaverick]

According to Shure's website they provide up to 37 dB of isolation, not sure how that compares to other brands.

[Daniboy]

plugs are simple, you simply wear them underneath the normal headphones. also you can use them while in any situation where the sound may damage your ears ( like when in the crowd)

[djmaverick]

Wouldn't you have to increase the volume on the headphones even more since you are using plugs underneath?

[DISaS73R]

Yeah, so? The sound from the headphones gets reduced by the ear plugs as well.