Thoughts on custom molded ear plugs...

[LanceBlaise]

I don't use them while I dj. I have in ear monitors... So I use them before I go on or if I am out in a club. They work gret for that.

[rjw]

I've had the er-20's before. They are good, if a little uncomfortable to push into your ears at first! Once they are in though so long as you don't keep pulling them in and out you can almost forget they are there.
The sound is much better than with the foam plugs but i still felt a little disconnected with them in... it's a lot easier to understand what people are saying with them in though!

I've now got the custom ones, plus points are they are a LOT more comfortable, they sit just right and you hardly notice they are there; and they attenuate rather then block the sound coming in - you still lose some high end, but it's rolled off smoothly rather than abruptly shut down.

The major (only?) downside to the custom ones is the sheer expense of them - thing is, they fit so snugly and work so transparently that it is easy to forget you are wearing them, and the next step after that would be for one to fall out and get lost - eek!

I've not tried it but you could probably get used to dj'ing with them in too, just imagine how loud you must be having to run you headphones (RIGHT next to your ear drum) in order to hear the next track over the club system...

[White Tiger]

I just ordered custom plugs yesterday at a local audiologist's office. They came to $160 after tax. Pretty cheap considering what they do for you!

The doctor suggested 15db filters.

[rjw]

Pretty cheap considering what they do for you!

damn right! imagine you lose your hearing due to over exposure to banging sound systems, now - How much would you be willing to pay to get it back?

Seems cheap when you look at it that way...
Protect your hearing in the first place and you shouldn't have to worry about it

[White Tiger]

imagine you lose your hearing due to over exposure to banging sound systems, now - How much would you be willing to pay to get it back?

Great way to put it.

If I couldn't listen to music I'd probably fall into a deep depression and die. It is an essential component to my happiness.

[Chilly]

Yanaki...you Greek?

[DjYanaki]

haha no im not greek my name is Yan... and my old boss was greek and called me yanaki for years and it stuck and all my friends started calling me that... so thats kinda just stuck with me as a nick name...

on a side note i ordered a pair of the eR20s they should be at my house in 4 days ill will take pics and make some reviews about em... thanks guys for all the help this is def important...

[Chilly]

Make sure your ears are clean before you take the pics! lol

[DjYanaki]

yeah no doubt haha...

[Tigris]

I got custom-molds for my IE7s last December, because the normal rubber-plug would seal off the ear.
Paid about 100 Euros for the whole thing and they are interchangeable with (at least) all the Sennheiser IE-Systems.
It's a bit strange at first, but they are very good- I think we had a topic about this already?!?
Anyway; definitely worth the money- hearing is priceless.
And think about that removing your earplugs in a club to plug in IEs or anything like that will destroy basically all the good that comes from them. You have to keep your ears protected all the time.