Don’t forget Shush from the Netherlands: https://shush-earplugs.com/about/ Their plugs are certified (2016/425 PPE)
I’ve been using Alpine for years, would recommend excellent!
I’m using a pair of Fairbuds from (Dutch company) Fairphone. I don’t really know how they compare to anything else as they’re the first noise cancelling in-ear headphones I have, but I’m pretty happy.
They received a 10/10 score on iFixIt and received 4/5 stars in the Guardian, who found the sound to lag slightly when watching videos. I only use them for music and podcasts, so I wouldn’t really know about that.
I guess one of the big things about them is that batteries can be easily replaced in both the case and the ear pieces, so they have no real reason to become e-waste at any point in the near future.
earplugs, not earphones.
Ah, you’re right - I didn’t even know electric earplugs were a thing that existed. Oops.
they aren’t battery powered.
Ah, simple as that.
Got a pair of Loops, the Engage 2 noise since I am quite sensitive to strons and accute noises (police and ambulances sirens, construction works in the streets, and noisy public transport specially people listening to videos and specially reggeton and that kind of “music” without headphones angers me a lot).
Now when I am in a noisy environment I use them and it is like magic. I can keep listening to conversations with the people I am neat and participating in everything without the added annoyance of the unwanted noises and sound frequencies). I strongly recommend them for peope with noise senibility and if you want to be in a calmer environment sometimes in a busy city or public transport).
You are really selling them to me
If you have problems with acute sounds like me, works like magic. We did a sound check with several frequencies at home and there is a point in acutes where you hear nothing. We did the check: My husband without them, me with them on. And it works.
Loops are great. I use the Quiet 2 Plus for sleeping. They are easy to insert and take out, and because they are made of only soft materials they don’t press your ears. Seems they now have Loop Dream for that purpose. I guess I just found out which earplugs I should buy when I need to replace my current ones. Previously I used Happy Ears Earplugs (Swedish company), but they have a short stick made out of plastic which makes them somewhat uncomfortable.
How do these compare to ones from Sennheiser? I’ve been thinking about getting a pair.
With these, you only hear the music in your head. Or your tinnitus.
