Alpine MusicSafe - High Fidelity Earplugs for Musicians - 2 Interchangeable Filter Sets: 19 & 22 dB - Professional Musician Hearing Protection - Transparent

I needed earplugs to wear to concerts, and these have been fantastic. My ear canals are a bit on the smaller side, but these fit with no issues. It took a few wears to really get used to putting them in, but they are comfortable and work well. You can still hear people talking and have conversations with these on, even the heaviest cancellation. Loud music sounds great through these, and my ears don't hurt and they don't ring once the show is over. These are easy to clean with the solution they give you. Putting the filters in is easy, but taking them out can be a bit tough, so expect a little resistance when changing noise filters. I'm super impressed with the effectiveness at the pricepoint. I also love the little carrying case and I like how these fit well in the ears so people don't really notice them.

Great plugs. I really like the 16db filters. Great for reducing the damaging volume, but doesn't mute the music. The lightweight string cord is soft and flexible. It doesn't rub or make noise rubbing against your neck.

Overall, the sound profile is quite good. There's some muffling on the low end of speech but not too bad. I will warn, however, that the seating depth to get an appropriate seal is quite deep in my experience. I normally wear a Small eartip in all of my IEMs and these seat quite a bit further to achieve a good seal. My solution was to take a small bit of silk, unwaxed floss and tie it around the base of the filter at the seam where it's inserted to the silicone tip. I leave just enough length to wrap over the shell of my ear, just like you would with an IEM. It's unobtrusive and allows for the plugs to be gently removed and bundles up into the storage cannister just right.Update: Went to a metal concert (Sevendust, Disturbed, Three Days Grace). We were up at the corner of stage left, right under the PAs. I did wind up switching to the 27Db filter for a bit more comfort but they performed AMAZINGLY. I already have tinnitus in my right ear and it didn't aggravate it. No sign of tinnitus in my left ear. Perfect clarity of the music. I actually perceived better response for the drums with the gold/27Db filters. Highly recommend.

I came to know Alpine when researching earplugs for riding motorcycles. Really liked what I had - comfortable, easy to insert and extract (they have a tail to pull them out).Had the opportunity to attend a Metallica M72 concert where I'd be close to the stage. Was concerned about the sound overwhelming the plugs I use for riding. Even though I had Alpine, I still did research for what was out there for musicians on stage. Figure - they are super close and must have good hearing protection. Short of, that is, getting custom ones made many of them have.Decided to go with these over another brand partly due to price and experience with another product of theirs. Used the highest protection "plugged" in. Have to say - they did phenomenally! Three bands over about 5 hours and could have left them in indefinitely. They were that comfortable. And the sound - was great! Didn't feel like I was missing anything.Some have posted they had issues getting the plugs out of their ears. These don't have the tabs like my motorcycle versions do. BUT they do have the string you can connect to them. It attaches to the stems, just under where the "plug" enters. Super easy to remove with that setup.It's really nice how Alpine includes a 3rd earplug in case something happens to one of the others.The Juice: There are three levels of sound attenuation offered through three sets of inserts. I chose the highest level (gold plug). My Apple Watch Ultra v1 sound level measurements indicated the max at the concert was 114 dB with many measurements in the 110 area. NEVER felt uncomfortable and when all was over, could tell hearing was not impacted.ONE WARNING - the cleaner these come with. It's a pump spray WITH a top that just pops off, not unscrews. I unscrewed it and lost 2/3rds of the fluid. It LOOKS like it just unscrews. Don't do what I did.In the end - highly recommend these plugs for attending music events/concerts.