[SketchySeaBeast]

And, if you can't afford those, just get some orange foam ones - they have excellent protection, often greater than the audiophile ones, and, let's be honest, that bar or arena you're going to wasn't built with sound quality in mind.

[tim333]

Personally, also at the very cheap end, I like wax ones partly because you can vary the noise blocking as needed - put them in loosely or squish them in.

[Semaphor]

I mean, if you go to a concert and don’t really care about the music, sure. The sound will suck, far worse than just a venue’s subpar sound system.

[spopejoy]

Depends on the music. Metal shows are pretty much designed for treble-killing earplugs these days.

[Semaphor]

I guess that depends on the metal show, because I wholeheartedly disagree. But except kanonenfieber currently, I like little that is close to mainstream.

[spopejoy]

Haha, I'm the opposite, if I _don't_ have to wear earplugs I'm suspicious