Originally Posted by
sknhgy
I got my $15 ear buds. They sound good, and they kind of block outside noises, but I wouldn't trust them to protect me if I was, say, running a lawn mower.
Of course, not, that's not what they're for.
Originally Posted by
sknhgy
At work I don't want to wear ear plugs - for concerns that that would appear anti-social. I'm thinking I might make fake ear buds - I could plug some tethered ear plugs into my phone.
Sound like a plan?
Wearing ear plugs is antisocial but wearing earbuds is not?
Around here everyone wears one or the other. It's called "trying to get some damned work done" and isn't considered antisocial.
I sometimes use these:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They're designed to mute everything down by 12db, but not significantly affect sound quality. They're especially good at concerts if you don't want to have tinnitis by 40.