Re: Ear protection

[Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>]

On 23/09/2015 10:34, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> What are people using for ear protection for datacenters these days? 

Summarising, people seem to use a wide variety of kit:

Ear muffs:
        - 3M Peltor Shotgunner Hearing Protector
        - 3M Peltor Optime

Acoustic headsets:
        - 3M Peltor WS100
        - Howard Leight Thunder 29
        - Sennheiser HD-380 / HD-380

Noise cancellation headsets:

        - "Bose noise-cancellation headsets"
        - Bose QuietComfort 15

Acoustic ear plugs:
        - Shure SE215 / Shure 425 (isolating earphones)
        - V-MODA Faders VIP Tuned Metal Earplugs
        - Westone Custom ES10

non-foam ear plugs:
        - 3M Peltor Combat / Arms Earplugs
        - Sonic Defender EP3, EP4, EP5, EP7
        - Westone DefendEar
        - Etymotic Research ER20 Earplugs

foam ear plugs:
        - Moldex pura-fit
        - Howard Leight Laser Lite
        - Flents "Quiet Please"
        - 3M E-A-R Classic earplugs

thanks to all those who contributed + particularly for the discussion on
acoustic measurement and analysis.

Nick