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Foam vs Wax vs Silicone Earplugs: How Do They Compare and When to Choose One Over the Other

Published on April 15, 2019 by Helmut

Wax earplugs, invented in 1907, and virtually unchanged to this day, and moldable silicone earplugs have a huge following, and for good reasons. Still, foam earplugs are the most popular earplugs today. They come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. On average, they are also the most effective for blocking noise: I am a huge …

Aftershokz Sportz Titanium Bone Conduction Headphones: Review and Favorite Uses

Published on March 12, 2019 by Helmut

I recently got myself a pair of bone conduction headphones, the Aftershokz Sportz Titanium and put them through some good testing. In this post, I am reviewing the Sportz Titanium for various applications, including listening to audio while keeping an open ear and awareness of my surroundings, and the opposite: using them together with the …

How to Create Effective Speech Noise Blockers for Office and Studying on a Shoestring

Updated on March 6, 2019 by Helmut

DIY budget speech noise blocking headphones

Are you sitting at your desk and trying to concentrate but can’t? You really want to dive into that article, book, or paper but keep losing track after short while. You are getting increasingly agitated. How the hell can I get these folks around me shut the … up? I have been there many times, …

Why Noise Cancelling Headphones Don’t Block Voices and What You Can Do About it

Published on October 30, 2018 by Helmut

Many people get expensive noise cancelling headphones in the hope that they will somehow completely shield them from environmental noise. But when they switch on their headphones’ noise cancelling without music, they notice that all that chatter, shouting and screaming is still coming through. It may appear at times as if voices are even amplified. …

Howard Leight Sync Stereo Review: Noise Blocking Earmuffs with Integrated Headphones

Updated on August 10, 2018 by Helmut

Review of the Howard Leight Sync Stereo Earmuffs

In this review I am reporting on my test of the Howard Leight Sync Stereo Earmuffs. Unlike other industrial earmuffs, these have built-in headphone speakers and a 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing the wearer to listen to audio while working in a high-noise environment, e.g., with power tools. Read on to find out how they …