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