I've seen reports about ultimate ear products, is anyone currently using them or have used them in the past and if so what do you think of them. ?
http://www.ultimateear.com/products/soundear.php
I have some OC. I would wear them when I go abroad on long trips, but it's now illegal to wear them in France.. I have not worn them in a while. They are very comfortable too.. :yes:
Can you guess which colour I have? :banana:
Orange?
Green?
Brown?
since we moved to the schuberth helmets we dont need ear protection on the gtr with a good screen
Yellow?
PINK... :mfr_lol:
Oh, I think we knew that... :mfr_lol: I'm sure that there are more colours we could have guessed, though.
hearing protection is obviously very important, the ultimate ear method seems good, but pricey :yes:
Quote from: O.C. on December 30, 2015, 08:00:58 AM
hearing protection is obviously very important, the ultimate ear method seems good, but pricey :yes:
Yes and Yes...
I had to go to a hearing specialists to get moulds of my inner ear. Once received I then sent them off to have the Soundear made..
Quote from: Debs on December 30, 2015, 02:47:22 PM
Yes and Yes...
I had to go to a hearing specialists to get moulds of my inner ear. Once received I then sent them off to have the Soundear made..
yep I take your point Debs, :yes: I've recently seen a few posts on this subject and its got me thinking, I currently use Alpine plugs which are quite good but clearly not as good as a more specialised product.
Was tbe hearing specialist that you used local or did you have to seach out a specialist that can handle this type of work ?
OC ... "Ultimate Ear" are very good .. we have similar at work but they do harden up after a couple of years and you need a new set .. although that is wearing them most days for a good few hours :sad: I went to Amazon and purchased a box of 200 pairs of Laser Lite ear plugs for around £18 if I remember the price correctly ... use a pair for a couple of days and bin them ... Health and Safety recommend after every ride to prevent possible contamination and ear infections ....but I can't bring myself to waste them so .... they are excellent and I think long term offer better protection .. I can still listen to music etc as the BM comms set is in the helmet. Even with modern technology and great helmets and big screens if you ride without plugs you're a fool.
OC.. I just used a local one that they recommended me to go to..
They also use Medical grade silicone material. I have had mine for nearly 4 years and they haven't started to go hard. Personally I can't see them going hard in the future.
Because they are moulded you can't put them in the wrong ear either. That's got to be a plus...
Yes you can get a box of foam ones.. I also have these but use them for sleeping so the noisy brat next door don't wake me with her crying..
It's personal choice OC..
They must be good if... Coca Cola, Suzuki, BMW, HM Forces, Renault F1 Team, BAE Systems, Thames Valley Police and others use them. :yes:
I need to research even more, thanks Debs and 'old' Rusty for your advice :mfr_lol:
I use those blue Hearos 33 NRR (have no clue what that means but I like the colour blue). They are re-usable...until the ear wax build up gets to be too much on them...even for me. I then crank up the SMH10 and the phone and go to town. Course about once a year I have to get me ears flushed because of the impacted ear wax build up. It's all good, though. It's illegal for me to have both ears plugged and running an SMH10 with two speakers in the helmet but (knock on wood) haven't been nicked by the constabulary yet. And if so, I'll pay the fine and keep doing it anyway.
Jim...try this which I'm sure will ve available in the States, it works extremely well
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earol-Aculife-Ear-Removal-Syringe/dp/B00BSVJBKU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1451510913&sr=8-3&keywords=Ear+syringe+kit
http://smile.amazon.com/Elephant-Washer-Bottle-Doctor-Easy/dp/B005MAFX82/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1451523902&sr=8-14&keywords=Ear+syringe+kit ? :mfr_lol:
Quote from: virginiajim on December 31, 2015, 01:06:12 AM
http://smile.amazon.com/Elephant-Washer-Bottle-Doctor-Easy/dp/B005MAFX82/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1451523902&sr=8-14&keywords=Ear+syringe+kit ? :mfr_lol:
How big are your ears? :mfr_lol:
Eh! What did you say?
Quote from: Debs on December 31, 2015, 01:49:01 AM
How big are your ears? :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
I had my ultimate ear plugs made about 15 years ago. They have not gone hard, but I think my ears might have changed slightly as the plugs do not feel so secure now, and I wear a neck tube or balaclava to cover my ears to stop the plugs slipping.
I also have a pair with built in ear phones which are not so old and fit a bit better.
I use a Senna SMH 10 and was wondering how plugs with built in ear phones wouldvwork with that
Works well for me and my elephant ears... :mfr_lol: I've got the phone media volume cranked up into the 'Danger Danger Will Robinson' mode and the SMH10 volume all the way up to hear it though. The SMH10 can't handle bass that well. Course it could be that I'm over driving the speakers a bit. Goodness knows what it sounds like outside the helmet.
Quote from: virginiajim on December 31, 2015, 04:22:58 PM
Works well for me and my elephant ears... :mfr_lol: I've got the phone media volume cranked up into the 'Danger Danger Will Robinson' mode and the SMH10 volume all the way up to hear it though. The SMH10 can't handle bass that well. Course it could be that I'm over driving the speakers a bit. Goodness knows what it sounds like outside the helmet.
When I read the words Danger Danger..............I thought of this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2a4gyJsY0mc
As I read on I realised you meant .................
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OWwOJlOI1nU
Then again you said " Gooness knows what it sounds like outside the helmet " ........I was working on............
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2S9rwyQkJE
Where as I'm sure you meant this....................
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLC5AGGHLz0
Have a good New Year Jim 🎉🍾🎉
You too, my friend. I intend to eat, drink, and go to bed at 10. Can't make midnight, I'll be asleep on the couch with Martha.
Quote from: virginiajim on December 31, 2015, 05:12:12 PM
You too, my friend. I intend to eat, drink, and go to bed at 10. Can't make midnight, I'll be asleep on the couch with Martha.
:mfr_lol: Cheryl bless her had only finished her morning list at 16.00hrs......so a meal out tonight is cancelled and I'm thinking of what to prepair for my worn out warrior in the way of sustenance for her return late tonight. :sweatdrop:
we are looking forward to enjoying a taster meal tonight, and will be home by about 10.00 latest and quaffing a nice Brandyand dry ginger by 10.30
Isn't it amazing how easy it is to stray off topic
Happy New Year to all....cheers..hic :mfr_lol:
That young Roger is imo the beauty of this site.........just chilled informal banter and info :punk:
Not at all. We're guys. What's that shiny thing over there?
Just had a Chinese meal. Looking forward to an early night. What ever happened to the millennium bug?
Quote from: PRD on December 31, 2015, 08:19:34 PM
Just had a Chinese meal. Looking forward to an early night. What ever happened to the millennium bug?
If you had the fish you may find out :mfr_lol:
Quote from: virginiajim on December 31, 2015, 07:50:08 PM
Not at all. We're guys. What's that shiny thing over there?
Like cats then ?
No, more like dogs actually. Cats beat to their own drum and can be very attentive.
The thread is getting like animal farm now, cats, dogs elephants blimey whatever next eeee awww :mfr_lol:
Anyway we were later getting home last night than we expected, we finally rolled in at 11.45, in fact just in time to pour a couple of drinks and watch the midnight fireworks display from London and then watched Jools Holland Hootenanny which was great, especially because amongst others it featured Jesse Glynn...ooooh loverly jubbly :mfr_lol:
Now yer talking..........not a bad tune on that show........would love to be in the audience for it :yes:
me too Charlie, perhaps we could form a group and apply for an audition...........now let me see perhaps I could blow my trumpet, who do you suggest for violin, piano guitar and trombone :rockon:
I'm bumping my last post, as I'm wating to hear suggestions from others as to who would play which instrument in the GTR forum band/orchestra
:mfr_lol:
I have used moulded plugs for years. My last set were from ultimate ear and have been great. I got the impressions done at the Bike Show and they took a few weeks to arrive. Mine haven't hardened either.
I know they are more expensive but I would advise getting the wired versions with speakers for comms. They work as ear plugs when not plugged in but are brilliant for listening to audio whilst riding.