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What's the best way to protect my hearing on stage?
If you're not ready to explore the world of in-ear monitoring, your best option is the custom fit Westone Style No. 49 Musicians Earplug (also known as the ES49). These earplugs use patented filters, available in three strengths, to adjust the sound level.
But perhaps the best all-around way to protect your hearing is to incorporate in-ear monitors into your stage configuration. With in-ear musicians' monitors, you seal out the stage noise and only let into your earpieces the sound you want, at the level you want. You're in control.
Do musicians earplugs work for audience members as well as stage musicians?
Absolutely! Westone Style No. 49 Musicians Earplugs (also known as ES49s) are the ideal type of hearing protection for audience members. We recommend the 15 dB filters. Now you can safely go to concerts for years to come and hear all of it.
Can I upgrade my universal monitors to fit like a custom fit pair?
To get the long-wearing comfort of a custom fit with a universal monitor such as our UM2, we recommend our Style No. 56 earpieces.
These custom earpieces simply replace the generic foam eartips, but offer comfort and seal that no foam eartip can provide.
Where can I go to find out about music products in easy-to-understand terminology?
Westone has fifty years of unparalleled knowledge and experience with the human ear. With close to ten million custom products for the ear made, our experience and skill are unsurpassed. In addition, Westone has been a leader in in-ear monitoring since the early 1990's, having been behind the two most successful in-ear monitor product lines in use by touring professionals the world over.
Specializing in both custom fit and universal fit In-ear musicians monitors, with in-house hearing healthcare professionals and musicians on the design and production teams, Westone is the in-ear expert for musicians. So it makes perfect sense that Westone would have a portion of the website created specifically for musicians and audiophiles.
Why Go To In-Ear Musicians' Monitors?
First off, let's get something straight. It's easy to get started with in-ear musicians' monitors, and it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg.
That said, even though a large percentage of professional touring bands are using in-ear musicians' monitors, I'm betting that the group you're with probably doesn't have the budget to outfit each band mate or vocalist with a wireless mix of their own.
