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Best ear plugs for both sound quality and reduction

Any recommendations for ear plugs used mainly for live music? Not alot of info on the interwebs. 
Etymotic, Eargasm, Vibes, Hears all seem OK but like anything audio, it's about fit. (In this case literally) Other solution is getting a custom one made from an audiologist. 

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larsman
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I got custom-molded ones from my audiologist; custom-molded earplugs for musicians would be the gold standard, I should think. 

vinylvalet
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+1 I had my audiologist custom fit a pair of Etymotic Custom Musicians Earplugs with three attenuator options for different applications. I believe the 15db, mid attenuation one has the flattest response. I don't believe there is a better option out there.

Etymotic Custom Musicians Earplugs

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noromance
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Tight band in a smallish club and the sound was clear and clean with excellent overall sound quality. Except it was unbelievably, punched in the chest loud. I survived it using FLARE AUDIO Isolate earplugs. Anyone unprotected must be regretting it. 

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