Thread: Custom molded electronic ear plugs

The "whistle" will almost certainly be wind turbulence over the mic. See my prev post.
It's an inherent problem from the mic position and can't be tuned out

Originally Posted by 6x47

The "whistle" will almost certainly be wind turbulence over the mic. See my prev post.
It's an inherent problem from the mic position and can't be tuned out

How do they handle the wet?

Originally Posted by 6x47

The "whistle" will almost certainly be wind turbulence over the mic. See my prev post.
It's an inherent problem from the mic position and can't be tuned out

Don't be so sure of that, a lot of the better electronic circuits can be set to not transmit certain sounds into your ear-this is a trade off as it will make some others sounds not seem true to life.
I have had this done with both my in ear plugs and my muffs as Wellington is very windy.

As to rain-never had a problem in light rain and have always taken them out in big down pores as it's a lot of $$ to risk. Have been recommended to use a brimmed hat to protect them but hats and I don't mix so never have.

Originally Posted by res

Don't be so sure of that, a lot of the better electronic circuits can be set to not transmit certain sounds into your ear-this is a trade off as it will make some others sounds not seem true to life. ..

Umm, before you give me advice on this, I better tell you I'm a clinical audiologist with 32 years experience who lives and breathes top end hearing aids.

You can change gain, frequency response, maximum outputs and the full dynamic range compression in std digital hearing aids. Only the more recent top models ($6K+), generally twin mic models, have effective wind noise reduction and if the user hears wind noise in any model, chances are it's not "removable" by tuning. You can turn the gain down or try say chopping down the low frequencies but you're not truly eliminating the source.

As for water resistance, the fatal error is putting them away wet. Make sure you dry them and remove the batteries before storing. Salt water is a big no-no too