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Revisiting My Favorite Hearing Protection in 2026

ETY + etymotic logo vertical blueIt is my stated intention to see more live music. Most especially those artists who, like me, are getting older, and may not be touring for much longer. I came to this decision when Rush announced their Fifty Something tour. It was solidified when Triumph announced the 2026 Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded tour.

The Triumph show in Houston was on May 22nd. I knew from past experience that it was likely to be very loud. While I enjoy the music, these days I’m sensitive to very loud situations. In high ambient noise situations I can start to feel claustrophobic. The world starts to close in on me in a very uncomfortable way.

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1More: My New Best Buds..Maybe.

1More Triple Driver EarphonesI’ve long been, and to this day remain a fan of the Etymotic Research line of earphones. In fact, I had three product generations from them. Most recently their HF5’s which remain my favorite noise reducing earphones. That said, in recent times I don’t find myself in need of noise reducing earphones as much as in the past. After 20 years of routine business travel, in 2013 I gave up my relationship with the airlines in favor of a continuous home life.

So when my current set of HF5’s started looking a little worn out it I occurred to me that I could try something new and different. That was about a year ago. While I was curious about some of the multi-driver Shure IEMs their >$300 price point put them out of reach.

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