Originally Posted by
Arthurrs
The ear protection muffs that fit over your ear and are commonly used for construction or industry are around 20-24 dB of isolation, but they are so tight on your head you'd go nuts after an hour of wearing them, the seal around the ears being critical to their performance. .
I'm heading to the Indianapolis 500 this weekend and for years I've been wearing industrial ear protection. I also snake some earbuds inside so I can listen to the radio broadcast.
Now, I've since obtained a pair of QC3's, but from the sound of this thread, they probably wouldn't do better than the industrial gear I wear, as the race is extremely noisey. I'd like to try the QC3's since I don't have to use earbuds, but I prefer the protection over the comfort.
Anyone else try Bose at the races?