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linuxman

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6. Yes, Universally. They're everywhere.

Reply to Mosby (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 04:15 PM

Sep 2016

One problem: Do I keep in the plugs and protect my hearing on the off chance something goes boom, or keep them in and not be able to hear commands, warnings, or subtle noises indicating I'm about to be attacked?

Electronic earpro would be nice. It feeds outside noise into the ear though a speaker in the headphone, but cuts off over a certain decibel threshold. Expensive and failure prone, though.

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