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Earplug Comparison
ACS Pacato vs Happy Ears Original
Side-by-side HearAdvisor lab results with acoustic filter selections, SoundGrades, and reduction curves.
Uses official HearAdvisor lab data
ACS Pacato
Acoustic setup:
3.7SoundScore
BGrade
—NRR
—SNR
Happy Ears Original
Acoustic setup: Standard
3.9SoundScore
BGrade
—NRR
—SNR
Lab scores
SoundScore
ACS Pacato3.7
Happy Ears Original3.9
Sound Quality
ACS Pacato2.6
Happy Ears Original2.1
Loudness Reduction
ACS Pacato4.0
Happy Ears Original4.7
Reduction Curve
ACS Pacato (19 SNR Filter)
Happy Ears Original (Standard)
Foam
Audio samples
Hear how music sounds through each earplug