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Earplug Comparison
ACS Pacato vs Hears
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

Hears
Acoustic setup: 20 SNR filter
3.9SoundScore
BGrade
—NRR
—SNR
Lab scores
SoundScore
ACS Pacato3.7
Hears3.9
Sound Quality
ACS Pacato2.6
Hears2.6
Loudness Reduction
ACS Pacato4.0
Hears4.0
Reduction Curve
ACS Pacato (19 SNR Filter)
Hears (20 SNR filter)
Foam
Audio samples
Hear how music sounds through each earplug