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Earplug Comparison
Alpine Tune vs Happy Ears Original
Side-by-side HearAdvisor lab results with acoustic filter selections, SoundGrades, and reduction curves.
Uses official HearAdvisor lab data
Expert
Choice
Choice
Alpine Tune
Acoustic setup: Standard
4.5SoundScore
AGrade
14NRR
—SNR
Happy Ears Original
Acoustic setup: Standard
3.9SoundScore
BGrade
—NRR
—SNR
Lab scores
SoundScore
Alpine Tune4.5
Happy Ears Original3.9
Sound Quality
Alpine Tune3.7
Happy Ears Original2.1
Loudness Reduction
Alpine Tune4.4
Happy Ears Original4.7
Reduction Curve
Alpine Tune (Standard)
Happy Ears Original (Standard)
Foam
Audio samples
Hear how music sounds through each earplug