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Earplug Comparison
Happy Ears Ocean Plastics vs Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs
Side-by-side HearAdvisor lab results with acoustic filter selections, SoundGrades, and reduction curves.
Uses official HearAdvisor lab data
Happy Ears Ocean Plastics
Acoustic setup: Standard
3.8SoundScore
BGrade
—NRR
—SNR
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs
Acoustic setup: Standard
3.5SoundScore
BGrade
30NRR
—SNR
Lab scores
SoundScore
Happy Ears Ocean Plastics3.8
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs3.5
Sound Quality
Happy Ears Ocean Plastics1.9
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs0.5
Loudness Reduction
Happy Ears Ocean Plastics4.7
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs5.0
Reduction Curve
Happy Ears Ocean Plastics (Standard)
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs (Standard)
Foam
Audio samples
Hear how music sounds through each earplug