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Earplug Comparison
Happy Ears Original 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 Original
Acoustic setup: Standard
3.9SoundScore
BGrade
—NRR
—SNR
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs
Acoustic setup: Standard
3.5SoundScore
BGrade
30NRR
—SNR
Lab scores
SoundScore
Happy Ears Original3.9
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs3.5
Sound Quality
Happy Ears Original2.1
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs0.5
Loudness Reduction
Happy Ears Original4.7
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs5.0
Reduction Curve
Happy Ears Original (Standard)
Hearos Foam SoftStar NexGen Series Earplugs (Standard)
Foam
Audio samples
Hear how music sounds through each earplug