Back to Earplug Rankings
Earplug Comparison

Happy Ears Original vs Hears

Side-by-side HearAdvisor lab results with acoustic filter selections, SoundGrades, and reduction curves.

Uses official HearAdvisor lab data
Happy Ears Original Hero

Happy Ears Original

Acoustic setup: Standard

3.9SoundScore
BGrade
NRR
SNR
Hears Hero

Hears

Acoustic setup: 20 SNR filter

3.9SoundScore
BGrade
NRR
SNR

Lab scores

SoundScore
Happy Ears Original3.9
Hears3.9
Sound Quality
Happy Ears Original2.1
Hears2.6
Loudness Reduction
Happy Ears Original4.7
Hears4.0
Reduction Curve
Happy Ears Original (Standard)
Hears (20 SNR filter)
Foam

Audio samples

Hear how music sounds through each earplug