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Happy Ears Original vs Minuendo LIVE

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
Expert Choice
Expert
Choice
Minuendo LIVE Hero

Minuendo LIVE

Acoustic setup: Standard

4.8SoundScore
AGrade
17NRR
—SNR

Lab scores

SoundScore
Happy Ears Original3.9
Minuendo LIVE4.8
Sound Quality
Happy Ears Original2.1
Minuendo LIVE5.0
Loudness Reduction
Happy Ears Original4.7
Minuendo LIVE3.4
Reduction Curve
Happy Ears Original (Standard)
Minuendo LIVE (Standard)
Foam

Audio samples

Hear how music sounds through each earplug