How strong are your earmuffs?

[Ickathu]

Hi all

If I want to block out as much talking as possible - do I want to go higher or lower with the db? The higher the better, or the lower the better?

Thanks

higher dB = more dB blocked

I want to get a pair of earmuffs, are 24db good enough? I feel like after looking at the poll that 30 is better, but 24 is the highest i can get in my area it seems for a decent price.

Would 24db be suitable for something like a competition? I dont' want 100% silence obviously, just enough to dull everything.

I've got 23dB (iirc) and I used them at CSP on saturday. It dulled out sounds, but not people talking right nearby. They were fine though.

[Noahaha]

I have 25 decibels and they're pretty good. A little bit if background noise always relieves some pressure anyway. My worst performances have always been in silent back-rooms like multi at Harvard Spring 2012 and 4BLD at SJC.

[HEART]

How db works :
say for example your home noise level is 40 db, and your earmuffs have 25db reduction. That means your house hold noise level will now be 15db to your ears. (40 is about average for a home, and around 110~ are airplanes iirc)