Hey all-
I'm looking for high-quality hearing protection in small form, not headphones. Basically, I want in-ear protection that has active or passive technology that protects my ears from gunshots, both suppressed and unsuppressed from short barrels, and also allows other sound through. I'm not sure what I'm asking for exists. I'd like to still hear birds chirping, the sound of wind through trees, footsteps, and really quiet stuff like the sound of rubbing your hand across carpet.
I imagine that something like that would be really expensive, but I also imagine that it exists and is in use by LEO/SOF. It might not be available to civilians.
I saw that Surefire makes some in-ear stuff, but I'm not sure how effective it is. It seems to be passive technology and I'm not sure I'd be able to hear the stuff that I want while filtering out the harmful stuff.
Thoughts?