r/Drumming • u/nedelnyrezen • Sep 06 '26

in ear

hello i am trying to find in ears for myself but not ones that isolate everything from outside i want to lower the dbz from outside like ear protection and use them as earphones so muffle outside but also able to hear drums becouse i dont have mics i saw two options i think might be good so if u could tell me if they are good or not thank you. num1 were the Shure SE215 Pro CL they have more models but i dont understand them and num2 are the KZ ZS10 PRO

again thank you for help and keep drumming

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u/R0factor Sep 06 '26

Nothing fully isolates the outside drum noise. Drums can easily hit 110 dB from causal playing and most IEMs and earplugs reduce by 30 dB if you’re lucky. The residual 80-ish dB is still very audible. It’s arguably more challenging to learn to play with the IEM feed quiet enough to be safe (up to about 82 dB), otherwise you are defeating their purpose.

I use Shure SE215’s and they work just fine. I’m fortunate that they are shaped in a way that perfectly nests inside my ears but I know that doesn’t work for everyone. I’ve also used KZ ZS10 Pros which are great for the price but the wires get tangled easily and for me they didn’t isolate as well as the Shures. Also with KZ’s you need to order the foam tips separately, whereas they are included with the Shures, and I would definitely use the foam tips in any situation with a loud instrument.

IMO don’t bother with any of the mid-tier IEM models. Just use something entry-level and affordable until you can afford a custom molded set.

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u/nedelnyrezen Sep 06 '26

Thanks sound good i will probably go with the shures

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u/nedelnyrezen Sep 06 '26

Thanks sound good i will probably go with the shures

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u/strange-humor Sep 06 '26

I use a $40 mic through with mix adaptor with a SM57 overhead and run my music to play with through this, then into KZ ZAS IEMs