Quiet, already: These ear buds help tone down the deafening roar

Faders look like high-tech stereo ear buds for listening to music. They’re not.

Their job is to reduce sound, not amplify it. Unlike typical plastic or moldable foam earplugs, which muffle sound by plugging your ear canal, these high-fidelity metal earplugs filter out sound by 12 decibels evenly across the frequency spectrum, so you still get the full crisp range of sound — only toned down.

Faders come with three sizes of interchangeable silicone fittings to get the right fit. Now you don’t need to choose between enduring deafening noise levels at, say, a rock concert, and looking like a dork with those endemic squishy orange earplugs.

They cost $15. Info: Faders, (888) 866-3252.