Quote Originally Posted by timo
I wear ear protection whenever I'm in clubs (Hearsafe ER-20 with a very linear frequency range):

I don't have money for Elacin (which you can use for dj'ing also), so I (still) spin without any protection - but as soon as I'm spinning more recently, I'll switch to elacin, too.
I find it hard to play with the Elacin plugs in but I do wear them at all other times when I'm in clubs. For anyone that's in doubt or is worried about their hearing get earplugs, they do help a lot.