What you’ll find is that most people can tell you what they have and whether they like it or not, but most don’t have experience with multiple types. I have had a pair of SoundGear Platinums for several years now. I use them when bird and big game hunting but don’t use them at the range unless I use muffs over them. A centerfire rifle will often put out over 165dB. My plugs have a noise reduction rating of 22 dB. That still leaves you over hearing safe levels and I can tell it. The amplification is pretty good for picking up scaled quail calling a few hundred yards away, but it amplifies everything. That means wind, brush scraping against your legs, even your own footfalls. The extra noise kinda wears me out after a full day of wearing them. I also just can’t stalk while wearing them because every move I make sounds like a bull in a China shop with 400’ of logging chain behind him. They do have forward-facing mics and give pretty good hearing directionality. Good and bad all considered, I still love them and wish I’d bought them a long time ago. If I were buying them again I might look for something with a higher NRR. The Otto Noizbarrier plugs advertise a NRR of 28 dB with the foam plugs and are cheaper than mine. I have no direct experience with them though. I’m going to keep using what I have, but am using them with a suppressor.
Also check with your local audiologist. You can often get pretty good deals through them on custom fitted ear pro. I got my SoundGear plugs for half their msrp through her.
Take it from me. Don’t screw around with your hearing. I have pretty severe tinnitus in my left ear 24/7. You might think, oh I just rang my ears but it’ll get better. Every time you do that you are causing permanent damage. The ringing might go away for a bit, but eventually it will stick with you permanently and you’ll find yourself saying “Huh” all the damned time. I can’t have a discussion with people in a bar or a restaurant anymore. Even stairwells bug me with all the reverberation.