Mono QX - Focus Earplugs
Mono QX - Focus Earplugs
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All-day comfort
Protects attention
Built for focus
Focus, on your terms.
Modern environments aren’t just loud, they’re unpredictable. Conversations, movement, and constant background noise pull attention in every direction, making sustained focus harder than it should be.
Mono QX is designed for control. With 3 adjustable focus levels, you can fine-tune how much noise you let in, depending on where you are and what you’re working on. Whether you need light clarity or deeper concentration, QX adapts to your environment so your attention stays where it matters.
Why Mono Exists
Why Mono Exists
Mono was created after years of working in noisy offices, shared spaces, and home environments where focus was constantly interrupted. Headphones helped sometimes, but music, lyrics, and repetition often became distractions of their own. Mono exists to reduce everyday noise without adding more to think about.
If you're interested to learn more about how Mono was born, see 'The Mono Story' in the Menu.
How Mono QX Supports Focus
How Mono QX Supports Focus
Noise constantly pulls attention off task, interrupting concentration and increasing mental effort.
Mono QX reduces the distractions that pull attention off task, making it easier to settle into deeper work, maintain clarity, and sustain focus when it matters.
Comfort & Fit
Comfort & Fit
Mono QX is made from soft, skin-friendly silicone and designed for long-wear comfort.
Four ear tip sizes are included to help you find a secure, comfortable fit that feels natural throughout the day. When fitted correctly, QX stays discreet and comfortable even during extended work or study sessions.
QX is reusable and easy to clean. Simply rinse with water, allow to dry, and store in the case when not in use. Designed for everyday wear, QX is built to be used again, and again.
Noise Reduction
Noise Reduction
QX is designed to give you control over distraction, not a one-size-fits-all level of quiet.
With three adjustable focus levels, QX allows you to adapt noise reduction to different environments.
Each focus level operates within its own approximate reduction range, from lighter reduction that softens everyday background noise while preserving awareness, to deeper reduction that further quiets distracting sound for calmer, more immersive focus. Across modes, this typically falls within a roughly 20–30 dB range, depending on the setting selected and fit.
Actual noise reduction will vary based on the selected mode, fit, and surrounding environment.
Noise reduction values are approximate and based on supplier testing. Individual experience may vary.
What's in the box
What's in the box
Each Mono QX set includes one pair of earplugs, a compact protective carry case, and 3 additional interchangeable ear tip sizes (S, M, L) to ensure a comfortable fit.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
We offer tracked delivery on all orders. Orders are typically processed within 1–3 business days, with delivery times varying by location, typically arriving within 5-10 business days.
If Mono isn’t right for you, we offer a 100-day money-back guarantee from the date of delivery. To be eligible for a return, items must be in good condition and returned in their original packaging. Refunds are issued once the return has been received and inspected.

Noise isn't just distracting. It's damaging.
Modern environments are filled with constant background noise: traffic, voices, movement, devices. Research consistently shows that this kind of low-level, intermittent noise makes it harder to concentrate, interrupts deep thinking, and reduces the quality of mental work.
A major study in Barcelona found that children exposed to higher levels of traffic noise showed slower cognitive development and poorer attention performance in learning environments.
Similar findings across workplaces and schools show that noise doesn’t just annoy us - it fragments attention and increases mental fatigue.
When your brain is forced to constantly re-orient to sound, focus becomes harder to sustain, and output becomes worse.
Noise measurably degrades focus and performance.
Across workplaces and learning environments, research consistently shows that background noise reduces attention, increases mental errors, and lowers the quality of cognitive output.
15%
Exposure to acoustic distractions in open office environments resulted in a ~15% decline in cognitive performance on tasks requiring sustained attention and memory recall.
23%
In a Barcelona noise study of 2,700 students, for every 5dB increase in traffic noise, working memory was 11% slower, and complex memory was 23% slower.
99%
99% of participants in a workplace study reported that workplace noise impaired their concentration, especially phone rings and background speech.
If noise affects developing minds, it affects working ones too.
The brain doesn’t become immune to distraction with age. Adults exposed to constant background noise show reductions in working memory performance, slower task switching, and higher stress levels during focused work.
Whether you’re studying, working, reading, or creating, noise forces your brain into a state of constant alert - pulling attention away from the task that matters.
Focus often isn’t about willpower. It’s about environment.
And Mono gives you the ability to control that environment.
Enter: Mono QX.
QX is designed to solve the problem noise creates at source, without isolating you from the world or layering more stimulation on top.
Instead of masking distraction with music, Mono QX reduces the background noise that fragments attention, allowing your mind to settle into a calmer, more focused state. The goal isn’t silence, the goal is clarity of mind.
Less mental switching. Fewer interruptions. Better quality thinking.
QX enables you to adapt to different environments throughout your day, protecting concentration, supporting working memory performance, and staying locked into the task that matters.
No apps, batteries, or additional input.
Only intentional quiet, which is where clarity begins.
Reduce inputs. Improve outputs.
QX is intentionally designed to soften distraction without isolating you from your surroundings. By reducing background noise that competes for attention, your attention stays clear and focused across long sessions of work or study.
It's not about just blocking the world out, it’s about creating the conditions for better thinking.
Mono vs Alternatives
Most noise solutions weren’t designed for focus. They either block too much, demand technology, or become uncomfortable over time. Mono is built specifically to reduce distraction and protect attention in everyday environments.
Designed to protect attention from everyday noise.
Supports deeper focus.
Effortlessly comfortable.
Mono QX
Alternatives
Adjustable Levels of Focus
Designed to Support Work
Reduces Distraction Without Music
Comfortable for Long Sessions
Pressure Balanced Design
Reusable & Easy to Clean
Always-Ready Solution
Questions? Answered.
Headphones are great for listening to music, but they’re not always ideal for sustained focus.
Music, podcasts, and even ambient tracks still introduce sound that your brain has to process. Lyrics, rhythm, and variation compete for the same attention you need for thinking, reading, and problem-solving. Over time, this can contribute to mental fatigue and make sustained focus harder to maintain.
Mono takes a different approach. Instead of adding more sound, it reduces the background noise that breaks concentration in the first place.
For many, sustained focus feels easier when noise is reduced rather than masked with more noise.
Many earplugs are designed to significantly block sound, whilst looking out of place in doing so, while headphones introduce more sound (often a distraction in itself) and technology.
Mono is designed specifically to support focused work - softening distracting background noise without isolating you from your environment or requiring batteries, apps, or setup.
Yes. Mono is designed to reduce distracting background noise, not simply eliminate all sound. You’ll remain aware of your surroundings while experiencing a calmer, more focused environment.
QX allows you to adjust how much background noise is softened using its three focus levels, so you can adapt to different environments throughout the day.
Mono is designed for extended wear. The soft silicone tips and lightweight form are intended to feel discreet and comfortable during long work or study sessions.
Comfort can vary slightly from person to person, which is why multiple tip sizes are included.
Mono works best in everyday environments such as:
- Offices and shared workspaces
- Studying or reading
- Commuting and travel
- Cafés and public spaces
They are not designed for heavy machinery, concerts, medical use. or hearing protection in high-noise environments.
Yes. All products are reusable and easy to clean. Simply remove the ear tips and rinse them with water. Make sure all parts are fully dry before use.
Orders are typically processed within 1–3 business days. Delivery times vary by location, and all orders are shipped with tracking so you can follow your delivery once it’s on the way. To manage expectations, deliveries typically arrive within 4-10 business days.
We offer a 100-day money-back guarantee.
If Mono isn’t right for you, you can return your order within 100 days of delivery in accordance with our returns policy.
Mono may be suitable for older children due to the inclusion of multiple ear tip sizes, which allows for a more secure and comfortable fit across a range of ear shapes. Some may choose Mono to help reduce everyday background noise in environments like studying, reading, or travel.
As with any in-ear product, fit and comfort can vary, and we recommend adult supervision and discretion when considering use for children. Mono products are not medical devices and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition.
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Didn't know how much noise drained me.
James S.
I hesitated because of the price, i shouldn't have!
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Sarah L.
Focus without just isolating
Daniel I.
Changed the game for studying
Em N.
Surprised Me
Thomas D.
Hard to describe..
Alexander P.
brilliant.
Hannah R.
Works for real life
Mark P.
Earplugs that don't look ridiculous.
Rachel T.
Made work easier
Chris W.
Didn't know how much noise drained me.
James S.
I hesitated because of the price, i shouldn't have!
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Sarah L.
Focus without just isolating
Daniel I.
Changed the game for studying
Em N.
Surprised Me
Thomas D.
Hard to describe..
Alexander P.
brilliant.
Hannah R.
Works for real life
Mark P.
Earplugs that don't look ridiculous.
Rachel T.
Made work easier
Chris W.
Didn't know how much noise drained me.
James S.
I hesitated because of the price, i shouldn't have!
View More
Sarah L.
Focus without just isolating
Daniel I.
Changed the game for studying
Em N.
Surprised Me
Thomas D.
Hard to describe..
Alexander P.
brilliant.
Hannah R.
Works for real life
Mark P.
Earplugs that don't look ridiculous.
Rachel T.
Made work easier
Chris W.
Didn't know how much noise drained me.
James S.
I hesitated because of the price, i shouldn't have!
View More
Sarah L.
Focus without just isolating
Daniel I.
Changed the game for studying
Em N.
Surprised Me
Thomas D.
Hard to describe..
Alexander P.
brilliant.
Hannah R.
Works for real life
Mark P.
Earplugs that don't look ridiculous.
Rachel T.
Made work easier
Chris W.
Didn't know how much noise drained me.
James S.
I hesitated because of the price, i shouldn't have!
View More
Sarah L.
Focus without just isolating
Daniel I.
Changed the game for studying
Em N.
Surprised Me
Thomas D.
Hard to describe..
Alexander P.
brilliant.
Hannah R.
Works for real life
Mark P.
Earplugs that don't look ridiculous.
Rachel T.
Made work easier
Chris W.
Didn't know how much noise drained me.
James S.
I hesitated because of the price, i shouldn't have!
View More
Sarah L.
Focus without just isolating
Daniel I.
Changed the game for studying
Em N.
Surprised Me
Thomas D.
Hard to describe..
Alexander P.
brilliant.
Hannah R.
Works for real life
Mark P.
Earplugs that don't look ridiculous.
Rachel T.
Made work easier
Chris W.
I work a lot with music in the background, typically without lyrics. For me that works well, but I always hit a point of music fatigue. I go between music and then putting the QX in. Both have their advantages, and it feels like it breaks up the day nicely.
Loving the QXs so far. They look very sleek and not out of place next to my other tech. As they say, they're not just blank noise cancelling, you stay aware of what's around you whilst feeling this layer of 'calmness' come over you. Great bit of kit to have in the toolbox.
These live on my desk now. If I’m about to start a work session, I reach for them automatically. They feel almost like a “productivity hack”, and a nice way to flick the switch into working as it creates better conditions for it. My thinking feels steadier across longer periods.
wear them for long writing sessions and feel more “locked in”. Hard to go back once you’ve used them.
Great fit and feel. What surprised me most is how subtle this is. I’m not cut off from the room, I can still hear when someone speaks to me, but the constant hum that usually distracts me just isn’t there anymore. I use QX almost exclusively while working at my laptop, and it’s made long sessions feel less effortful.
Stop letting noise decide how well you think.
Finding the right level of quiet is personal. That’s why every Mono QX comes with a 100-day money-back guarantee. Use it in your real environment - at work, while studying, or during daily life, and decide if it’s right for you.

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Quiet is where clarity begins.
Focus isn’t about willpower. It’s about environment.
Mono gives you the ability to stay in control of your environment.
