Pillow Silencer vs Actual Silencer

I see the pillow “silencer” all the time in both movies and rap:

Hey if shoelaces are on the ATF’s radar, then pillows likely are too 😎. It’s tough to tell without a db measurement when were dealing with presumably just a camera mic, but at 2:43 when he did the quick cuts to all the shots the pillow ones definitely sounded quieter.

Every time I watch a Vigilant Specter video nowadays, I just remain astonished by the 360 degree change and come up.

<— throwback picture of Spectre in ENDO t-shirt.  I’m mostly sold out of that design however.

Thoughts?