Good Inexpensive Electronic Earmuffs

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There are always exceptions to the rule. Even in the realm of guns and gear, there's some cheap stuff that work better than the top dollar gear.

Bianchi is a great example. Their leathers cost a grip and some of their concepts are just ridiculous like the holsters that use a bungie cord to wrap around the gun... give me my cheap FOBUS or UM Kydex anyday. Those things are my EDC gear while my expensive leather stuff stays in the drawer.
 
One thing to be careful with when looking at the lower end muffs. Check out the noise reduction rating.
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+1 for checking the reduction level.

If they aren't 30 or better, I don't even look at them. You can't gain back your hearing...one you damage your hearing, it is permanent.

So how much is your hearing worth? Good protection now equals good hearing later in life plus not having to pay for or wear hearing aids.
 
That's the same thing I tell people to wear earplugs while riding motorcycles. They complain it's not necessary but then they are always the ones that can't talk for a few minutes after a ride until the ringing in their ears stop.
 
I use plugs + muffs anyway whether they're electronic or not.
I bought a set of the electronic ones from Sportsman's Guide and it's gotten a lot of use including from other members of the family who aren't terrible careful with them. They finally crapped out on me after about a year, most probably because someone yanked the cord leading to the left ear. I opened them up, did a quick soldering job on a separated connection, and they're good as new.
The sound quality is a little tinny but acceptable. It was ~$20.
 
The SPG and CTD muffs are 27dB NRR rated and I don't wear earplugs underneath unless I want to shut out my friends at the range because we shoot skeet and have to "pull" for each other.
 
I didn't say it was a rule about everything, but I do think it's a rule with electronic ear muffs.
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I will get back to you in 20 years when I compare my hearing to my buddy who's wearing the $160 Peltor TactiSports while I wear my $20 CTD jobbies.

Does anyone know where I can get a good pair of electronic muffs that mount behind the neck instead of over the top?
 
Heck,

Does anyone know where I can get a good pair of electronic muffs that mount behind the neck instead of over the top?
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For $20, cut the durn headband off and modify the ones you have to work with the headband resting on the back of your neck. What do you have to waste, other than $20 if it doesn't work.:uhoh:

I will get back to you in 20 years when I compare my hearing to my buddy who's wearing the $160 Peltor TactiSports while I wear my $20 CTD jobbies.
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WHAT DID YOU SAY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU?!
 
I would cut mine and modify it but I am afraid of the wires... they look so complicated.

The only ones I have found are Radians for $70 but I recall Peltors made something like that too.
 
19 dB reduction?

Heck, probably a pair of Stereo Headphones would do that much (or better!).
 
This is something that has been bothering me for quite a while. I've been wanting a pair of electronic muffs, however since I need to import them I really want to be sure that I get a good pair.

I read some comparisons of the more popular brands and even though some have a really low NRR they are reported as being very quiet. How can I tell, without trying them out for myself, if the muffs I've selected are any good?
 
Tinnitus can not be reversed at any price.
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What? Answer that ringing phone. Or are those crickets?

It's no joke. I have tinnitus 24 hours a day from thousands upon thousands of shots fired as a teenager.

I religiously use hearing protection to protect what I still have. Generally speaking, there is a sharp curve in the quality vs. dollars spent. Hearing is one the five senses that we are born with; if you lose it, it's gone. Stick with the highest rated protection that you can afford.
 
This is something that has been bothering me for quite a while. I've been wanting a pair of electronic muffs, however since I need to import them I really want to be sure that I get a good pair.

I read some comparisons of the more popular brands and even though some have a really low NRR they are reported as being very quiet. How can I tell, without trying them out for myself, if the muffs I've selected are any good?
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You can't. But spending more is always a decent correlator that you are getting more, in general.

There are some Pro Ear models that cost $300+ but I think if you just get the Peltor Tactical Sport series for $160, you'll be fine.
 
I was using some multi-directional Radians for about two years when they crapped out. The little clock spring jobby inside was making random contact with the cylinder, causing an annoying buzz.

I borrowed my friend's Peltor 6s and found it to definitely NOT work for adequate sound reduction. Just not enough foam/thickness. Plus they are only one channel and you can't tell where sounds are coming from.

I'd be very interested in attenuating canal inserts, but so far all I can find are very low NRR rated ones.
 
The gunrange I go to has a pair of the in-ear electronic protectors wth all sorts of miniature dials and buttons. Not sure how well they work but they cost $540!

For that price, there better be an attractive blonde that comes and fits your ear protector or something!
 
Myles

I live with crickets 24/7 (for the past 40 years or so). Even in the dead of winter with my windows all closed, the "crickets" put me to sleep.

If I didn't think they were crickets, I might think I am hearing things!

My hearing is real poor at high frequencies. Too many rock concerts, loud music, loud equipment and shooting in my younger years, before I started protecting my hearing, but now it's too late.

Certain frequencies, like my microwave oven beep, I cannot hear, unless I am standing directly in front of it. My wife can hear the noises and I cannot, for the most part, at all.

Two hearing aids are about $3,000 apiece from the hearing doctor.

The funny thing is my low frequency hearing is perfect up to and including the mid-range. My left ear is a bit worse than the right.
 
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