Surefire EP3 SonicEarPro

[1Pocket]

Anyone use these hearing protectors. Do they work well or is it just advertising hype.

 

[230RN]

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The principle, if that's what you're asking about, works fine in my electronic earmuffs at my indoor range. I imagine the principle, that is, electronically shutting down the amplifiers at the instant a louder noise occurs, can't be much different in these.

Differences will be in the sound cutoff levels, response time, etc.

With my muffs, I can hear conversations, range orders, etc with no problem, and in stereo, but when a shot occurs (or you even tap the muffs with a fingernail), the amplification level drops instantly, and then takes maybe 1/4 second to come back up.

The only problem is remembering to shut them off when I put them back in the range bag. My earmuff style uses regular AAA batteries, so replacing the batteries is easy and inexpensive. If these use "button-type" batteries, it may be less convenient and more expensive to replace them. However, mine work fine as "regular" muffs even if the batteries are dead, and I would guess the same thing is true of these.

FWIW,

Terry, 230RN

 

[hso]

If you're talking about the ear plugs made by Surefire, yes they do work.

They're not electronic.

 

[highorder]

I like the SF Earpro.

I wear a medium EP4, and find them comfortable.

A search turns up quite a bit of reading, including this thread:

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=408180&highlight=earpro

 

[AULefty]

I've used the Earpro and like it. The only problem I've had is I'm so old, the hair is falling off my head and growing like crazy in my nose, eyebrows and ears, so when I put the plugs in, my ears start itching.

 

[Lightninstrike]

TMI Lefty.