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My guess is that they work fine. It's not rocket science to make over the ear/head muffs.
The one star reviews indicate the cups and foam are improperly made and not as advertised. Being cheap with safety equipment is a bad idea. $10 more gets you real 3M Peltors.
The one star reviews indicate the cups and foam are improperly made and not as advertised. Being cheap with safety equipment is a bad idea. $10 more gets you real 3M Peltors.
My ears already ring like a doorbell mostly from work take my and others advice buy a known brand of headphones and if you can upgrade get a model with electronic noise suppression your ears will thank you for it.
Is the noise suppression electronic? I thought they were just ear muffs with an amplifier built in so you can hear.
Electronic hearing/pro ears are worth every penny. Yes they cancel out noise above a certain decibel level, at the same time amplifying noise around you at lesser levels so can hear range/safety commands or your friends mocking you behind your back.
No, the noise suppression is not electronic. They are muffs with an external mic, amp with limiter, and internal speakers. For some reason most people have a hard time comprehending this. My favorite is "cheap electronic ear muffs don't turn off fast enough and still let noise through". Like there's some kind of physical gate that electronic muffs close.
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I either use one or the other. Not a fan of doubling up. Ear muffs tend to make me hot for some reason so I tend to use those only when it's cool out. I mostly use the peltor combat ear plugs for indoor shooting.There's no reason to spend a ton of $. I use ear plugs AND inexpensive electronic muffs. With the double protection I'm absolutely deaf to the muzzle report, but with the volume turned up I can hear range commands and hold a conversation.