Peltor Sport RangeGuard Electronic Hearing Protector, NRR 21 dB, Ear Protection for the Range, Shooting and Hunting

Switched from walker razor slims, it was a night and day difference. Forgot i was wearing them, testiment to comfort and audio quality. Spatial awareness is superb. Battery compartment leaves room for improvement.

Been using the Walker Razer Slim's for the past few years and they still work great, but decided to pick these up when I needed to get another set of earpro just to try something different around the same price range. Definitely better quality all around. The build, the fit, the lower profile design, and (to me) the sound dampening and sound quality and comfort (with replacement gel pads). One improvement I'd make is a more tactile on/off/volume wheel. It's a very light on/off click and a smooth rubberized knob that can get slippery with sweat. Will be ordering more of these when I need more earpro.

These are great ear protection that are comfortable to wear and very adjustable. I am a woman with a bit of a small head and many headsets have a band that is too long, making it hard for me to get a good fit. This one has good adjustability for my smaller head, but can easily be worn by my husband who needs a larger size. It's also comfortable even when using it for longer periods of time and the electronic amplification allows me to easily hear voices etc while blocking loud noises. Overall, would definitely recommend!

Overall I have to say I have been really happy with these. They are comfortable and do a fine job. My hearing still works, so they must be doing something right. Overall definitely worth buying. I have a few nitpicks and a caution to share. Nitpicks: One thing that really could use a redesign is the audio input. It is tied to the same system that is cut off for loud noises. How does that even make sense when being used as audio headphones? This was not a primary purpose for my purchase, but I feel like if they were going to execute it poorly I would have rathered they cut those costs and pass that savings along. They will not work to, for example, listen to music in a loud warehouse while providing hearing protection, in a factory, mowing the lawn, on a busy street, on a subway, the list goes on and on of limiting places. Even if these places you might want to listen to music are not constantly loud enough to keep the audio in a disabled state, it would constantly cut in and out. You really don't realize how often those little peaks happen around you until you try to use these things for music. Close a door? Music cuts out. Put the toilet seat down. Music cuts out. Set a book a little too hard on the counter, you get where this is going. But again, mowing the lawn?! Come on.... These things beg to be used for that! Cautionary My cautionary is in 2 parts. First, the mic cut out isn't exactly instantaneous. Sometimes you will get a little more of your first shot coming through than you might want to hear. What you do get is still not loud enough to be concerned with, just be aware. Also, if someone is shooting near you but not like right next to you they may or may not shut off effectively. They may fire 6 shots and you get to hear 2 at the full volume speaker, not full unprotected gun shot, volume so I do not recommend turning that knob up very high when around other shooters.

I wanted "just in case" ear protection for home defense. If I had to shot a self defense 12Ga in my house, or in a hallway, id be deaf after the first shot, and likely stunned to some degree. So finding some muffs that could give some protection against that was my goal and I think these work good for that. Here's why... Pros 1. The microphones give very good crisp natural sound pick up. Amplified just slightly better than my naked ears EVEN AT SOME DISTANCE. (Other "better" headphones seem to cancel distance sounds, I want to hear the distance sounds in my home) 2. The two microphone work well for isolating direction sounds. About as good as my naked ears, and maybe a little better sometimes. (make sure they are mics are facing forward it makes a difference.) 3. 21db's reduction should be "good enough" to keep my hearing intact for a short time. This I can't really know for sure. 4. Fit great and very comfortable. Ear pads are nice. 5. Low price for the quality 6. Very low profile. Cons 1. If you turn up the amplification to get more sounds pick up, you get more white noise (hiss). You can just turn it up loud enough that hiss is barely audible, and its still better than your naked ears. I think the white noise comes with the ability to pick up distant sounds. 2. It could use some more passive NR. I wonder if other ear pads could give some more NR Conclusion. For the range with lots of shots firing for a long time, I want more than the 21db noise reduction. ( I can add 30db ear plugs. or use a different ear protection.) But for home defense these seem to do everything I need better than any other ear phones I've found, so five stars.

I buy these for myself, my friends, and my customers. They are by far the best performing electronic ears under $100. at 21 dB, they can be a little light for some environments, having a bunch of foamies as backup is recommended, but is almost never an issue, unless it's 50 cal indoors.

For its price, this electronic ear protection is great to have. It is very affordable but also does its job very well. In indoor ranges, you may have to double up with ear plugs if a high caliber, such as a .45 magnum is being used in the adjacent lane. Other than that, it is excellent. I have worn this at an outdoor range during an International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) competition, and it was more than sufficient. After a few hours, however, it might get a bit uncomfortable. So, if you need electronic ear protection for a few hours or more, you may want to consider changing the pads. Otherwise, the volume and the protection should be more than enough!