Reddit reviews Howard Leight by Honeywell Impact Pro High Noise Reduction Rating Sound Amplification Electronic Shooting Earmuff for Indoor and Covered Ranges or Other Extremely Loud Shooting Environments (R-01902)

You can get OSHA earmuffs with audio inputs.
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The Pro version is also on sale.

Just to head off some comments that will definitely probably happen judging from all the times this was posted before:

The sports don't fit everyone well, they're very head shape dependent. If they don't seal properly they won't work as well.

They don't work at indoor ranges as well as the pros or many other over-the-ear hearing protection because they're only 22 NRR, and again, they may not fit everyone well. (I feel like everyone should at least consider doubling up with inserts and earmuffs for most shooting anyway, in which case your insert is what matters more as far as protection goes, but live however you want).

Turning up the background noise amplification will let you hear conversation pretty well even with foam inserts in.

People really like noisefighter ear pad replacements despite them costing more than the actual earmuffs. That may not be the best link or price, I just linked the first one I found.

PRO version of the very popular Howard Leight Impact Sport.

These have NR of 30 instead of 22 (SPORT) but also are much wider which can impede usage with rifles/shotguns or any that requires cheek-weld. Commentors online recommend doubling up with foamies and lifting/sliding the earmuff side you are resting your check on to complete the cheek-weld.

Remember. Every 3dB increase is a DOUBLING OF POWER, and every 6dB a doubling of sound pressure level.

Stereo directional sound (Walkers are stereo mic'd but omni-directional so no directional queues) with thick pads and a 3.5mm audio input jack.

CamelCamelCamel shows that this is the lowest price over the last 365 days and this price just changed on Aug 29 to $43.00

Shipped and fullfilled by Amazon.

Also check out the Amazon Warehouse options. I bought one that was marked Used but description noted it is new in original packaging with some cosmetic damage to outer packaging. That box is going in the trash anyway.

I wouldn't be...But that is me and my ears. Take care of your own. When you start banking hours of focused practice a day I certainly would. It especially helps as ears get "tired" after a while. There's also the development of tone to consider-the only way to know how your tone is, is to hear it. Either direct or on a tape. Hard day of practice/rehearsal-I keep plugs in, but that is me and the hours I have to keep for the job.

Today in modern life we're surrounded by loud noises and just get completely desnsitized to it. Back in Bach's day, the loudest thing anyone would experience in their day to day existence (short of a war) was a pipe organ. Today, no one thinks much of a pipe organ in loudness. Kids go to rock/pop/country shows where I've pulled out a calibrated professional sound pressure level gauge and clocked those acts at 100+dB sustained backstage, 50ft behind the speaker arrays, for 3 hours. In the house, the sound level is hot enough to damage plaster on the walls....meanwhile the kids are having their hearing actively destroyed and don't notice/care.

Car engines, motorcycles, vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers....the list goes on and on. Whenever I need to mow the lawn of vacuum clean--I have a ballistic -30dB certified headset for it--because those damn things are loud, even the "quiet" ones.

try get an ear muff over a 25 rating

It is also very hard to beat the performance of foam ear plugs

I also recommend a suppressor, hearing doesn't grow back

>Are the 250+ dollar ones worth it to a casual shooter?

I am not a casual shooter and they aren't even worth it to me.

Howard Leight Impact Pro is what I use most of the time.

If I'm at an indoor range then I'll double up using In Ear Plugs under my muffs.

The Howard Leights can make cheek welds a bit weird, generally, this doesn't affect me much but if I'm doing some bench shooting and I need to hold a great weld for a long time then I'll just use my in earplugs and forgo any muffs.

99% of the time though I use the muffs.

Also, if your muffs don't have gel cups - get some. They make a HUGE difference and are 500% worth the $30-50 you'll spend. Currently I'm using Noisefighter's Sightlines - these have a shelf cut for glasses. Very happy with them.

NRR of 22 is very low, IMHO.

For slightly more, here are NRR 30's:
Howard Leight R-01902 Impact Pro Electronic Shooting Earmuffs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BGSI5U/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_tVLJub19BQAXD

My go to is the Peltor Ultimate 10 - a $16 NRR 30 non-electronic muff. On the electronic side, I've been using Pro Ears with an NRR of 30 but I think I'm going to pick up the HL's above.

Maybe it is just my experience, but with 22's I have had to wear foams underneath.
Foams are cheap and easy to find at >NRR 30, so that is what I set as my baseline for muffs. I won't sacrifice my long term hearing (or what's left of it, what?) for convenience. I love Peltor, I just wish they would step up to 30 on the electronic side.

the impact sports are only NRR22. for just a bit more you can get the impact pro which are NRR30, a massive improvement.

Howard Leight - Pro series

It's an extra $12... http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-R-01902-Amplification-Electronic-Earmuff/dp/B007BGSI5U/

I have the Impact Pro (https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-Amplification-Electronic-R-01902/dp/B007BGSI5U) and it's very good in terms of NRR (30 dB NRR, good for use in an indoor range). The electronic mic/speakers are useful for talking with other people. I haven't tried the aux cord input on them, though, so if you plan on playing music through them I don't have any experience with that.

The biggest negative of the Impact Pro is the size. They are very large. I also find them pretty uncomfortable with glasses after about 30-45 min, but that's all headphones for me. The Razors are going to be a lot slimmer but with less NRR, of course.

EDIT: Kind of a bad comparison between the Razor and Impact Pro. The Impact Sport would be a better comparison (https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-Honeywell-Amplification-Electronic/dp/B01G8POKMY)

Howard Leight makes two electronic muffs, the one linked by /u/farglesmirt and another, larger pair.

The bigger ones are 30NRR and the smaller more portable ones are 22NRR, which is a big difference on their own (10db = 2X power in the sound wave). If you are shooting indoors you should definitely always double up hearing protection anyway (33NRR plugs are cheap and plentiful), and I think with doubled up hearing pro, the NRR of the weaker layer is less relevant. Just in case you wanted an option with more protection, or you might want to wear the muffs on their own if you are outside or something similar, figured I'd mention it.

Yeah I've never had issues. Apparently they are set to only magnify voices and stuff, not gunshots, and you can adjust the volume. I think mine sometimes don't seal perfectly over my sunglasses or shooting glasses though.

Relative to other things gun related they are cheap. These are the really popular ones https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-Amplification-Electronic-R-01526/dp/B001T7QJ9O/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=ear+protection&qid=1562612210&s=gateway&sr=8-4

I got these, and in hindsight I might want something lower profile like the ones above. Sometimes rifle shooting it messes with your cheek weld. I think the main difference is they block more sound: https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-Amplification-Electronic-R-01902/dp/B007BGSI5U/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=howard+leight&qid=1562612324&s=gateway&sr=8-4

I use the MSA Sordin supreme pro-X with gel-cups, but they're a bit pricey. https://www.amazon.com/MSA-Sordin-Supreme-Pro-Electronic/dp/B00QV33ZRK

Others swear by something like these: https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-Amplification-Electronic-Earmuff-R-01902/dp/B007BGSI5U

Peltor got some as well: https://www.amazon.com/3M-Peltor-Tactical-Sport-Earmuff/dp/B000Q04MRG

I like the Sordin because A) They're comfortable, B) the profile makes them not be too much in the way for a proper cheekweld, and C) I think they have pretty damn good sound compared to the Peltor that I tried (it's easier to distinguish sound direction I think).

These have been good to me:

http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-R-01902-Electronic-Shooting-Earmuffs/dp/B007BGSI5U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427107719&sr=8-2

This is what I use in conjunction with surefire sonic defenders. Works really well.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BGSI5U
http://www.amazon.com/Surefire-Defenders-Filtered-Earplugs-Medium/dp/B009T9QXXQ/ref=pd_bxgy_sg_text_y

I use Howard Leight Impact Pro earmuffs as I too was a tad concerned at the Impact Sport's NRR of of 22. The Pro earmuffs have a significantly better NRR of 30 and while they're wider, I don't notice any difference in cheek weld compared to the Impact Sport version.

These have a higher NRR rating and at a cheaper price:

https://www.amazon.ca/Howard-Leight-R-01902-Amplification-Electronic/dp/B007BGSI5U/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1497132944&sr=1-2&keywords=howard+leight

Maybe they're knockoffs? I have a pair already so I'm not in the market anyways.

Howard Leight Impact Pro ear muffs (the big ones) are $45.

Edit: lightening deal, ends at 2pm central.

Most folks seem to go for the Howard Leight Impact Sports, but I'm going to offer a dissenting opinion and say spend just a little more and get the Howard Leight by Honeywell R-01902 Impact Pro. These are the ones my wife and I use.

Those slim Impact Pro's that everyone recommends only have a NRR22 rating and the bulkier ones have a NRR30 rating. That's a big difference in decibel reduction and you can't get back hearing that you've lost. If you shoot somewhat regularly or more I don't think you can have too much protection, imho, especially if you use indoor ranges. Bigger is better! :)

I've got the Howard Leight Impact Sports and have the same problem bit don't like doubling up with foam plugs. At indoor ranges and when shooting rifles i now use the Howard Leight Impact Pro. They're larger than the Sports but are electronic and have a 30 dB rating instead of the 22 dB rating of the Sports.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007BGSI5U?pc_redir=1413968863&robot_redir=1

I don't deviate from the classics: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B007BGSI5U/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1493607696&sr=8-3&pi=SL75_QL70 Got them when they were on sale for $60-something. They're good, but hard to hear people when someone is shooting an SKS indoor, because they clip all sound when it goes off.

muffs

foamies

I use the above double up when shooting indoors.

edit: missed the non-electronic part, sorry OP. but the foamies are pretty darn good.

I didn't realize anc was not a good option. Do you have a recommendation on which firearms/industrial one to wear? Are those the ones that will block out noise above a certain threshold but let things like voice come through?

EDIT: How about this one?

Or this one?

What about this?

I found these which are NRR-30: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BGSI5U/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

They're a tad more expensive at $61 though.

As others have mentioned, always double up! E.g. always use both 'over-the-ear' (example: I use a combination of these over-the-ear, NRR 30db and these foam earplugs, NRR 33db)

In fact, I often use the same combo when operating loud power tools, yard equipment, and/or at air shows and auto races, etc. The foam earplugs are always with me at rock/pop concerts. Always.

I'm looking for a nicer pair of ear pro as a gift for my best man, I'll probably be looking to buy for cyber monday unless there is a solid deal beforehand. Looking for something in the 40-80 range, I'm considering these at the $45 range but would love to hear any thoughts.

I'd personally highly recommend earmuffs with a NRR of 30 (instead of 22), especially for indoor shooting. The low profile stuff doesn't matter nearly so much until you've got a rifle.