Howard Leight Impact Sport Sound Amplification Electronic Earmuff, Green (R - 01526)

I am a big fan of Howard Leight. I work in manufacturing and frequently have to talk with people in noisy environments. These allow me to hear and be heard while still protecting my hearing from the loud bangs and pops common in my line of work. Very affordable, comfortable, and well fitting.

I had been searching for a better set of ear protection, wanted something electronic, but did not want to spend a few hundred dollars. Then I found these, and they work great.I have been using them at shooting matches. My older non-electronic hearing protectors were not serving me well. I have a bit of hearing loss, and I have an issue hearing conversation when there is a lot of background noise. At the matches I sometimes had an issue hearing the Range Officers and would sometimes have to lift one side of the hearing protector to hear clearly. Which is a problem because someone on the next stage will be shooting and I get to hear their gunshot at full volume.This set of electronic earmuffs allows me to block out the loud noises (gunshots) while still being able to clearly hear conversation. I can adjust the amplification up or down to the point where I can clearly hear even a whisper at a good distance. This was exactly what I was looking for.I have also tried the audio input connected to my Iphone and was able to block the noise from my lawnmower while I listened to music. That is a very nice feature.The earmuffs fit snugly to my head and offer ample adjustment. They fit my ears a bit more snugly than some of the bigger mickey-mouse type earmuffs. But my ears do lay flat to the side of my head, not like a few of my friends who have ears that stick straight out sideways. Maybe this would be a bit more uncomfortable for them, and they know who I am talking about. ;)I also found another great use for these, listening to TV. You see while I have some hearing loss, if my house is noisy (and with 4 boys it is always noisy) I cannot hear the TV unless I turn it up louder. Which my wife hates. I also have tinnitus, which I just recently found out gets much worse on days when I have sugar. So if I have a soda or ice cream that day, when I get home I need to have the TV turned up louder to overcome the ringing in my ears. Well problem solved, because I can wear these ear muffs and adjust the volume on them so I can clearly hear the TV at a much lower volume. My wife appreciates that feature.

Affordable price range and works just perfectly for me. Love the mic/monitor function. I also wear earbuds underneath for more sound cancelling and listening to music at the range. Get!

I got a pair in May of 2021 on sale forabout 25-30$ and as of Feb 2025 I only charged them once and they still work great. I have used them on dozens of trips to the range and have others have used my pair and love them. Even if they are turned off the noise reduction is still pretty good. My only real complaint is a common one with over ear protection and that is they can get alittle hot and sweaty from prolonged usage on hot and humid days. I love my head seat and its a great inexpensive peice of kit for the range or even working with loud equipment. They do have omni directional mics that can amplify noises infront of the head set so if some one is speaking to you a ways off you can hear them better which is great while on an active range and do a great job of canceling out things that will cause hearing damage. You can't go wrong with this headset if youre just looking for something simple and effective.

I got these about a week ago, and have gotten to hunt with them several times already. I've had the little earplug type amplifier/noise canceling ones for about a year, and while yes they work, they are very uncomfortable by the end of hour 1. These not only work better, have cleaner sound, and directional ability. They are comfortable enough to wear for hours and forget they're even on your head. The quality of this headset, along with the microphones and speakers inside them is worth far more than what is being charged for them. I ordered a set for myself and my wife for hunting. the muzzlebrake on my gun makes it unbearable to even endure 1 shot without hearing protection, but of course you want to hear what's around you. whether it's game, or a predator, you will not get snuck up on with these. my kids will definitely be receiving a pair of these with each of their first guns, they are truly everything as advertised, and far beyond any quality i could expect for the price.As an experiment, my buddy and i were playing around trying out different noises at different ranges last night to see what could be detected and how far away, and to know what it would sound like for when it was an animal making the noise. i could hear him tip toeing through grass (not dead crackly grass) at 50 yards. god forbid he step on a deal leaf, or a twig, at 75 and even 100 yards it was like he was 5 feet away. so far it also seems like directional quality is good on them too. i make sure to always have the mics pointed forward when i put them on, and to pinpoint something i may have to turn my head one way or the other, but it's very accurate, which i never had in the earplug styled ones. i realize to alot of people, this may not be quite as important, but we hunt hogs in a pasture in the middle of the night, about 50 yards from the treeline. so for us, knowing that something is coming through the trees, or what part of the pasture something is in without shining a light everywhere is solid gold. and to me, these things are SOLID GOLD.Also on any skepticism about whether it will cancel the sound of a bullet in time. like i said, my rifle with it's brake will make you feel like your left ear exploded with just 1 unprotected shot. with these on, it wasn't even like someone clapped their hands once. it's just a decent "thump".This is by far the best bang for my buck i have gotten in my life, if i could give these 10 stars i truly would.