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

Five stars EASY. I've had my pair of Impact Sport hearing protection for three years now I think, or there abouts. I've used mine at work, running heavy equipment 80+ hours a week and laboring all manner of dirty jobs on large demo and construction projects. I absolutely love these. Are they the highest tech? No. Are they the most comfortable? No. Are they the highest level of sound damping available? No. What they are, and why they receive such high regard from myself, is very good for their intended purpose in every respect, especially for the price. One can certainly spend a lot more, as a matter of fact a couple of my co-workers have the high-end 3M head gear with the Bluetooth this and bells and whistles that, but they are bulkier, much more expensive and those guys are constantly babying their sets. I've never worried about babying mine. I take care of them like anything else I own; I don't kick them around or anything, but I have used and used and used them some more. They've floated around in my dirt crusted duty bag for weeks at a time, bouncing around the floorboards in a rock truck for days, been used and banged around on construction and demo projects and been subjected to thousands of rounds of small arms fire and, the ultimate test - my kids have played with them. The audio clarity on these is very good, if not perfect, and I get an amplification boost which I'm spoiled for. I can hear better with these on and I never get the feeling that my auditory sense is hindered. With a couple of lesser rigs that I've had (one of which actually cost twice as much), I would keep getting the feeling that I wasn't hearing things... "correctly" due to the sound quality and a lack of directional sense. Consequently, I would find myself compelled to lift them off of my ears at times to cue in to sounds that I'd heard. Not so with these; I never feel compelled to lift them off to hear better. I can wear mine for hours without discomfort and the batteries last so long, even at full amplification, that I don't have a guess as to how many hours they actually last - a long frikken time. They're low profile which lends them better usage under more "dynamic" work conditions; they just don't get in the way. I've also used mine during target practice with compensated 308 Win and 10mm Auto. These earmuffs are enough protection that damage does not occur even under the high decibel hammering dealt out by those arms. No ringing in the ears even under the brutal, cranium splitting, muzzle blast of rapid fire compensated arms. When I'm operating equipment and the cab noise is high, I put these on and set the audio so I'm comfortable. My ears are protected and I can still hear things like the VHF in the cab, horns and voice commands and engine noise perfectly. Like I said before though, these are not the highest level of sound protection you can get. If you're used to using the big, high NRR stuff, these might seem a little light. I call them just right and I give them 5 Stars.Update: Still going strong! It's 1/14/17 now. I'm wearing these on a daily basis in my shop, still using these when I'm shooting and I also wear these when I'm out cutting firewood with a chainsaw. Sub-zero temperatures, snow, years of rugged use in general have not stopped these things. Mine still work like new, although they no longer look new by any measure. These have been a great value. When this pair finally go the way of Chesty Puller and Audie Murphy, I'm getting another set of the same.

This has been a great headset: comfortable, adjustable and quiet. I prefer wearing my earplugs under the headset for additional protection, as I've found the sound reduction through the mic is not low enough for my preference. The in-line jack is a very cool feature as well. This headset folds up nicely, reducing is space profile by at least one half. For the price you just can't beat it. The batteries last and last too. This headset performed well above my expectations.

I am very pleased with my purchase and am a bit baffled by the bad or mediocre reviews, here's why: These hearing protectors fit much better than the standard huge-cup variety, and definitely afford a reasonable cheek weld when firing a rifle or shotgun! At the range with a buddy, I had to step out with him and switch ear muffs with him so that he could fire my rifle; however I forced him to continue wearing the big red pants with suspenders and yellow buttons, because I have my limits, Micky Mouse Man.The audio amplification is outstanding, you get a reasonable facsimile of real world audio with these, or even amplified hearing... in stereo, so you don't feel like you have a big orange bucket on your head. A single volume control is simple and positive, and auto shut off if you forget. For the user that wants Bose surround sound headphones, go home, pour yourself a sweet umbrella-drink cocktail, and listen to your Michael Bolton LP with your $500 headphones. You could plug an mp3 into these, but I agree with many here that this is silly. Why would you want the distraction at the range or worse, while hunting and trying to listen for deer and/or your buddy yelling out not to shoot him as he soils the woods? I intend to take these hunting because I don't like the ringing in my ears after a shot and all that silence, regular foamies or muffs don't work because you can't hear anything!Here is the big benefit of this product. You can wear foamies and these muffs, and then turn the volume up so that you can still hear conversation and be aware of your surroundings, but have NO ill effects after an hour at the range shooting large caliber weapons. I found them to be more than adequate, and I will not go back to non-amplified hearing protectors.Please go spend $300 on some tactical hearing protectors if you want all of the bells, whistles and lights of those models, but I really think that these are state of the art and reasonably priced, especially just under $50, I would pay a bit more and still feel like it was a good product at a reasonable price.They collapse down for easy transport, aren't massive on your head, and are subtly colored so you're not Mickey Mousing around with stupid huge bright massive muffs that make you look like (and feel) like a bumbling clown at the range. I've seen guys try to get through a door, but smack their muffs on the door frame and take a stutter-step back... not really, but almost. Correction, I was that guy, but not anymore. 5 Stars for quality, value, performance, slim design and muted coloring. BTW we're supposed to be rating these at their price point (for those giving 3 stars and saying, "Hey I really like these but boo-hoo they're not like the $300 tacticool muffs that I really wanted." Go rate THOSE with three stars because they were too expensive for you to 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.