Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I wanted to share my experience with this product with those looking for a good, reasonably priced hearing protection. This set of hearing protection was sent to me for evaluation and review and I am NOT being paid to review it. I am a firearms instructor and use hearing protection almost daily. I have probably worn no less than 100 different kinds of hearing protection sets in my 35+ years in law enforcement and 28 years as a firearms instructor. Most of the hearing protection we use is rated around 24-27 dB reduction and that is pretty good. And they have to be comfortable to wear for hours at a time as we teach in 4 hour blocks at the Police Academy where I am in charge of Firearms training. We have tested and used scores of hearing protection devices. And if you do not think my profession needs a good set of hearing protection, ask my instructors that wear hearing aids now because even wearing hearing protection, unless its done correctly and of good quality, it can still cause you hearing loss over time. Thankfully I have not had that issue after all this time. I used these while teaching firearms, while using an air compressor, while mowing the lawn, and just to get some quite around my home. And they were OUTSTANDING! I was very pleasantly surprised to find a pair of hearing protection muffs that were one, comfortable, and yet did a great job of reducing the noise level of all the types of noise I threw at it. It is rated at 34dB reduction! And it really does the trick. I was so surprised when I first put them on at the firearms range I had to switch back and forth between the ones my police recruits use and these to make sure I wasn't missing something, The difference was very noticeable and these were much better at reducing the sounds on the range. A very noticeable difference from the 27dB sets that many wear. I have been wearing them on and off for several weeks now and can tell the difference between these and the ones the students use.If you are looking for a really great pair of noise reducing hearing protection in the non-electronic style, then these are the ones you should get, take it from a guy who wears them daily. These are the best at noise reduction I have used in many many years. We use electronic hearing protection on our ranges to make verbal commands easier to hear, but for flat out noise reduction, I would highly recommend these! PROS: Noise reduction is noticeably better than others I have tested or used. 34dB vs. 24-27dB Small and compact and folds up easy for storage. Very cost effective Fit is good and snug as they should be. Small profile when on the head. CONS: Only con I have is that they may not adjust enough to fit larger heads. (One of my instructors had trouble keeping them on at maxed out size.) They work so well that hearing voice commands on a gun range may be more difficult, but is still within usable range. Over all I would HIGHLY recommend these to you if you are looking for OUTSTANDING noise reduction hearing protection.