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★★★★★
Solid, well built passive earmuffs with built in bluetooth for pairing to a phone
The construction is good and solid, and does an excellent job of blocking sound. Note, this is not an "active" noise suppression system...this is effectively just a very well made passive earmuff hearing protection device with the ability to pair via bluetooth to hear music, podcasts, etc from a phone. While it does have a microphone, that mic is so you can have a conversation via your phone while wearing the earmuffs, not for someone wanting to talk to you standing next to you...you'll have to take them off to have an immediate local conversation.
So, if used for listening to your phone's MP3's on an airplane for example, this is excellent...fidelity is quite good, and you can save a lot of money over other "noise cancelling" devices. Or, used when mowing the lawn, or other loud activities to preserve your hearing.
If you use this while shooting, it will limit your situational awareness, just like regular earmuffs would do. You will not be able to hear people talk clearly around you, for example (again, just like regular 'muffs). And...you could listen to your music on the range, but that will reduce situational awareness even more.
I bought this for listening to my phone while on a plane (It's REALLY good for that...you will be surprised at how loud you have to listen through "regular" headsets vs this one), and when using gas operated lawn equipment.
Controls are simple and straightforward...one easy to find button on the side. A long press to turn it on or off. A double press for initial pairing. A double press to advance forward a track. Three presses to back up. Just one button. Volume control would be done on the device you are playing through, there are no volume controls on the Worktunes Connect 'muffs themselves.
Charging is easy, and an LED indicator will show full charge. The device will also "speak" to you when it is powered on, powered off, paired, and can tell you the basic charge of the battery.
There is an aux 1/8" jack if you want to connect to a device via a cable vs bluetooth. The box comes with just the hearing protector, and a microUSB cable. No USB charger is included, you have to supply your own.
June 2017 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase