JACK PYKEElectronic Noise Reducing Ear Defenders

Really pleased with these.

Very good at amplifying speech, could maybe suppress gun shot a little more. Overall, they look great and food for money, very comfortable

A very good set of ear muffs. Very sensitive and quick response to the shooting. Very pleased with this purchase.

Electronic Ear Defenders reviewI tested 5 pairs of headphones,3M Peltor Sporttac about £145Verney-Carron £51awesafe Electronic Ear Defenders £38Howard Leight by Honeywell 1013530 Impact Sport £70JACK PYKE Electronic Noise Reducing Ear Defenders £65The philosophy of all these are that you can hear normal sound (up to 82db) any sound over 82db is attenuated. So a gun going off close to you sounds more like a dull thud than a sharp ear splitting crack.I did some initial testing to eliminate the worst by slapping a thick metal ruler on a bench to produce a sharp crack. Then I tested with a .22 starting pistol and then with a shotgun.All of these apart from the 3M picked up a crackling sound if close to a mobile phone.The 3M seem to be the gold standard, comfortable, solidly built with excellent and very swift attenuation. The headband pressure is acceptable, the ear pads are soft and the headphone cup size covers the entire ear without pinching. I could see being able to wear these for hours at a time. All 3 test sounds were very muted, almost instantly. External sounds were very true to life.Verney-CarronThese are an excellent alternative to 3M large cup size gives a comfortable fit. The headband is a bit tighter than the 3M which is slightly uncomfortable they could do with more padding on the underside of the headband and slight less springiness. The sound reproduction is good but a little high on the treble which can make some sounds unpleasant. The sound deadening is terrific I couldn’t tell any difference between this and the 3M for sound attenuation. They have a cheap look about them which is a shame for a product, that otherwise, seems good quality. These are the ones I bought.AwesafeFor the money these are incredible, nearly as good as the Verney-Carron (VC) for sound deadening, slightly more of the crack come thru. The sound reproduction is very good, marginally truer sound than the VC. The ear cups are slightly smaller and shallower than the VC which pinches the ear a little so not as comfortable. These look a good quality product, if it wasn’t for the tacky name on the side you would think they were a much more expensive piece of kit. It was a hard choice between these and the VC, in the end it came down to comfort I could see being able to wear the VCs longer than these. But for the money a fabulous bit of kit.Howard LeightVery disappointing, quite comfortable to wear and good sound reproduction, but awful on the attenuation, barely made any difference to the gunshot sound , which is after all the point. Similar look to the VC ones so not great.Jack PikeExcellent sound reproduction and attenuation, however the headband is super tight and the ear cups quite small which made them very uncomfortable to wear, couldn’t stand to have these on for more than a couple of minutes at a time so these went back as well.The overall winner is the Verney-Carron ones, but a very close 2nd is the Awesafe product especially for the price. Hope this helps.

Not as good as old peltor pair I had

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