Electronic ear plug recommendations?

horseman308 · April 4, 2021, 07:18 AM

I'm starting to seriously consider a set of noise canceling/suppressing ear plugs, but both for shooting and playing music.

I've never liked ear muffs, as I always wear glasses of some kind which rarely feel comfortable with muffs. Also, I do some cowboy action shooting and otherwise just enjoy brimmed hats, which again, don't work with muffs.

I also play guitar in a 7-piece band. Foamies and even re-usable plugs supposedly designed for music are either uncomfortable or cut out too many of the high frequencies I need to hear a balanced sound. I know I could get in-ear monitors, and I might.

But is there a set of electronic plugs that could do double duty? Some that would effectively suppress gunshots at the range and keep a balanced sound spectrum at rehearsal and gigs?

The Peltor TEP200 get lots of good reviews, but I don't need comms connections and some of the other stuff. And $375 is a lot of money for an experiment; not too much to preserve my hearing, but more than I want to spend unless it's a sure thing. Open to suggestions.

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Nathan · April 4, 2021, 12:49 PM

I have the Walkers Silencer BT. First pair broke pretty quick. They replaced in about 2 weeks including shipping. Second pair seems ok. Not quite as good as my Pro Ears Pro Mag, but pretty close. I need to use more to really judge how they are working.

BCR1 · Today, 04:36 AM

I have a pair of Walker Razor in FDE for around $60.00 w/tax. Fine for pistol shooting but you may want to add plugs when shooting CF rifle.

Bill

April 4, 2021, 07:18 AM	#1
horseman308 Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 516	Electronic ear plug recommendations? I'm starting to seriously consider a set of noise canceling/suppressing ear plugs, but both for shooting and playing music. I've never liked ear muffs, as I always wear glasses of some kind which rarely feel comfortable with muffs. Also, I do some cowboy action shooting and otherwise just enjoy brimmed hats, which again, don't work with muffs. I also play guitar in a 7-piece band. Foamies and even re-usable plugs supposedly designed for music are either uncomfortable or cut out too many of the high frequencies I need to hear a balanced sound. I know I could get in-ear monitors, and I might. But is there a set of electronic plugs that could do double duty? Some that would effectively suppress gunshots at the range and keep a balanced sound spectrum at rehearsal and gigs? The Peltor TEP200 get lots of good reviews, but I don't need comms connections and some of the other stuff. And $375 is a lot of money for an experiment; not too much to preserve my hearing, but more than I want to spend unless it's a sure thing. Open to suggestions. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

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April 4, 2021, 12:49 PM	#2
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 5,388	I have the Walkers Silencer BT. First pair broke pretty quick. They replaced in about 2 weeks including shipping. Second pair seems ok. Not quite as good as my Pro Ears Pro Mag, but pretty close. I need to use more to really judge how they are working.

Today, 04:36 AM	#3
BCR1 Member Join Date: January 25, 2021 Posts: 20	I have a pair of Walker Razor in FDE for around $60.00 w/tax. Fine for pistol shooting but you may want to add plugs when shooting CF rifle. Bill