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Howard Leight R-01526 Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff |  | Brand: Howard Leight
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $73.23
Buy New: $49.99
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  29 reviews
Color: Hunter Green
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 8.5 x 4.5
MPN: R01526
Model: R-01526
UPC: 033552015260
EAN: 0033552015260
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | AUX jack connects to MP3 players and scanners | | • | Amplifies conversation and commands with one single volume control knob | | • | Automatic 4 hour shut-off increasing battery life | | • | NRR 22 | | • | Folding design for easy storage |
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Product Description
Howard Leight Electronic Sport Earmuffs w/Black & Green Finish Md: R01526, The Impact series enhances user awareness of their environment through advanced sound amplification technology. Impact allows wearers to hear important communication - other co-workers, alarms and warning signals - at a safely amplified level. Positioned microphones provide more natural, directional hearing. Through an advanced response technology, Impact reverts to passive earmuff mode when noise reaches 82 dB or above. Impact is ideal for hearing impaired workers and can help prevent isolation on the job., Type: Electronic Hearing Protection Muffs Color: Black/Green NRR: 23 dB Quantity: 1 Pair, Manufacturer: HOWARD LEIGHT/SPERIAN, Model: R01526
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 29
 Protecting ears November 19, 2009
George Oneil (USA)
These are great earmuffs. I am the typical old guy with trashed hearing. The protection shooting handguns is great. In addition, when I wear these earmuffs I can actually hear better; i.e., they are like a hearing aide. I also love how they fold up as shown in the photo. You could pay more, but I don't think you find a better product.
Best Hearing Protection Muff on the Market November 11, 2009
James Koenig (Minnesota)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a hunter, I want to protect my valuable hearing from the muzzle blast noise. I have tried several brands of hearing protectors, and have found these to be the best in terms of overall quality, comfort, effectiveness, and cost.
Pros:
1. The set is lighweight and they are comfortable to wear all day long without making one's ears sore.
2. The sound suppression is reliable and efficient. The blast of a rifle or shotgun is muffled to the extent that it is barely audible.
3. The volume can be turned up to actually hear better than "normal" hearing. The sounds amplified are those typically made by animals rustling in the leaves, grass, or the crackling of sticks and brush.
4. They run on two 3A batteries included with the set. The batteries will easily last 2 or more days even with continuous use.
5. The muffs have a plug-in for exterior radio, MP3 players, etc.
6. The muffs fold up into a compact size that can fit into a large coat pocket if necessary.
7. Compared to other much more expensive "name" brands, these muffs cost much less, are more reliable, and produce quality hearing and loud noise reduction.
8. Best of all, one can actually tell where a sound is coming from when wearing these muffs! Other brands claim this feature, but this brand actually makes it a reality.
Cons:
There really are no cons to this muff set. The only disadvantage (and this is common to all muffs), is that one will bump "clunk" into the stock of a firearm when shouldering aiming. If you know beforehand it is coming, the "clunk" can be minimized.
I would not hunt or shoot without these muffs. I have tried much more expensive brands (Walkers), and some "in the ear" models, but these are the best I have experienced. I consider these muffs the best on the market.
konedog
 Great bargain November 2, 2009
David J. Genest Jr.
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the earmuff for shooting handguns and feel that the product does what it claims to do. I like the compact and slim line look. The comfort is good too. The volume control takes a little getting used. By turning up the volume too much, you start getting what they call "white noise." Overall, when you compare this product to other comparible electronic earmuffs, it really is a good deal. Other similar products will easily cost you $80-100.
I can't believe my ears! November 2, 2009
CJ (North Dakota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading the reviews I bought two sets of these for my wife and I to use during deer hunts. They amplify sounds great, didn't have any distortion in high winds and cut out instantly while we were at the range today. We own Midland gmrs radios so the jack in the Leights was a major factor in trying these out. I had to modify the Midland headset/mics since they have a combined two prong plug. One thing about the Leight's and radio transmitors, the radios need to be well away from the headsets or they pick up radio interferance. The supplied cord combined with the modified Midland cord is long enough to position the radio on the hip and the headset does not get the radio interference at that distance. If your interested in the Midland modification, you'll need to get the headset that has the microphone seperated from the earpiece, cut off the earpiece, cut plug off the cord Leight provides and splice them together.
They are also very comfortable to wear even when wearing eyeglasses. They didn't pinch in yet still managed to get enough of a seal to protect our hearing. I'll post another review after deer season if anything would change my rating for these. We'll see how the batteries hold up during cold North Dakota hunts. Definitly well worth the money spent here on Amazon, under $100 for two sets with free shipping. Even if these dont work out for hunting, they can't be beat for a day at the range.
Update; Found a minor issue with them. They will buzz when you are walking near overhead power lines. Not too bad but you definitly don't want to stand or walk under power lines for too long or it can get annoying. It's amazing how well they pick up sound, I heard deer moving in heavy cover.
 For the price, excellent; average overall. October 27, 2009
JW (San Diego, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought these for my wife. I was originally going to get her a pair of Peltor Tactical 6s electronic earmuffs because I had ALWAYS heard high praise for them--and I use a pair of Tac 7s myself, which I'll never give up--but then I read some of the negative reviews on the Amazon product page (I wonder how many are schills?). So based on the negative Amazon reviews and the meager NRR 19, I opted to pass on the 6s. I'm not sure how I stumbled onto these Howard Leight earmuffs, but they looked good on paper and the reviews were mostly positive, and I'm very familiar with, and confident in, the Howard Leight name, so I figured why not?
Before buying these, my wife had been previously using the Howard Leight Leightning-31 earmuffs (non-electronic, NRR 31), so I was _really_ worried about the drop in NRR with her. We went to an indoor range yesterday and shot a .40SW pistol (the .40SW has a sharp pressure spike, and hence percussion wave, and being indoors amplifies things, so this was a really good test of the earmuff's effectiveness). After we were done she said that she "likes" these muffs, and "has no problem" with them. They're a keeper! She did have one complaint. She says that they squeeze her head too tightly (not uncomfortably, just a tighter, snugger fit than she's used to) and interfere with her eye protection. We both understand that the tight fit is necessary to seal the ear, so that's not a problem in our minds, but she says she "needs to figure something out" w.r.t. the shooting glasses because that bugs her.
Of course, I tried these muffs out also. I gotta admit, for the price they are pretty darn good. The amplification is above average and you can hear normal conversation easily. They cut out when they should, but the recovery time after a shot is slow (that bothers other people a lot more than it does me). Come to think of it, the power-on time is pretty darn slow, too. Regardless, these muffs are another winner in the Howard Leight product line as far as I'm concerned.
However, whenever a review includes the phrase "for the price", that should raise a flag (IMO); i.e. you gotta look at the big picture as well as the niche. Yes, these are excellent hearing protectors for the price, but overall they're not all that great in comparison to other models on the market. They do their job, though.
Since these are not marketed as "tactical" earmuffs, an LED power indicator would have been nice. My wife will eventually get used to having to turn off her hearing protection, but a power indicator as a reminder wouldn't hurt. On the plus side, these muffs have an automatic shut-off feature to compensate for forgetfulness.
The included instructions are minimal and poorly written. Case in point, they tell you to insert the batteries into the battery compartment, but don't tell you how to open the battery compartment! [Slide the lid vertically toward the headband.] A little common sense goes a long way here.
Bottom line: All babble aside, I'd recommend these earmuffs. Based on my wife's input and my short exposure to them, I think they do an adequate job; and yes, the cost-effective pricing is hard to ignore.
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