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Why would you use electronic hearing protector? why wouldn't?

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Tommy Gunn

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There are some electronic hearing protectors, can connect with radios if have proper PTT.

As far as i know, 3M peltor, MSA sordin, Z-TAC, Earmor. 2 Old&experienced 1  and 1 total new brand.

It's surely tacticool with those hearing protectors.

Anyway, why would you use electronic hearing protector? and why wouldn't?

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I've been eyeing this one up on Amazon for a while: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O

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Only for use at The Mall. They're only £40 and reported to be very good.

They amplify ambient noise, so you can hear footsteps louder than normal. And anything at Flashbang volume is muted.

I'd feel a bit of a knob wearing them, but I like my ears and hearing more than my own looks :)

 
L3wisD said:
I've been eyeing this one up on Amazon for a while: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O

Only for use at The Mall. They're only £40 and reported to be very good.

They amplify ambient noise, so you can hear footsteps louder than normal. And anything at Flashbang volume is muted.

I'd feel a bit of a knob wearing them, but I like my ears and hearing more than my own looks :)
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All of these electronic protectors do the same things: amplify weak sound(like voice,steps), mute loud noisy.

I agree, hearing is more important than being tacticool.

What about its actual working situation?

 
L3wisD said:
I've been eyeing this one up on Amazon for a while: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O

Only for use at The Mall. They're only £40 and reported to be very good.

They amplify ambient noise, so you can hear footsteps louder than normal. And anything at Flashbang volume is muted.
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Seems to be some mixed reviews on the Amazon page but they again the issues seems to be with large calibre guns which wont be an issue for us with our .20's :D

May give these a go as they hook into a radio as well which I need to get sorted at some point could be a good investment.

 
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Totally in favour of these, having tinnitus already flash bangs and such do not pose much more than an annoyance, although the ringing you get from one going off downstairs at the Mall next to you can impair my ability to hear other sneaky bastids!

Forgot they amplify noise too, could be useful.  may look for a pair at some point. 

 
skillfulmmd said:
Seems to be some mixed reviews on the Amazon page but they again the issues seems to be with large calibre guns which wont be an issue for us with our .20's :D

May give these a go as they hook into a radio as well which I need to get sorted at some point could be a good investment.
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Don't you need a boom mic to use with radio? Can't remember any mic-version of that, but other brands have.

Having electronic headset and connect to radio with PTT, always tacticool for me!  :ph34r: :lol:

 
Albiscuit said:
Totally in favour of these, having tinnitus already flash bangs and such do not pose much more than an annoyance, although the ringing you get from one going off downstairs at the Mall next to you can impair my ability to hear other sneaky bastids!

Forgot they amplify noise too, could be useful.  may look for a pair at some point. 
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Oh man you should get one now before your next action, hearing can't be recovered to 100% once it's damaged.

 
Too many years by the bass bins raving has left a bloody ringing already, I tend to rush forward when a bang lands near me, they dont always expect that :P  its not that often one goes off close enough to annoy me but some sundays can be a bloody boom fest!

I know your right though 

 
Tommy Gunn said:
Don't you need a boom mic to use with radio? Can't remember any mic-version of that, but other brands have.

Having electronic headset and connect to radio with PTT, always tacticool for me!  :ph34r: :lol:
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Thats the plan I will look around and see what other brands offer this it will only be for mil sims id use a radio anyways, at a normal skirmish day it seems far to over the top. 

 
I use a pair of the Howard leight ear pro and they're fairly decent for the money.

in regards to using them with a radio... thats a bit iffy... I've tried to use them in conjunction with my PTT and it cancels out the noise amplification, they basically become noise cancelling headphones. I've just been putting them over my ear piece and that works fine! hope this tidbit of info helps anyone :)  

 
Recently bought a pair of Z-Tacs without the boom mic but from testing with my phone you can plug them into a radio headset and use a throat mic and you've got comms in your right ear while keeping the sound cancelling/amplification. they were a bit more then other headsets but they look a lot more operator and seem to work pretty well. Bought them after my last game when I was stuck in a metal building dodging 3 or 4 pyros which left my ears ringing for about half an hour.

 
In order to use something like this you really need a reliable helmet and eyepro.

 
Dachs said:
I use a pair of the Howard leight ear pro and they're fairly decent for the money.

in regards to using them with a radio... thats a bit iffy... I've tried to use them in conjunction with my PTT and it cancels out the noise amplification, they basically become noise cancelling headphones. I've just been putting them over my ear piece and that works fine! hope this tidbit of info helps anyone :)  
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That was...I don't know, maybe you should get another one. My Earmor headset works well with PTT&radio.

 
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PopRocket123 said:
Recently bought a pair of Z-Tacs without the boom mic but from testing with my phone you can plug them into a radio headset and use a throat mic and you've got comms in your right ear while keeping the sound cancelling/amplification. they were a bit more then other headsets but they look a lot more operator and seem to work pretty well. Bought them after my last game when I was stuck in a metal building dodging 3 or 4 pyros which left my ears ringing for about half an hour.
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you have separate throat mic to to with headset w/o boom mic? good idea, i'm using a pair with boom mic.

 
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