Ear Pro, Peltor 300, Walker Silencer bluetooth, Walker Razors slim

[J5guy]

So awhile back I had a pair of Remington electronic ear pro. They broke so I bought a pair of Walkers razor slim electronic ear pro. I noticed right away that the walkers did not "cut out" upon a loud noise like the Remington's did. The Walkers didn't seem loud as in ear ringing loud but I could certainly hear the shot more. I then bought a pair of Peltor 300's and they cut out like the Remington's did. More of a suppression then complete cut out but you get the idea. I emailed Walkers to ask them if the ear pro was working properly but I never received a response. I have just recently purchased the Walkers silencer bluetooth ear pro, they were on sale, and haven't shot with them but just trying to clap I can tell they do not cut out or I can't hear the compression. Does anyone else have any of the walkers and can you verify if yours have a noticeable suppression? Maybe they are working properly but I have recently discovered some high pitch hearing loss in my left ear and I want to make sure I am protecting what I have left. Been a carpenter since I was 16 so my hearing damage is most likely not from shooting but I started wearing foam ear pro at work for loud situations. My plan for most shooting is going to be doubling up foam with the peltors but I wanted the ear buds for .22lr matches I shoot in or if it is really hot out just run the ear buds when I am not shooting and just at the range.

Thanks,

 

[Hermantk]

Clapping is not loud enough to trigger them. They will need about 110db for the cutout function to kick in

 

[KTM26]

It seems with the peltor’s their models that “amplify” sounds (with cutoff level) aren’t as quiet as their models that are for normal range use.

I try to compare by the dB reductions manufactures publish.

 

[alleycat]

My friend & I own Peltors we've had for years & a few yrs ago we had to sent both in for repairs because one or both sides had stopped working on ea pair.The repair/service cost was 80-90% of just replacing them.A couple of yrs later one side of mine stopped working so I just bought another brand.