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<blockquote data-quote="hynes57" data-source="post: 922149" data-attributes="member: 48788"><p>I don't have a pa of custom fit electronic hearing protection but I have the Soundgear plugs and love them. </p><p> </p><p>As long as you have two separate devices which report sound to each corresponding ear you should be able to tell where sound is coming from just the same as you would without any hearing. The lack of directional hearing usually occurs when you have one mic picking up sound and reporting back to both ears equally. when you do away with the subtle differences between how one ear hears sound versus the other you lose your sense of directional hearing. A lot of ear muffs only have one mic and distribute sound to both ears even though they appear like they have two mics. My Howard Leights are like this. </p><p> </p><p>I can't imagine you'll regret spending the money especially if you are the type of person even considering spending the kind of money you are talking about. While the soungears are cheaper than a lot of other devices and more than likely the other ones you are looking at. They are still a hell of a lot more expensive than a pair of foam plugs or a pair of amplified muffs, and for me the Soundgear plugs take care of all of the limitation I had with plugs and amplified ear muffs.</p><p> </p><p>What started me on my journey was a duck hunting outing where three of us sat fairly close together in a blind and repeatedly shot for several hours. While it was a good morning, later on in the day and for the next couple of days I could tell my hearing was a little off and knew full well why. Calling ducks and listening for their response and wing beat presents a problem when wearing regular ear plugs. At least for me anyways. So I bought a pair of Howard Leight amplified muffs knowing I'd find some use for them at the range if they didn't work for duck hunting. Within the first few minutes I knew the muffs wouldn't work. Whenever I tried to blow the duck call the sound kicked out and it was hard to tell what the call sounded like. When I went to mount the shotgun the muffs got in the way a little. I quickly abandoned the muffs for duck hunting. Then I tried the muffs for coyote calling. I loved being able to hear better. Hearing how much noise I made going into my stands was helpful. After a few outings though I began to realize that the muffs were problematic for coyote hunting as well. It was very difficult to tell which direction noise was coming from. small amounts of wind would cause havoc. And the hood I wear would rub against the mic every time I moved my head (I thought something was trying to sneak up on me at times). </p><p> </p><p>My sound gears solved all of those problems and although they were a hell of a lot more expensive than what I had planned to spend, I've never regretted the purchase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hynes57, post: 922149, member: 48788"] I don't have a pa of custom fit electronic hearing protection but I have the Soundgear plugs and love them. As long as you have two separate devices which report sound to each corresponding ear you should be able to tell where sound is coming from just the same as you would without any hearing. The lack of directional hearing usually occurs when you have one mic picking up sound and reporting back to both ears equally. when you do away with the subtle differences between how one ear hears sound versus the other you lose your sense of directional hearing. A lot of ear muffs only have one mic and distribute sound to both ears even though they appear like they have two mics. My Howard Leights are like this. I can't imagine you'll regret spending the money especially if you are the type of person even considering spending the kind of money you are talking about. While the soungears are cheaper than a lot of other devices and more than likely the other ones you are looking at. They are still a hell of a lot more expensive than a pair of foam plugs or a pair of amplified muffs, and for me the Soundgear plugs take care of all of the limitation I had with plugs and amplified ear muffs. What started me on my journey was a duck hunting outing where three of us sat fairly close together in a blind and repeatedly shot for several hours. While it was a good morning, later on in the day and for the next couple of days I could tell my hearing was a little off and knew full well why. Calling ducks and listening for their response and wing beat presents a problem when wearing regular ear plugs. At least for me anyways. So I bought a pair of Howard Leight amplified muffs knowing I'd find some use for them at the range if they didn't work for duck hunting. Within the first few minutes I knew the muffs wouldn't work. Whenever I tried to blow the duck call the sound kicked out and it was hard to tell what the call sounded like. When I went to mount the shotgun the muffs got in the way a little. I quickly abandoned the muffs for duck hunting. Then I tried the muffs for coyote calling. I loved being able to hear better. Hearing how much noise I made going into my stands was helpful. After a few outings though I began to realize that the muffs were problematic for coyote hunting as well. It was very difficult to tell which direction noise was coming from. small amounts of wind would cause havoc. And the hood I wear would rub against the mic every time I moved my head (I thought something was trying to sneak up on me at times). My sound gears solved all of those problems and although they were a hell of a lot more expensive than what I had planned to spend, I've never regretted the purchase. [/QUOTE]
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