Pro Ears Pro Mag Gold Electronic Hearing Protection with Amplification & DLSC Compression - USA Made for Shooting, Hunting & Range Safety

Its funny because if you looked at just the ratings, one would think the Howard Leight ear protection is better, when you can't even hold a candle to this. Sure, these are expensive, but they are by far the best you can get, period. Anyone who tells you there is something better in terms of speed, technology, comfort and most importantly, reduction of dB of the dangerous sounds, is fooling you. These are the Rolls Royce of ear protection. And just like a Rolls will set you back a cool $300k+ compared to your Dad's $50k Cadillac, these are also 6x more expensive than the Howard Leight, or other equiv. Are they worth 6x the price? That's relative, to somebody who has a bunch of money or does this all day long, or really values their hearing, yes. If you are an occasional shooter, don't care too much about losing your hearing, don't need to hear every detail on the range, etc. then you can get by with cheaper ones. Me personally, I've tried everything, yet these are the only ones I wear on a daily basis. I've had my one pair for 6 years which in terms of total hours is almost 10,000 hours of use (I shoot 5-6 days a week for 1/3 day). I've gone through batteries, and also had to send them in to have the input plug fixed on the left side because my IPOD pulled it out accidentally, but besides that, they work as good now as they did when I got them. I do change the ear pads at least every 4 months just to keep the nasty smell minimized. I also highly recommend the cool pads to wick away sweat.I also have a pair of the smaller units, and while smaller, they are noticeably less protection. I can definitely tell a difference between 30NRR & 28NRR, and most people can really hear a difference when going from 30 & 25.Bite the bullet, you will be happy you did.