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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:45:37 AM EDT
Already have enough eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in my life and looking for new ear muffs to protect what is left.
Requirements:
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:56:23 AM EDT
[#1]
Do you already have some Bluetooth earbuds? I just wear a pair of $30 muffs, like 28 nrr, but with my earbuds inside the cups to listen to music, podcasts, etc.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:58:50 AM EDT
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I just use 3M foamies, 32dBmV noise reduction, or basic over-the-ear muffs. I don't quite get the need to listen to (what amounts to loud) music when you are trying to reduce audio levels.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 12:01:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By intheburbs: Do you already have some Bluetooth earbuds? I just wear a pair of $30 muffs, like 28 nrr, but with my earbuds inside the cups to listen to music, podcasts, etc. This. I've never had good luck with muffs when I start adding requirements. Especially behind the head style. I have cheap peltors and a cheap corded in ear blue tooth headset. Stream radio when I want it but usually play a podcast. If I mow over either one of them, NBD. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 12:03:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DrafterDan: I just use 3M foamies, 32dBmV noise reduction, or basic over-the-ear muffs. I don't quite get the need to listen to (what amounts to loud) music when you are trying to reduce audio levels. The muffs quiet things down, then you can listen at a reasonable volume. I don't have much to mow, but my buddy spends an hour on his mower. I'm sure others run as long or longer. When I add in trimming and blowing I'll spend an hour or so on my yard. Longer if I also have to chip. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 12:20:45 PM EDT
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I have the 3m Bluetooth muffs. I’m happy with them, battery life is good, connection is quick and doesn’t seem to struggle. Controls are simple but effective. They don’t go behind the head though. I’m not sure I’ve seen any that do that. It would be nice though, I had to swap from a straw hat to a ball cap when wearing them.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 12:26:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: flcracker]
[#6]
Standard OSHA foam plugs + Shokz Bluetooth bone conducting headphones connected to you phone, streaming your favorite FM station/audiobook/podcast/Pandora.
$80 + foamies.  
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Posted: 5/13/2024 1:12:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Freiheit338]
[#7]
As stated originally, don't want a Bluetooth solution. Phone battery life is already a challenge in the sticks with poor cell phone network signal.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 1:46:29 PM EDT
[#8]
FM radio. Wow.
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AK, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 1:48:37 PM EDT
[#9]
No music here but use foamy ear plugs and a pair of 27nrr ear muffs. I use the same setup for shooting. It works just fine for me.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 1:55:20 PM EDT
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These were the only behind-the-head hearing protection that seemed to be worth a darn.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017YEMPM?tag=arfcom00-20 |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 2:09:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: flcracker]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit338: As stated originally, don't want a Bluetooth solution. Phone battery life is already a challenge in the sticks with poor cell phone network signal. Sorry - I interpreted "don't care about Bluetooth" as meaning you didn't care one way or another, not that you had explicitly ruled it out. You would think that someone would make a portable radio that transmits via Bluetooth, but I guess radio is too old school for such modernity. For under $18 with the 40% off coupon, this will give your phone all the battery life you need for a day of mowing. Shokz + battery pack < $100 FYI - the Shokz are so comfortable, I forget I'm wearing them. 
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Posted: 5/13/2024 2:30:32 PM EDT
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I bought cheap bluetooth headphones. It is not easy to hear the music but my ears are not ringing as much after. Not much difference with earbuds. Bose noise cancelling are pretty good.
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UT, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 2:58:06 PM EDT
[#13]
Electric/battery mower. Don't solve the symptom, solve the problem.
 Or just put in some earbuds wired to your phone and put normal earmuffs over. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 5:43:14 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Freiheit338: Already have enough eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in my life and looking for new ear muffs to protect what is left. Requirements:
I've had the same question. Several companies make them just for mowers/landscapers and other folks who operate equipment all day but want situational awareness. I don't have any yet and still just use the best foamies I can find plus muffs over top. But more and more I want to be able to hear what's going on around me, not just block out sound so...I'm on the same kind of hunt. All the ones made for this are going to be bluetooth, but you don't have to listen. You want the ones that cancel continuous sound over a certain dB level. Not the ones that cancel sudden sound like for shooters. (I'm sure you already know this part.) in for the answers from others. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 5:45:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By flcracker: Standard OSHA foam plugs + Shokz Bluetooth bone conducting headphones connected to you phone, streaming your favorite FM station/audiobook/podcast/Pandora. $80 + foamies. www.amazon.com/dp/B09BVX8ZXF Do you like them? Uxb wants the Shokz because he has hearing loss and we think he might actually hear better though the bone conduction. He does love quality sound though. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 5:50:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit338: As stated originally, don't want a Bluetooth solution. Phone battery life is already a challenge in the sticks with poor cell phone network signal. Confused Kitties is confused. Maybe I am just dumb and not following. Just because the hearing protection is bluetooth capable, does not mean you have to pair it to your phone. You can just turn the bluetooth function off on your phone so that's not burning any battery. The headset can be on and functioning, with nothing playing. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 5:55:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: intheburbs]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit338: As stated originally, don't want a Bluetooth solution. Phone battery life is already a challenge in the sticks with poor cell phone network signal. Download music/podcasts while on wifi, then when ready to mow put phone in airplane mode, turn on Bluetooth, enjoy music/podcasts with long phone battery life. |
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NY, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 6:05:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By intheburbs: Do you already have some Bluetooth earbuds? I just wear a pair of $30 muffs, like 28 nrr, but with my earbuds inside the cups to listen to music, podcasts, etc. Will they pick up phone calls? My poor buddy had to walk frm the other side of his property when his mower got stuck. I was wearing regular headphones and didn't hear his call! |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 6:07:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By intheburbs: Do you already have some Bluetooth earbuds? I just wear a pair of $30 muffs, like 28 nrr, but with my earbuds inside the cups to listen to music, podcasts, etc. This, but with the cheap ass tozo NC9 noise cancelling Earbuds. It's a cheat code, can barely hear the mower even without the music playing. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 6:34:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drfroglegs: This, but with the cheap ass tozo NC9 noise cancelling Earbuds. It's a cheat code, can barely hear the mower even without the music playing. I really wish they would make these in bright colors. I will lose those in the first five minutes and never be able to find them. Screaming yellow would be great. Or something with a thin cord to make them cling a little. There are reading glasses in landscapes all over my county. 
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:19:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mikeyb76: Electric/battery mower. Don't solve the symptom, solve the problem. Or just put in some earbuds wired to your phone and put normal earmuffs over. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:31:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gamma762: These were the only behind-the-head hearing protection that seemed to be worth a darn. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017YEMPM?tag=arfcom00-20 These are the only one's that I have found which I can wear all day with a sun hat. These and a pair cheap wired AirPod knockoffs are my go to. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:31:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: I really wish they would make these in bright colors. I will lose those in the first five minutes and never be able to find them. Screaming yellow would be great. Or something with a thin cord to make them cling a little. There are reading glasses in landscapes all over my county. If you wear ear muffs over them it will catch them when they fall out! I don't have any issues with mine falling out. The TOZO brand of earbuds are the most comfortable ones I've found at any price range. They just stay. |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:37:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By flcracker: Standard OSHA foam plugs + Shokz Bluetooth bone conducting headphones connected to you phone, streaming your favorite FM station/audiobook/podcast/Pandora. $80 + foamies. www.amazon.com/dp/B09BVX8ZXF This. Love my Shokz for mowing. I usually wear hard shells over them but foamies work great too. |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:56:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: eclark53520]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit338: Laughs in mowing six acres. I do not understand why people maintain this much lawn. Do you actually use it? Are you running several football/baseball/etc. at the same time? Seems like a massive waste of time and resources. I guess I have other things to spend my time doing other than mowing for several hours. I don't have any suggestions for FM only headphones. That's not really a thing anymore. Everyone uses bluetooth... |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 1:09:42 AM EDT
[#26]
Shooting range is a big piece of it and the alternative is waist high grass full of wood ticks.
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Posted: 5/14/2024 7:55:57 AM EDT
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OP, I asked the exact same question here in the HF&G forum a few years back and I got the same answers as above. I used a cheap pair of 3M muffs with AM and FM for probably 10 years and they were pretty great for what they were. They finally shit the bed so I bought another pair. The new pair didn't last more than a year.
As has been mentioned above, the market for someone who wants hearing protection with the ability to listen to AM/FM stations is apparently extremely small and shrinking every day. I've went to just using foam plugs. I was never really interested in the Bluetooth options because of the poor service at my property, the poor battery life on my phone (especially in mowing conditions when it is hot and I'm sweating my butt off) and $. I do appreciate all of the suggestions above though. One of these days I may have to give in and start downloading podcasts, purchase some of the noise cancelling buds with BT and purchase an external battery pack, but I really just appreciate the simplicity of an AM/FM head muff setup that I can forget hanging on the shifter knob of the tractor in the barn for a week at a time. |
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KS, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 4:56:22 PM EDT
[#28]
I've been using these for this mowing season (2ish months). They've worked great so far, no issues. They aren't behind the head, but I switched to a ballcap & have no complaints. Can't speak to the long term durability of them.
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 5:29:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/14/2024 6:00:03 PM EDT
[#30]
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ERRM4G/
I wear these, they're the most effective I've found at noise reduction. Sometimes with plugs underneath. I gave up on the behind-the-head model I linked earlier and just got a much larger size sun hat that will fit over the headband. There's nothing on local FM radio I want to listen to. If I'm on the tractor I just turn up the radio enough to overcome the noise reduction. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 6:04:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drfroglegs: If you wear ear muffs over them it will catch them when they fall out! I don't have any issues with mine falling out. The TOZO brand of earbuds are the most comfortable ones I've found at any price range. They just stay. Yes, but the muffs will also pull them out of my ears as I take the muffs on and off. Distracted, hot and sweaty, they're going to hit the grass/mulch/flower beds. THAT SAID.... This is a great endorsement. I am very interested in your assessment, and your assurances that they are comfortable and stay in are really helpful. I may order some of these to try. Maybe I can put a narrow band of yellow tape somewhere. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 6:09:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Buckshot4U: OP, I asked the exact same question here in the HF&G forum a few years back and I got the same answers as above. I used a cheap pair of 3M muffs with AM and FM for probably 10 years and they were pretty great for what they were. They finally shit the bed so I bought another pair. The new pair didn't last more than a year. As has been mentioned above, the market for someone who wants hearing protection with the ability to listen to AM/FM stations is apparently extremely small and shrinking every day. I've went to just using foam plugs. I was never really interested in the Bluetooth options because of the poor service at my property, the poor battery life on my phone (especially in mowing conditions when it is hot and I'm sweating my butt off) and $. I do appreciate all of the suggestions above though. One of these days I may have to give in and start downloading podcasts, purchase some of the noise cancelling buds with BT and purchase an external battery pack, but I really just appreciate the simplicity of an AM/FM head muff setup that I can forget hanging on the shifter knob of the tractor in the barn for a week at a time. I also agree with this wish to have a set of muffs with radio. I still like radio. Although I will say that podcasts have taken a HUGE amount of my radio listening time since they have become available. Stuff like Mike Rowe and a whole list (now) of favorites I can't keep up with, are really enjoyable and I get that same "person talking directly to me" thing. It's not local, but it's still pretty cool. The other thing I really enjoy is audiobooks, but for those I have to truly not be thinking about anything else, and even mowing for customers, I have to engage to do the kind of job they pay top dollar for. Never repeating the pattern two weeks in a row, watching for weeds or disease I need to address, watching for....everything that might take my customer's lawn from the best in the neighborhood to second place. Paying attention to what else is around me like the shady-looking character crossing at the corner and walking my way...Unfortunately it's not mindless for me even without the shady character. 
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Posted: 5/14/2024 6:11:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit338: Shooting range is a big piece of it and the alternative is waist high grass full of wood ticks. Even my two-ish acres is too much for a battery mower. |
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NM, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 11:51:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: I really wish they would make these in bright colors. I will lose those in the first five minutes and never be able to find them. Screaming yellow would be great. Or something with a thin cord to make them cling a little. There are reading glasses in landscapes all over my county. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Originally Posted By drfroglegs: This, but with the cheap ass tozo NC9 noise cancelling Earbuds. It's a cheat code, can barely hear the mower even without the music playing. I really wish they would make these in bright colors. I will lose those in the first five minutes and never be able to find them. Screaming yellow would be great. Or something with a thin cord to make them cling a little. There are reading glasses in landscapes all over my county. There's a reason a number of my things are spray painted blaze orange, but that only works for sizeable things.
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NM, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 11:55:30 PM EDT
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I like the idea of the bone conducting headset, even if it's Bluetooth only, though the over head 3m ones are really nice for the radio and battery life. Hard to beat even if I have to wear a ball cap or floppy brim hat.
FM is nice to have, as well a good hat brim. |
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Posted: 5/15/2024 12:20:59 AM EDT
[#36]
I just use foamies.
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Posted: 5/15/2024 8:40:49 AM EDT
[Last Edit: flcracker]
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Do you like them? Uxb wants the Shokz because he has hearing loss and we think he might actually hear better though the bone conduction. He does love quality sound though. I love them. Extremely comfortable, and my friend who is nearly deaf can hear clearly with them. Side note for those with limited local radio options - check out the Radio Garden app and listen to thousands of stations around the world. |
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Posted: 5/15/2024 12:28:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By haveTwo: There's a reason a number of my things are spray painted blaze orange, but that only works for sizeable things. I actually found them in white and RED!!!! On Amazon in the Tozo store. Ordered a set of red. We will see how long they last.  I am looking for ways to paint my Otterbox phone case (ways that don't flake or make a mess). I spend more time looking for my phone than I do working some days. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2024 6:57:22 AM EDT
[#39]
For some reason my Kubota zero turn sounds worse with ear muffs on than without. Plugs are better though. It's weird.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 7:03:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: mohawk17]
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I've tried just about every brand, including 3M and Isotunes, and these are the best I've found:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T96D2HB?tag=arfcom00-20 I hate earbuds long term, as they tend to not stay in well once you work up a good sweat. I also don't like having my phone in my pocket while mowing so old school FM is what I rely on instead of Bluetooth to pass the time. These work great for that. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:14:42 AM EDT
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I use foam plugs while running my 26hp zero turn and my head still rings when I turn it off. I'm sure my tinnitus is just getting worse.
I may need to try plugs and muffs. I have shunned muffs, because I sweat like crazy. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:20:00 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AJE]
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By intheburbs: Do you already have some Bluetooth earbuds? I just wear a pair of $30 muffs, like 28 nrr, but with my earbuds inside the cups to listen to music, podcasts, etc. Exact same here ETA never mind, OP doesn't want this |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:11:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drfroglegs: If you wear ear muffs over them it will catch them when they fall out! I don't have any issues with mine falling out. The TOZO brand of earbuds are the most comfortable ones I've found at any price range. They just stay. @drfroglegs Today I got a package with a Shokz bone conducting headset for uxb, and a set of red Tozo earbuds for me. I can't get them to speak English. They speak Chinese. (I downloaded the app, which demands my location information, which pisses me off, but this is the way of things now so I have to just suck it up. And....Kitties is not techy).All this said, I tried the "noise cancelling" feature, and even the hum of the HVAC disappeared. I'm excited to try them with equipment. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:14:42 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: @drfroglegs Today I got a package with a Shokz bone conducting headset for uxb, and a set of red Tozo earbuds for me. I can't get them to speak English. They speak Chinese. (I downloaded the app, which demands my location information, which pisses me off, but this is the way of things now so I have to just suck it up. And....Kitties is not techy).All this said, I tried the "noise cancelling" feature, and even the hum of the HVAC disappeared. I'm excited to try them with equipment.  I had no desire to use them cutting grass. My parents gave them to me for traveling (flights) but my other tozos were dead so I gave them a shot. I was shocked at how well they drain out the mower sound. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:22:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DrMark: I just use foamies. Jebeesus people this guy and I get it. Listen to music or whatever, ear plugs or muffs no need for 2 pages here. Anything else you are just not manly enough, but a slack jawed sissy ass. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 11:34:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JimmyAR: Jebeesus people this guy and I get it. Listen to music or whatever, ear plugs or muffs no need for 2 pages here. Anything else you are just not manly enough, but a slack jawed sissy ass. Some of us don't find it quite that easy. And..OP doesn't want bluetooth connection. He's asking for something that's hard to find. |
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Posted: 5/17/2024 8:09:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Some of us don't find it quite that easy. And..OP doesn't want bluetooth connection. My 25-cents foamies don't have bluetooth.
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UT, USA
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Posted: 5/17/2024 8:59:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit338: Laughs in mowing six acres.
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