Walker'sDigital Electronic Muff-26db Nrr Noise Protection Sound Enhancement Shooting Safety Earmuff, 2 AAA Batteries

The fit is very good for my head and is easy to adjust. The controls are easy to identify and manipulate while the muffs are on my head. I tried this with a pair of lightweight gloves...can be done but not quite as easy. The head band and ear cups are the most comfortable that I've used, even with eyeglasses. I bought these muffs, in part, because of the impressive noise reduction rating, but I can't confirm the NRR without some expensive instrumentation.Originally, I had one complaint and it was significant. On the side with the controls, there is a constant static 'hiss' sound. The nature of the sound changed a little bit with different settings of the controls, but it is always there. I tried a new set of batteries, but that didn't help. These muffs are intended to be worn while I hunt feral hogs at night, using the ambient sound amplification to help identify game that is not yet in visible range. I wear the muffs almost continuously for as much as 5 hours per hunt, so this background hiss is not going to be acceptable. For range sessions of 1-2 hours, it might not be a big deal. But considering that my primary application is hunting, I have to return the muffs and select something else.After posting this review I contacted Amazon about the hiss/noise problem. They quickly agreed to exchange the muffs for another pair, which arrived the next day. The second set operates without the hiss and I think even more of these muffs now. Now that the noise is gone, I can tell that the sound amplification is most robust while in the "Power Boost" mode. This will be really helpful for my hunting application. And the impulse sound attenuation seems quite good. I haven't gone to the range with them yet, but just the snapping of fingers near the microphones causes the electronics circuit to completely cut off for the duration of the impulse. I expect them to work well around gunfire.I'm giving these muffs a 5-star rating, in part, because of the great Amazon customer service, which provided a solution to the original issue of noise.

This is a review for the 500BT model.So I got these today and tested them instantly. I can honestly say for the price I paid during Prime days I got a steal.The noise reduction is great. Noise gets blocked out instantly when a loud bang happens. Hell even the flick of my pocket knifes has the same effect. The voice enhancement is also incredible. It enhances the voices surrounding you and also enhances other noises.The weight on these is good. They arent on the light side but also not heavy.The standard earpads are good but for the money I saved during Prime days I opted for and ordered the gel pads which makes wearing them a whole lot more comfortable.I also ordered the walker case which is very tiny.But they fold absolute nicely into a small package and fit snug into the case.Imo they work exceptionally well and also look good.All the controls are easily accessible on the headband and work well.Last but not least the bluetooth also works great. No cutouts. I tried some phone calls with them and had no complaints. And I can clearly understand the people as well.Even music sounds somewhat decent. Not as good as some high-end headphones but good enough when at the range and wanting some music.All in all I can highly recommend this set of earmuffs if you're on a budget and can't spend the big bucks.

I absolutely love these earmuffs. To be clear since amazon mixes reviews, I bought the XCEL 100 that are tan and DO NOT have bluetooth.These are extremely comfortable, block more noise than most electronic earmuffs, work on smaller heads, and have great stereo and directional voice amplification. Highly recommend especially on sale for under $70. Worth the upgradeDetailed comparison if interested on the other leading brands.I bought 3 different models to try at the same time. Howard Leight Impact Sport, Walker Razor, and Walker XCEL.Howard Leight Impact SportsPros: Stereo and directional voice amplification. Possibly best of all three. That is where it stopped for meCons: Not great for a smaller head. Couldn't make them short enough for a good seal. Hence barely blocked any noise. Thin and not comfortable pads.Walker RazorsPros: Fit slightly better than Impacts. Still not great for a smaller head but could get a better seal. A bit more comfortable with better pads.Cons: Still couldn't get them quite short enough for a good seal. Horrible sound amplification. They are Mono, Not stereo as others have mentioned. You can't tell where the voice is coming from and its just bad quality. Really disappointing in the amplification and clarity.After not being happy enough with either of these to justify the $50 and give up my Walker non electronic low profiles I returned them. A friend recommended the Walker XCELs. Reviews were good on the 100, not great on the bluetooth higher model. I don't need to listen to music in a shooting range so I didn't care about bluetooth.XCELSPros: Great fit, great seal, could adjust them smaller than the others. Comfortable enough to wear for multiple hours at the range. Amazing sound clarity for amplification. 3 different settings that I don't find a huge difference on but all have slightly different focus for types of amplification. The controls on the band and the cord to the side let you make the earmuffs smaller and I really like the controls on the band. Others don't, but I find them so much easier to use. And with a 4 arrow configuration, really easy to feel which button I'm pressing. The pads are thicker and block more noise. I will admit that I bought a pair of noisefighter sightline gel replacement pads to help the seal around my eyeglasses. But the stock pads were good.Cons: Only con I can really think of is that they are a little thicker as they are a mid profile and not slim profile. But because of this you get a few more points in the noise block rating. I like this since I do shoot rifles quite a bit. I don't find them to get in my way while shooting the rifles either. So the mid profile is a little bigger and adds a bit of weight, but again, not a real con because it adds benefits.Only other con is that I wish the bluetooth model 500 worked better because that would have been a nice feature, but again, not a con of the 100s since they don't have the bluetooth.Overall a great purchase and well worth the $20-$30 price raise from the impact sport or razors.Hope this helps

Better than expected. Does great in the range both indoor and outdoor. Noise reduction is excellent. Comfortable to wear hard to carry. You can tell which direction noise is coming from. Downfalls are small fans create an irritation hissing type white noise on all setting and voices don’t sound right? Hard to explain. Maybe just lack of bass in the voices but it’s weird. Great reduction in noise and you can chat without being loud.