{"id":3081,"date":"2012-07-03T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T11:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travmatik.com\/2012\/07\/peltor-and-howard-electronic-hearing-protection\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T11:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T09:40:41","slug":"peltor-howard-hearing-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travmatik.com\/en\/2012\/07\/peltor-howard-hearing-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abPELTOR\u00bb and \u00abHoward\u00bb. Electronic Hearing Protection."},"content":{"rendered":"

It is well known that short-term or frequently repeated exposure to loud sound can cause hearing loss, and this process is irreversible. During the shooting of firearms shooter’s ears are always at risk, especially when shooting indoors. Protect the ears to help special passive or active earphones, earplugs, and some needle is inserted into the ears of even the spent cartridges. It should be understood that the use of a hearing protection earplugs or spent cartridges not only comfortable, but can be dangerous to health. Eardrums from exposure to loud sound of course, they will protect, but to earn over time, the ear mycosis can be quite fast. Earplugs reduce the noise level of about 20 dB, but they do not protect the bones of the skull around the ear, which are also conductors of sound. Passive headsets shooting well protect the organs of hearing, but they prevent the perception of ambient sounds and talk in the headphones or listen to the instructor team is almost impossible.<\/p>\n

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All these shortcomings are deprived of headphones for active shooting. Today’s active headset with one hand, provide protection from noise over 82 dB, on the other hand increase the ambient sounds by an average of 19-22 dB. The design allows the active headphones with volume control to strengthen the specific noises and sounds, allowing you to communicate not only comfortable, but also clearly hear the sounds of poorly distinguishable, which may be useful as a hunting, and in carrying out tactical exercises. Play is in stereo, so you can correctly identify the direction from which came the sound. Digital models of headphones block sound transmission only when the shot sounded.<\/p>\n

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There are, of course, active professional headphones, such as \u00abSupreme Pro X MSA Sordin\u00bb, whose price is within $ 300 U.S.. They are almost perfect and it even has a 100% w moisture protection, but the price is not conducive to mass distribution of local shooters. The most common in the domestic market (Ukraine, Russia), the budgetary active headphones are two models of \u00abPELTOR TACTICAL 6S\u00bb and \u00abHoward Leight Impact Sport\u00bb, whose price is in the range of 60-70 U.S. dollars (the price including delivery to Ukraine from foreign online stores and auctions such as eBay). About them today and we’ll talk, what would determine which model is better at almost the same price.<\/p>\n

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Both headphones amplify ambient sounds up to safe levels, as well as provide sound protection for your hearing. Loud impulse sounds are instantly blocked and confined to a safe level. Stereo microphones allow you to detect the direction of the sound source, increasing the possibilities of communication and allowing them to use comfortably, without taking a long time. In both models, most of the parts is made of durable plastic. Headband headphones \u00abHoward\u00bb is made of more expensive and quality materials than the \u00abPELTOR\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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