Caldwell E-MAX Shadows Pro - Electronic Hearing Protection with Ambient Sound Amplification, Bluetooth, and Rechargeable Case for Target Shooting, Range

Edit - Lowering to 1star, with the provided large eartips installed the earphones don't stay in contact with the charging pins on the case, so I pulled them out one day and the batteries in the earphones were dead when the case was still full. I don't pack these in my range bag anymore, sticking to my Sordins.I primarily shoot outdoors so I purchased this so that I can hear my surroundings and have conversations while on/near the firing line. These are not suitable for indoor use - doubling up with foam earplugs and an electronic headset is recommended for that.When I am at the outdoor range by myself or with a few others these work as expected - gunshots are not amplified, but normal noises are. I wear in-ears at my computer all day so these are as comfortable - I was able to wear them for 4 hours without any concerns.However, when I shoot pistol matches, this product does not work correctly. Generally I am standing 10-20 feet behind the current shooter, and am in the vicinity of other action bays where gunfire is going off. In these situations, these headphones actually amplify the noises of all of these gunshots. Even at the lowest volume setting of ambient noise, I am still hearing amplified gunshots. While this isn't loud enough for me to consider it unhealthy, it borders on uncomfortable and defeats the entire point of these earbuds. If I am not conversing with anyone I generally just turn the ambient noise feature off entirely, which is disappointing.

I am a range instructor and was looking for some in the ear sound protection with sound so I could talk to recruits while they were shooting. Well, I tried a couple different brands that were cheaper but none of them worked well. I thought that a name brand that was more expensive would be better and I was wrong. First they would not work together it seemed causing one to have sound while the other ear didn't which drove me nuts. Then we began shooting under some baffles and the speakers didn't shut off causing me to jump and immediately turn them off... My ears were ringing from it. Immediately I returned them. I would not use it you care about hearing. I continually had issues with them working, they never turned themselves off so the battery would always be dead. Even after a day I would walk close to them and my phone would automatically pair with them... And... They are ugly with the huge gold insignia. I literally have nothing good to say about them. Was very disappointed. Had to go with an over the ear... Hope to find an in the ear someday that actually works

These are 100% fantastic shooting buds. The volume is better than Sony ear buds. The ambient amplifier is great I was able to hear birds chirpping at 60 yards away. The wind noise can be heavy in ambient mode but the easy to use buttons can quickly quite it down. All in all this buy was a win.

These are the best electronic earbuds for shooting that I have ever had and I have had most of them.

First thing is that if you want be able turn the ambient volume up or down, you need to have it paired to your phone. Not sure why they require you to but that's the way it is. Noise cancellation, wearing the medium foam tips, it does well enough to limit the sound in a firing range with AR rifles. Ambient works well enough but you will want to turn it to a lower setting while in the range. Sometimes also, if I move my ears a little, the seal would break for a slight moment. Although it wont cause ringing in your ear when that happens, you will notice the seal breaking if a shot is fired near you. They didnt fall out when I was on the range. I tried to double up with these and ear muffs but their size pushed the ear plugs in where it was mostly incomfortable, unless you have oversized ear muffs. Good thing though, if you run out of battery, these can still be used as normal ear plugs. They include different sized foam plugs to try and also rubber plugs for comfort if you are using these for the gym or something, so far the rubber plugs are pretty comfortable