Honeywell 1011994 Howard Leight Leightning L1N Head Strap Ear Defender, SNR 29

I bought these earmuff to muff background noise in very loud environments. They work quite well, but I would have expected them to isolate a bit better. Also, I wear glasses, which breaks the isolation in the inside, decreasing performance

My head is pretty big so I bought the neckband version. It fits really well; there is an elastic strap that goes over the head, but even that is optional since most of the support comes from the band that runs along the back of your head.The earmuffs are comfortable and have greatly reduced the noise when I’ve been working next to power tools and an air compressor.

I am loving these earmuffs! They are light weight and very comfortable. Wore them for 6 hours the first day and 10 hours the next while building a fence. I like wearing floppy hats with a full brim to keep the sun out of my face. This is my only behind-the-neck style of hearing protection and it works great with hats. I also like that they don't squeeze my head as tight as my 3M X2A's or my Walkers (I'm not at all a fan of the Walkers, too tight and the pads are uncomfortable). These LN1's are almost as comfortable as my old Howard Leight Leightning L3s with the headband. If you want excellent comfort and good hearing protection, I would pick Howard Leight hearing protection over any others. For me, they do a fine job of muffling sounds from power tools and they are my go-to choice for working around the house. For maximum hearing protection, I prefer the 3M Peltor series. My 3M X2As are not rated as high as these L1n's, but they seal around my ears better and create a noticeably quieter environment. The 3M's are nice, but they will not be used as often because they are only comfortable for the first 1-2 hours of wear.

Very handy with hard hat.

Great price for the quality. Other reviewers are correct in that these are not super comfortable, because they are very tight and the foam is fairly stiff. So after an hour or two they they want to start giving you a headache. The thin Peltor 21dB ones in contrast are quite soft and comfy. But these do work well. I didn't need this style, but tried them since they are cheap and I'm somewhat absent minded and tend to misplace tools, so having multiples helps.

If you're looking at these you already know that the options for behind the neck earmuffs are limited. The biggest advantage I'm aware of is that behind the neck earmuffs can be worn with a full brim hat. These work fine for that purpose, if a little tight on my giant head. They lost one star for durability. The first pair got ripped off my head while bushhogging under some low branches. One of the wires came out of the ear cup, and when I tried to push it back in it snapped where the wire is crimped. If you're ever in the same boat use some pliers and push the wire back in from in front of the crimp.Where these shine as far as I'm concerned is as headphones when I'm using power equipment. I thought I'd have to modify them, or the headphones, but both pairs of on-ear donor headphones I tried worked easily- the only modification being snapping the headphone earpieces off of the headband. This is super easy with the highly regarded (and cheap) JVC "Flats" on-ear headphones. In fact, mine were pre-snapped on one side where the earpiece swivels, which prompted this experiment... Simply slip the headphone earpieces into the earmuff cups at a angle, and once they're in and straightened the foam in the cups holds them perfectly in place. The wires run out the ear cup cushion. I used some spiral wire keeper wrap to make the headphone wires on each side run to the middle of the back of the earmuffs.Now I can comfortably listen to music or an audio book while I mow.