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Do Bose noise cancelling QC35 headphones provide adequate protection?
WTF?Do Bose noise cancelling QC35 headphones provide adequate protection?
I love my peltor eep100. They have 40 db reduction for gun fire with an option ear plug I use. For $170 I think they're great.
The Otto is also very nice with comparable protection. More pricey but great piece of gear.
Do Bose noise cancelling QC35 headphones provide adequate protection?
If you look at the range with Skull Screws they are over 40db reduction in the 2-5k gunfire range. Check out this article on Sordins db reduction in gun fire frequencies. I also love my Sordins.The range on that spec sheet appears to be 23-30dB NRR, depending on tip. Is there another model with 40dB?
This would be true if dB was a linear scale, but because it‘s log scale, that means 3dB has the potential to be seriously damaging as 41dB is twice is loud as 40dB.Worrying about 3db is IMO absurd.
This would be true if dB was a linear scale, but because it‘s log scale, that means 3dB has the potential to be seriously damaging as 41dB is twice is loud as 40dB.
No but if your earmuffs are 30dB reduction and your earplugs are either 21 or 24dB reduction, that’s the difference between 30-60 minutes of exposure. I’m of the opinion that you should always try to squeeze out as much protection as you can, be it an extra 1dB or 10dB of reduction. No one has ever gone “oh shit, I wish I hadn’t had that extra protection.”I.e. for 9mm you need at least 44db reduction for a single exposure. And 54db reduction for 1hr. You're not getting that from a single muff solution.
No one has ever gone “oh shit, I wish I hadn’t had that extra protection.”
I'm glad my tongue in cheek wasn't lostThere has to be a birth control joke in here somewhere
No but if your earmuffs are 30dB reduction and your earplugs are either 21 or 24dB reduction, that’s the difference between 30-60 minutes of exposure. I’m of the opinion that you should always try to squeeze out as much protection as you can, be it an extra 1dB or 10dB of reduction. No one has ever gone “oh shit, I wish I hadn’t had that extra protection.”
Oh in that sense I absolutely agree. It makes zero sense spending an extra $100 to get a few extra dB reduction when you can get much more with a $0.99 pair of foam ear plugs. But those few extra dB in protection are absolutely important, especially if you're spending the day at the range.Ah I think we're crossing paths. I'm talking directly to the OP's question about 30NRR muffs only. If I were him I wouldn't hunt for 30 over 27. I'd just use whatever muffs were most comfortable and cheap and then add plugs. There are some muffs that simply aren't worth the extra money for 1-5db extra protection, especially when those options tend to be gigantic and uncomfortable (high tension).