Great Product!
This a a great upgrade to my original Peltors. They are quite comfortable and the FM works fine. The AM is a little weak but I live out in the sticks so I guess it's not unusually so. Overall it's a good bargain.
Pretty good headset
I got these hoping for the best of all worlds. I'm usually the cut guy, so I need to hear what's being shouted at me, but its a pain to take off a headset between cuts...
That said, the quality of what you hear from the outside mic is ok at best. You can hear what other people say, but there is a sort of low background static.
Also the radio jack is not for your typical mp3 player, it is for a 2way radio, I think. Anyway, I thought it would accept my player, but needed to buy a $30 adapter cable to connect. Boo. My mis understanding, but they could have mentioned the jack type. you also can't change the volume of the input from the radio on the headset(only on the player, again probably not what these were designed for).
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microphones and comfort excellent..but the worst radio of all my peltors....
I enjoyed these for the first two months. But noticed that the FM reception was as bad or worse than my much cheaper previous Peltor am/fm headphones. The AM reception was non existent but since I didn't listen to AM I didn't care. I probably should have as it was an indication of where FM was going. I'd rate this item higher for the excellent ability to hear outside sounds while around noise but the radio was very important to me.
FM reception had been getting worse and after a wasp stung me on my head, my end of the dial station disappeared as maybe when I took them off quickly (not dropping it) the FM receptor and dial seemed to get worse. As someone said here, the station's wandered on the dial from out of the box. After the above ... Read More
am reception very poor, sound excellent
The sound reduction system with a dial to allow conversation but still stop the noise is excellent. Highly recommended. However, the AM station I listen to, which has an antenna close to me, and reaches 90 miles to the West and about 35 miles to the East, is very in and out. On a lawn mower it is horrible as every time you turn, the sound level goes up or even totally silent. You wind up cocking your head for best reception as you mow. Not sure why the am reception is so poor. I have other radio that I use to garden and it maintains volume no matter which way I face. I have not tried the FM as I don't listen to it.
Can you hear me now? Yes, because I've got microphones!
These babies are fantastic. I use them while I'm working on projects and when I'm doing yard work. They are comfortable, not too hot, strong, and resistant to rain (so far). The sound quality is excellent, too.
Also, the surround microphones cut out when sound is greater than 85 dB (peaking), while the radio stays on.
Volume knob for surround microphones
Volume knob for radio
Tuning knob for radio stations
Toggle switch for AM/FM (this switch is inset, so as not to bump it easily)
