Frag Out! Magazine
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Foam headband, which the triumph of form over Banded foam earplugs It is an enhanced version of the previously described rollers and suppositories. Intended for reuse, equipped with a headband therefore you can wear them with a headband on the shoulders, at the back of the head, on the head or under the chin. They consists of the flexible, plastic headband (straight or with the reclin- ing ends) and the in-ear plugs in the various shapes – from the mushrooms (the least effective) to the so- phisticated suppositories. Price range: $3-10. The earplugs can be removed for washing or in order to exchange for the new ones or such which differs with a shape.An attenuation level is very different and depends on exclusively on the used earplugs – the ranges are practically the same as for the or- dinary, foam earplugs excluding mushrooms, which are characterized by the SRR of 25 dB (H=30, M=21, L=18) and the NRR of 17 dB. What is important – a level of attenuation changes depending on the man- ner of wearing a headband. It is worth to have a look into their user's manual or at the web side of the con- cerned manufacturer, to get to know which values it indicates for the respective manners of wearing them. From my point of view – slightly stable, especially with regard to the dynamic shooting. To tell you the truth, it is rather a triumph of form over substance. The foam earplugs are only the foam earplugs – you use them, and when they get dirty you throw them out. For $10 you can buy the simple earmuffs, and for $20 – very decent industrial Peltor earmuffs. But they work, it is a fact. www.fragoutmag.com