Hearing protection + Music

[N80]

Wired is fine with me. As someone mentioned, I keep it inside my shirt. It comes off as soon as I leave the tractor seat. Would not use a wired device around woodworking tools however. Or around a moving PTO. Risk is probably low but even having them snatched off your head would be unpleasant and then you might get smacked by them a few times if they did not come unplugged.

I find Bluetooth to be fickle.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Good to know. I'm not exactly the guy your signature quote is referring to, but I'm close. I love finding a good value....especially the best bang for the buck. Sometimes you have to buy and experience the 'junk' before you find the best quality vs price point. I've always thought Bose stuff was overpriced and over-hyped but I've heard such good things about these headsets that I'm actually considering them. But the $300 price tag makes me feel faint ;-) . The Beats don't get as good reviews and cost about the same. I don't fly very often and I'm not an audiophile but I do like music and do fly occasionally so I might could justify the cost or find a used pair on eBay.

How much do you sweat? How much do you work in the rain and/or dust? How would the Bose hold up in those conditions?

 

[jerrybob]

What? Can you guys speak up?

 

[N80]

How much do you sweat?

A lot.

How much do you work in the rain and/or dust?

Lots of dust.

How would the Bose hold up in those conditions?

Not sure. That's part of what I'm trying to find out. They do not look very tough but I don't really know. The Bose ads say they are for "work". That can mean a lot of things. Do not want anything bulky and heavy if possible.

 

[Egon]

Check with one of your professional friends and see what they recommend. Or, make a visit to a safety supply store. They may have a solution.

Whatever, do not procrastinate. Sitting in a room full of people and being alone may not be total joy.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

FWIW I plug one of these:

Mpow Streambot Mini Bluetooth 4.0 Receiver A2DP Wireless Adapter for Home Audio Music Streaming Sound System Amazon.com: Mpow Streambot Mini Bluetooth 4.0 Receiver A2DP Wireless Adapter for Home Audio Music Streaming Sound System: Cell Phones & Accessories

Into one of these:

Stanley RST-63011 Sync Stereo Hearing Protector with Mp3 Connection Stanley RST-63011 Sync Stereo Hearing Protector with Mp3 Connection - - Amazon.com

This combo works well for me. No wires, long rechargeable battery life, reasonable sound, easy/reliable Bluetooth to my phone. And reasonably priced for something I too may run over someday. Never use the fm/am radio tuner so I can't comment on that.

 

[otherpinz]

And here is the funny thing.....for us older guys: hearing going bad so need protection. Try ear plugs. Great but no music. Try ear muffs + ear buds, works okay but my glasses make ear muffs not work as well. Go without glasses. Now have trouble seeing iPhone to turn music on. Also, have sun damage on nose and cheeks. Don't want skin cancer. Need hat while mowing. Regular hat won't fit over ear muffs and has wide brim so ear muffs don't fit over hat. Find hat big enough to fit over ear muffs. Look like doofus.

Moral of the story: I need a cab. Which I would destroy within a day.

:confused3::banghead::grumpy:

 

[JFoy]

I've used the MPow bluetooth receiver and it works fine. Guess I can endorse it.

 

[aczlan]

Into one of these:
Stanley RST-63011 Sync Stereo Hearing Protector with Mp3 Connection Stanley RST-63011 Sync Stereo Hearing Protector with Mp3 Connection - - Amazon.com
This combo works well for me. No wires, long rechargeable battery life, reasonable sound, easy/reliable Bluetooth to my phone. And reasonably priced for something I too may run over someday. Never use the fm/am radio tuner so I can't comment on that.

We have one of these headsets (the black non-stanley version), the wife likes it, but I find it too small for my big head (the bottom of the "cup" is halfway up my ear).
What I use is a pair of earmuffs (currently orange Stihl ones) with the speakers out of a pair of headphones in them.
I then have an iPod Shuffle (free from a family member) that clips to the top of the headphones so I can control it without fussing with my phone.

Aaron Z

 

[yankeerider]

And here is the funny thing.....for us older guys: hearing going bad so need protection. Try ear plugs. Great but no music. Try ear muffs + ear buds, works okay but my glasses make ear muffs not work as well. Go without glasses. Now have trouble seeing iPhone to turn music on. Also, have sun damage on nose and cheeks. Don't want skin cancer. Need hat while mowing. Regular hat won't fit over ear muffs and has wide brim so ear muffs don't fit over hat. Find hat big enough to fit over ear muffs. Look like doofus.

Moral of the story: I need a cab. Which I would destroy within a day.

I love my earmuff hat from Newcastle hats of Australia:

http://www.hatsbythe100.com.au/newcastle-hats-ear-muff-hat-silver-grey-nh-estsg.html

I ordered mine direct from Newcastle hats in khaki and paid more than the hatsby100 website price, but it was well worth it.