Headphones Recommendation

[tbohen]

Anyone know of some ruggedized noise cancelling headphones, suitable for tractor use? I swore I have seen landscapers wearing Stihl branded ones, but I couldn't fine anything online. Thanks

 

[Onederdog]

Better Solution- iPod Shuffle

Enjoy

Bruce /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Doc_Bob]

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I use both sponge inserts and some shooting muffs at the same time ( Brand name??). Gives me about 30 db reduction combined. Hearing loss is forever!! I have already lost hearing and refuse to lose anymore if I can help it.
Bob

 

[jdgreg]

Here's a link I posted on some 'music ears'. These arent ruggedized, but I've been wearing them when I'm on the tractor, lawn tractor mowing, weedeating, etc, they work very well for me.
Hearing Protection

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> Anyone know of some ruggedized noise cancelling headphones, suitable for tractor use? </font>
Pro Ears Dimension 2. Pricey but how much is your hearing worth? They also allow you to connect a radio or other source of music.

An iPod Shuffle doesn't cancel any noise and when used on a tractor, you have to have the volume up so high you will cause hearing damage.

Peltor also makes Work Tunes but they are not noise canceling.

 

[tbohen]

MikePA,
Exactly, I have my ipod but when running the tractor especially when mowing I knew I'd have the volume cranked plus the noise of the tractor, thats why I was looking for noice cancelling, I'll check your recommendation out.

 

[anojones]

I have two options I use so I can listen to my MP3 player (mostly podcasts) while using the tractor. The first is to take a cheap pair of headphones and remove the speakers from the headset and mount them under the foam in some inexpensive hearing protector ear muffs. The other more expensive option I use is a pair of Shure E2c sound isolating headphones , they are an earplug with a speaker- these work great and have great sound and I don't have to turn them up very loud. The disadvantage is when I'm off the tractor I can't hear anything but the music, and it's a bit disturbing. I've used a pair of noise canceling headphones and they didn't work well at all- had to turn up the iPod full blast. Headphones

 

[mschuck]

If you want to listen to something in the headphones try

Extreme Headphones
http://www.extremeheadphones.com/

I got them so I could listen to audio books or talk radio while I'm on my riding lawnmower, which I think is much louder than my NH TC30 /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif and they work great.
I can clearly hear the spoken text at half volume or less on my MP3 player.
With anything I had tried before (including active noise canceling headphones) I had to have the volume up all the way. They claim to cancel out 28db of surrounding sound.

They aren't necessarily ruggedized, they were designed for drummers in home recording studios, but they are very well made and have held up well for me.

I think I paid $89 for mine.

 

[DocHeb]

Mark Chalkley started the definitive thread on active noise-cancelling headsets in Pro-Ears hearing protection deal for TBN members. The discussion and analysis was written-up as only Mark could do - well researched and very thorough.

 

[BCF]

I really enjoy my Shure Ec3 earphones. The sound quality is great and they fit within the ear canal to block ambient sound. A little expensive, but they do block noise.

BCF