When I first heard about these during SHOT Show 2017, I was very excited. I'm a machinist and a competitive shooter, so I work and play in noisy environments. I'm also an autodidact, and listen to about 10 hours of podcasts and audiobooks daily. Since the phone often needs to be plugged in, that means "ear pro" must have bluetooth, and at least a 12 hour, rechargeable battery life for daily service.After finally having the money to buy a pair of the 3M Peltor Tactical 500, first I looked for reviews, of which there were not many. Mr. GunsandGear on YouTube had one of the most indepth; he mentioned that the top band had a sharp edge which hurt his bald head. I assumed that since I have hair, this would not be an issue, but I was wrong. There is a cutout for ballcaps, which I thought was great, but few of my hats provide enough padding for that to be of benefit. I wrap the top in a rag at work, and eagerly await the LIVIQILY Advanced Modular Headset Cover which I ordered on Amazon to add padding to it.The design of the top has ZERO padding, and is actually hollow on the inside, meaning all of the inside edges are resting on your skull, and it becomes VERY uncomfortable after a couple hours, so a ten hour day, it becomes intolerable. There are two "bridges" which connect each arm of the headband, and they arc downward, creating two pressure points on your skull; I cut these off of both pairs I have had.People complain about the ear cups, but I have found them to be no better or worse than any other earmuffs. 3M/Camelbak or Noisefighter Gel earpads might be more comfortable, but at $40+ on Amazon, I will have to wait until the originals are totally worn out before I try those.The sound quality, like the comfort, is awful. The bluetooth connected to my phone quickly and easily, but the sound has a kind of tinny, right-side bias, like when you partially plug in a 1/8" audiojack and you can only hear music in the right ear until you fully seat the plug. It is especially pronounced with MP3 music, but not very noticeable with most podcasts, which is great, until you run out of podcasts.Both pairs of Tactical 500s I have had sounded like this. However, the 1/8" audiojack (on the right side at the bottom) sounds as good as any, but it requires that you carry your phone/audio device and have a plug running down the whole day. As noted above, I often leave my phone plugged-in while I work, so that's no good.The controls are easy to use, located on the outside of the right ear cup. When you power-on, which sometimes takes several attempts if the muffs have been sitting over the weekend, even with fresh batteries, the microphones for the surrounding environment starts off at max volume, which is still hearing safe, but in my case sounds like so much wind noise. To adjust the volume of what you are listening to on bluetooth, the volume is controlled by your device, and you might need to turn down the microphones in order to hear it clearly. In short, I am constantly turning the volume on the mics up and down. The two-hour auto-off has never turned on as a consequence.As for durability, I give it low marks again. I work indoors, in a factory in the Midwest, but we have fans, not AC, so I sweat. I'm originally from Florida, so the heat and humidity isn't that bad most days, but moisture built up in the ear cups, and caused the left side microphone of my first pair to burn out after two weeks. Amazon replaced them without issue, and for my second pair, I inserted a Silica Gel pack in each cup under the foam to absorb moisture, and keep the cups facing outward overnight to encourage drying. I have yet to use these in an outdoor, action shooting sport where I would get extra sweaty as of yet.There is a beam of brightness in this negative diatribe; the battery life is EXCELLENT. I regularly get 18-24 hours of battery life with rechargeable AA batteries; slightly better with regular Alkaline batteries. I usually only have to change them once in a work week. But overall, these have been a disappointment in terms of comfort, sound quality, durability, and frankly, price. The battery life is excellent, and for that reason alone, I will keep them, but I do not recommend them, as you would get better performance from a $20 pair of electronic muffs with a set of $20 bluetooth earbuds underneath, which was how I did it before. Read more

Broke in same spot as other reviews reported!Bought the Tactical Sport 500 to replace another set of Peltors (Sport 100) that broke in the same spot on the headband that many others have reported (check the manufacturer website for reviews!), thinking that the more expensive model would have solved this problem. I love the noise reduction, love the comfort, love the ability to communicate clearly with my students while wearing them, and wear them several days a week for much of the day in my profession as a firearms instructor. However, they broke in exactly the same place again! The plastic piece that connects the headband to the ear cup failed and the cup no longer seals. So now they're useless. And I haven't even had them that long. Come on, Peltor, listen to your customers and fix this! Read more

I shoot A LOT, and the Gold Standard has always been my MSA Sordin Supreme Pro X's. After reading a positive review on another site, and with a price of only $109, I thought I'd take a chance as a back-up set, and because of the Bluetooth. It's nice to be able to take a call at the range if need be. I was surprised at how good they are, to say the least. At this price point, I expected the sound cancellation to be the standard "db clipping" you find in budget headsets. That can be effective, but makes conversation problematic, and can be easily overloaded. The Peltor's use dynamic sound compression, just like the MSA Sordin's, which is much more effective. You don't even realize it's there. That's really unusual in a $110 headset. To make them even better, I added the Peltor HY80 Gel Earcups. They snap right in, and really improve both comfort and sound reduction. For about $150, you've got a headset that's DARN close to the MSA Sordin's in comfort and effectiveness, with the added plus of Bluetooth. It's hard to go wrong with these. Read more

I've owned Peltor Tac 7 muffs (2 pairs) for almost 15 years with ZERO compalints and they still work great but wanted something with bluetooth so I could listen to music while I sit in a deer stand and not spook the deer and to use with my iPhone for text, email, phone calls etc. and not worry about the sounds it makes spooking the deer.I couldn't be happier. They suppress sound well, have great sound suppression for shooting at the range and are simply perfect. They take AA batteries and my first set lasted and lasted and lasted. They even warn you when batteries are low a few minutes before they quit.Peltor hit a grand slam with these muffs. My only complaint is that I have big ears and sometimes after several hours use I need to take them off for a few minutes and rub my ears but if they didn't fit tight then they wouldn't have good sound suppression so it's a good trade off.My 5 star rating is therefore unqualified. I also bought a hard case for them to keep them from getting messed in my backback and like that too. It's the LTGEM Peltor Sport Tactical Electronic Hearing Protector EVA Hard Case Travel Carrying Storage Bag. Love that too and highly recommend it if you need to carry your hearing protectors in a backpack or an environment where they might get messed up or crushed. Read more

Quick delivery also great product good stereo production on Bluetooth great for shooting Read more

I have Bluetooth audio issues where the audio cuts in and out I tried multiple devices with Bluetooth but the same issue occurs the audio quality is ok it's a bit flat but you can just fix it with a eq the hearing protection is amazing the headset has a really strong clamp on your head what I personally don't like I wish it was a little bit less but I guess it helps with the hearing protection there is one thing that really annoyed me there is a clicking sound when audio stops and starts I personally find that to be annoying. Read more

Una compra muy,muy buenaVendedor excelenteGracias por todo Read more

Totalmente desempeño y comodidad al momento de usarlos, muy recomendable Read more

Great headphones. And very comfortable even after 8 hours of use. Read more