I got these to use while at an indoor range. I typically use muffs and foam earplugs and it gets difficult to hear other people talking. I thought that these would be better ear protection than my current, garden-variety muffs and allow me to hear and converse with others. Construction appears to be pretty good, on par with my middle-range muffs that I use each day. The fit isn’t quite as good as I would have liked. These don’t have a particularly thick cushion and the muffs are on the small side. As a result, when wearing safety glasses, these don’t quite feel like they’re sealing entirely around the ear. The active noise cancelation is pretty good, about on par with my regular muffs (that don’t have active noise cancelation). Where these do work well is the ability to hear conversation. You can definitely hear voices better and clearer without the other person shouting, so this is a definite plus. I did try these while using things like a leaf blower and vacuum cleaner. In these use case, they were very good (versus the range). The result is the same with music. These are great for louder, more complex noises such as machinery, but music while at the range didn’t sound all that great. The other thing that I didn’t care for was the wired audio input. I’m sure it was to keep costs down, but I’d be hesitant to use these tethered to a phone and have to worry about the wire (particularly at the range). Overall, I’d say these are a reasonable value. The small-ish size and minimal foam, as well as the wired audio input are somewhat negative. Still, the active noise cancellation and ability to hear conversation is good, in addition to the ability to make adjustments. For the tethered audio input, I suppose one could use a small Bluetooth adapter to mitigate that annoyance. Generally, I would say the value is there for most use cases, except range use. Read more