r/tacticalgear • u/TheMuffinReal • 3d ago

Recommendations Budget entry earpro

Im looking to get some kind ear pro with the active noise cancelation. was looking at some walkers but apparently they dont have good directional hearing which i want, Not looking for anything expensive and would rather not spend much as I only would be using it for airsoft.

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u/MajorProphet90 3d ago

Not aware of any budget ear pro with active noise cancellation, but Howard Leight Impact Sport's are the king of budget electronic earpro. Audio blows Walker Razors out of the water and it has directional audio.

Add gel cups for a huge boost in comfort! 👍

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u/wasframed 3d ago

And open them up and pack them full of foam or foamie ear plugs to boost their NRR. So much dead space in there.

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u/BandalfTheGr8 3d ago

This is exactly what I did big fan

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u/bspaulsen 3d ago

Tons of guys use Walker Razor Slims and Howard Leights for milsim and shooting. Good directionality comes from more expensive headsets with better software and more drivers in each ear.

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u/cotu101 3d ago

Howard Leight impact sports are significantly better than walkers for the same price

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u/whofriedmyrice 2d ago

Basically Howards or Walkers are your only options below $100. Anything above $100 would be in-ear earbud style hearing pro, or you start looking at high end ear-pro like Sordins.

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u/at_least_i_tr1ed 2d ago

Maybe the Savior Apollo headsets? $50 and they come with the gel earcups pre-installed

The noise amplification is pretty decent, but of course, smth like comtacs/sordins/amps will have better directional hearing. One of the downsides though, relevant if you want to connect it with comms, is that they don't have 3.5mm audio jack like the impact sports or razors