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3M Peltor X5A ear muffs. When I ordered them from Amazon, I actually had to accept a click through agreement that said that I was a professional. I thought about it for a second and decided that yes, I am a professional.



Check out the 3M Peltor Optime III Earmuffs

The X5A's are 31dB reduction, the Peltor Optime III's are 35dB.

Edit: I was wrong, the X5A's are a bit better for reducing human speech than the Optime III (Optime 105)'s.

https://remembereverything.org/my-top-6-noise-blocking-earmu...


Given the weight of the Peltors (15oz) I'm going to look at the behind the ear version. For the Peltor, that's the X5B. The Optime IIIs are also a little lighter (11.4oz). This review says the III is the same as the 105.

https://remembereverything.org/my-top-6-noise-blocking-earmu...




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