Savior Equipment Apollo Electronic Earmuffs for Shooting w/Gel Ear Pads, 24dB NRR, Noise Cancelling Ear Protection Headset

I put these up against the more expensive Walker Razor Digital headset to try and find a good starter headset. These sound almost true to real life, and loud bangs/claps seem downplayed or "limited" in their volume which feels like what you want. With the Walkers, loud bangs/claps cause the headset to "clamp down", almost completely muting all audio input for a second which feels very annoying. Add on the fact the Saviors have a bigger ear cup compared to the 'ultra low profile' Walkers that annoy the HELL out of me by constantly squishing my ears. Please do note slimmer earphones do tend to be better if you shoot rifle a lot, as the stock may hit/interfere with larger ear cups but I mainly shoot pistol, plus the comfort is worth it to me. I will be returning my walker headset. SAVIORS RULE!!!

I saw that Savior Equipment has branched out their product line into electronic hearing and really wanted to try them. I paid for these out of my pocket. This is NOT paid review. They were at a low price, probably temporary introductory price, not sure. For the price I got them, I feel like I ripped off Savior. These are very good ear pro.First, let me say I have a couple of Savior bags. Very high quality bags that really prove the "you get what you pay for" cliche. Savior is NOT the cheapest BAG, but the quality far exceeds the price differential. I say this to show my expectation of anything with the Savior Equipment label on it.Electronic Hearing Protection review:Summary for the TLDR'ers:Out of the box, these felt great. Very solid. Heavier than other brands. The headband was very tight as compared to others. Gel pads are very comfortable if slightly warmer. Flag and label patches are nice. Noise cancellation is excellent. There is a loud beep when turning on and another when turning off. I like that audible notification. I highly recommend these Savior Equipment Apollo hearing protection.Ear pads:The gel ear pads are the first gel I've tried so I can't compare them to other GEL pads. Compared to regular foam pads, they are much more comfortable. Sitting ON your ear, they feel very good. The seam in the middle radius of the pad seems like it may accumulate sweat and goo. That may make them a little harder to clean. They seem to get a little sweatier than regular pads, probably because the gel conforms to your ear shape better than foam which is a good thing. And, the comfort of gel is worth it to me. Basically, they really feel good.Electronics:The actual noise suppression is the killer app for ear pro. These worked very well. They are clearly better electronics than many I have used. I have Howard Leight's and a Leight knockoff called "Zohan". They both work and feel good, but they "cut out" completely (silence) for a very short time when the decibel limit is reached. Other, cheaper brands I own cut out far TOO LONG after a threshold limit. The Savior just cuts the LOUD noise and keeps the background noise. Maybe it's just a faster reaction time opening and closing the noise gate, but regardless...it's better. Sound is very clear. As another reviewer noted, I could hear the "whooshing" of the ventilation. It was very obvious. Not a bad thing at all, but I've never noticed it as much with other brands of electronic ear pro. Maybe they are just more sensitive overall? Not sure, but not an issue for me. These sound very good and do the job they're paid to do.Asthetics:These look good. I prefer OD myself, but black was on sale for a stupid cheap (intoductory?) price, so black it is! The patches are very nice add ons. I've previously considered buying other brands because they have patches. These have a flag on one side and a "name label" on the other. This is good since I got 2 identical sets, one for me and one for the wife. Now we can clearly label them...included in the price. I saw another reviewed say the wires look like "cat ears". Factcheck = true. Her solution was to tuck them under the velcro morale patches which worked for her, and that worked for me. So, that's a non-issue IMO.Negatives? I see only a few, minor things that could be considered "negatives" by some:1) The headband may be tighter than some would like, but I like a snug fit.2) The wires look like "cat ears" Tuck them under the patches. Done.3) The volume adjust knob is a little, tight/"plasticy". I am used to the Howard Leight and Zohan knobs which feel very good and smooth. This is a very minor complaint, but the one thing I really prefer about the other brands.4) The battery compartment door was the hardest to get off of any of the 3 brands I mentioned. It was doable and may get easier after several times. But it was noticeably more difficult. I can see some people really having a heard time opening them. Older and younger people may need assistance.

I got them after all the sales were done and paid full price but still think they are good and worth the price. Having the pads on from the factory was a plus and they do work well, fit better, comfortable for longer, fit my shooting glasses quite nicely and the volume is easy to adjust. The sound is crisp and clear as well. I only wished they fit a bit looser or maybe had a head fit adjustment.

Yes, these are good! Beats Walkers, etc in the same price range hands down on quality sturdy build, electromagnetic isolation (Walkers pick up all sorts of radio interference, these don't), noise suppression is much better, and the gel pads are included. Voice amplification is much more natural, no hissing or distortion. Even the volume control design more natural: up for louder, down for quiet/turn off. With the Walkers, I need to remember: forward is up. Or is it down?I would say it's easily in the Sordin territory by comfort and quality, and those are 6x in price.Savior has great reputation and I trust them with the range bags and cases. They proved they can make quality products outside their established area of expertise, for the very reasonable prices

i have owned many headsets over the years, these are exceptional! especially for the money! the only better ear protection is a suppressor

These are great for sound protection. However, they do hurt my ears when I have my goggles on at the range. Still struggling with finding the right ear protection when I wear my eye protection, as the pressure behind my ear builds up I find they need to take them off

I’m shocked these were so cheap for how well they’re built.

Just as comfortable as my Sordins for a fraction of the price. Haven’t had any issues with them yet but I also don’t use them too often