I did a search and didn’t find a thread on active in-ear protection, aside from one specifically about the Peltor options.
I’m looking at getting active ear plugs for hunting and outdoor pistol shooting. I’m well aware none of the options are likely to offer sufficient protection for other uses - I already double up for shooting rifles and shooting indoors and will continue to do so regardless.
The main reason I’d want electronic in-ears is for quail hunting. It’s a lot of shooting if two shooters bump a covey or two, ear muffs are uncomfortable and interfere with cheek weld, and hearing is important - very often a bird flushes out of your line of sight and your only cue to turn around is the distinctive noise it makes. That’s in addition to communicating with other hunters and hearing the dog and its bell and/or beeper. Up til now I’ve not used hearing protection at all, which is not a long term solution for the obvious reasons.
I’d also then use them for what most of my shooting time is spent doing - shooting a pistol in the wide open by myself. I’d expect they’d also work for pistol classes.
I’m looking for options under $300 if at all possible. So far in that range I’m looking real hard at the Walker’s Silencer series. I’m open to feedback on those or other suggestions.