"skym" wrote

I like to hear the engine just a bit since a little
change in the sound or hiccup can signal an upcoming problem of
potentially serious consequence, and gets my attention very fast. How
well do the ANR sets let me hear a little engine sound for peace of
mind? The cost of a decent ANR set is significantly more than a very
good passive set, and I just don't want to give up safety for
comfort/convenience.

You: a) don't read the group very much b) don't believe what others have
written on this subject c) don't have good reading comprehension or
retention. g

All kidding aside, I can't recall anyone posting on this exact subject
"*ever* saying anything OTHER than the fact that they can hear changes in
the engine much, much better than they ever could before, comparing this
fact with either passive headsets, or to wearing no hearing protection.

Get them. Lost hearing can not ever be replaced, and take it from me -
being half deaf, kinda sucks! Tinitus- the constant ringing in your
ears -which I also have- also does not go away. Mine is *as loud* as a
conversation spoken at normal volumes, perhaps from only across a medium
sized room. Hearing aids don't even help that. All you can do is turn them
up loud enough to drown out the multiple pitched ringing noise in your head.

You are never too young to protect your back, and your hearing. I dearly
wish someone had impressed those facts to me, loudly and often, when I was
young.
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Jim in NC
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Jim in NC