

Hearing the sound of a gunshot tv#
What that means is when you take a shot, the devices allow you to hear everything as if it were on a TV at medium level volume.ĭue to the technology remaining small, there was no need to create massive ear muffs to house this technology. Once a sound crosses the threshold of safe decibel levels, it is simply reduced to safe levels. Utilizing the digital technological advances achieved in their hearing aid product lines, the SoundGear devices not only have substantially faster attack and release, they bring high intensity sounds to a manageable level. That is why the Instant Fit and Custom Fit devices are engineered to be the last set of hearing protection you’ll need.

Starkey saw these issues and realized that perhaps one of the biggest reasons shooters don’t take preventative care seriously is because of those shortcomings. With a microphone mounted arbitrarily on the surface of the muffs, there’s no way to be able to tell where a certain sound is coming from. Additionally, I knew hunters wouldn’t be too interested in the earmuffs because they completely cut off your directional hearing. Any gun shout meant the complete halt of any surrounding audio. Aside from that, the gunshot was still causing the same problem it was without the protection. The time between the blocking and returning to normal levels is called release.Īttack and release times are usually a matter of less than a second but even then, the analog technology has it’s speed limitations.

The time between that detection and blocking is called attack. Most electronic ear muffs simply block everything out once a sound is detected that is above a safe threshold.

I liked the concept of the electronic ear muffs that are more prevalent on the range today, but they had some serious shortcomings as well. I came across SoundGear within the first 6 to 9 months that I had started Atlas Defense. Instant Fit have the same technology, they just don’t have the volume control and custom fit of the more expensive SoundGear Custom Fit devices. Instant Fit devices are about the size of regular ear plugs and come with 4 different sized sleeves to ensure that consistent seal as well.
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SoundGear Custom Fit is custom molded to your individual ear, guaranteeing a consistent fit and full seal around the canal. The two chassis that this technology is delivered in varies primarily in fit. With that know-how, the SoundGear line uses Starkey technology to deliver high definition hearing protection and sound enhancement. The SoundGear line of products draws on Starkey’s years of experience in enhancing ambient audio and their extensive understanding of how the ear works and it’s vulnerabilities. After 50+ years of dominating the industry, Starkey decided to go into preventative care with their line of digital hearing protection. Starkey is a world-renowned hearing aid designer and manufacturer based out of Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Custom making each device to the user ensures the most consistent and secure fit. Top of the line: SoundGear Custom Fit devices offer the very best that Starkey has to offer, and they will only fit your ear canal.
