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Greenhead329 wrote:Anatidae,

Which models of the esp did you get? How was the whole process, and how is sound quality etc. Would you be willing to provide just a general review about the product. I am going to try and get some this year.

Dax

Anatidae wrote:Not a problem - I got the Elite Analog (bottom of the line). They are $795. Other models go up to $2500 depending on how good a sound quality you want or need.

I use mine for hunting and shooting. I can hear a greenhead doing a drake call out to about 200yds depending on how much you've got the volume cranked-up. Don't let a jay-bird or piliated woodpecker land close without you knowing it.......you'll know it soon enough.

I can hear the ducks and communicate with hunting partners at a whisper and even call without too much distortion of sound quality and the microprocesser baffles the gun blasts. Goose call is a little different - gotta turn the volume down a bit or you'll sound like you're in a cave or long tunnel.

I wish I had been in a position to afford these 20 years ago. I have developed a slight tenitis (constant ring in ears) at age 57, but with these plugs, I don't have to completely plug all sound out (as with fixed plugs or muffs) and can still communicate with other hunting partners. They are well worth the money.

The process is simple. Get on the E.S.P. website to locate a dealer in your area. Then you make an appointment to have plugs molded by the audiologist. You pay them for the finished product when you have molds of your ears made. They send them to E.S.P. When ESP puts the electronics in the permanent plug material, they mail them directly to your doorstep.

Each plug takes a hearing aid battery that run around $4 apiece. It's best to remove the batteries when not in use - they'll last longer. Otherwise you'll use a battery for every 24 hours of use. I keep 10 extras during hunting season unless there's a local source that carries the correct battery number. These take a #393 battery.

The only real complaint I have is that (depending on your ear fold structure) they can be tricky to get 'in' and properly seated until you become accustomed to inserting and removing them. The final plugs are hard plastic - not pliable. But as long as they are properly seated, you can wear them for extended periods of time without any discomfort. My shooting glassed frame earpieces are not adjusted right and they can work against the plugs and make yo head sore - but that's not a product of the earplugs' fit.

I play French Horn in a local orchestra. Over the years my hearing has become more sensitive to percussive and sharp piercing sounds like drums and obnoxious trumpet players. I've experimented with the plugs during rehearsals - turning the volume down while playing and turning one plug up when the conductor has something to say. It has worked well for me. Kinda like hearing aids but not as 'selective' of sound quality if that makes any sense.

If you have any more questions feel free to contact me. Otherwise - enjoy your ear plugs - I do, mine.
Here's a link -
http://www.espamerica.com/

Greenhead329 wrote:Antaidae... type things as I think of them, and as far as two days and no follow up pm, I was checking out the links to other products posted on here by users...and was going to get back with you if I had more questions...

Since when do I need a "mother" to monitor my internet and time management usage on the ducksouth ...

If you've got that much time to go through posts and see who left messages when; then you to find something more productive

duramax wrote: Only 5 1/2 months til duck season.