AXIL GS Extreme 2.0 Shooting Ear Buds – Hearing Enhancement & Noise Isolation Bluetooth Earbuds – w/Dynamic Speakers – 25-Hour

These are great. The curved piece leading up to the earbud is entirely formable for the shape of your ear. And they come with a variety (more than most) of different-sized earpieces for a good fit. I often cannot get a good fit for my small ear canal, but these are perfect!

I bought these to wear in the deer stand. At 60+, with decades of rock concerts and shooting, I've got more hearing damage than I'm comfortable with and I'm not ready to stop shooting. So, I wanted to try an "active noise canceling" ear pro to see if I could find one that (1) works and (2) I will wear.I charged the unit and put it on Monday morning. I work remote on Mondays, so I spend a lot of time in online meetings and phone calls, plus listening to streaming music. I did some adjusting during the first couple of hours, to get them to "sit" right. I used the "maximum" foam plugs. I wore them all day, 9 hours, working. I had normal conversations with people (and dogs) in my home while having phone/online conversation with work associates. I'm not going to claim "I didn't even know they were there." because that would be a lie, but they were very comfortable for ear pro. In the 9 hours, I think I felt the need to adjust/reinsert them maybe 4 times. I had good stereophonic hearing, and better than fair sound quality from the ambient noises. Unlike some other "active" earbuds that I've tried, these didn't shut down completely at loud noises. One of the dogs barked right behind me and I barely heard her, as if I'd had foam ear plugs in, but the rest of the kitchen noises didn't shut down and come back. I don't know if that's intended, because I'd think these would be much more expensive for the kind of filtering, but it was my experience. Once I get to the range to try them there, I'll update my review. At this time, I'm strongly considering a pair for my son-in-law for his birthday so he can hunt with me and without hearing damage.

Just as others have, I fell victim to the constant AXIL ads that seemed to follow me across the internet (don’t do this advertisers. Don’t do this. It’s creepy and ends up with the customer buying a product they didn’t really want for a price they didn’t really want to spend). I finally bit and they shipped quickly (Amazon, your delivery practices will be the end of society as we know it, you abuse your ‘labor’ and outsource every other job function. Stop this. It is terrible for everyone involved in the chain). I was eager to try them and I was pretty impressed at first. I knew wind would be a problem but I moved past it thinking they just needed time to adjust. I applied to wind filters. Kept trying to get somewhat quality audio. The buzzing. The white noise. It was driving me crazy. The electronics on this simply put: are terrible, poor, below average, just bad. Whether it’s loud noises, sudden pops or creaks or whatever, it didn’t matter. Bad bad bad all around.Finally I had enough and requested a refund from AXIL and will be fulfilling that asap.Bottom Line: don’t waste your money on an inferior product at too steep of a price. I ended up grabbing a pair of Walker’s ear buds that simply provide noise protection and enhancement without providing any Bluetooth connectivity. Do this. You won’t be let down in one bit. The audio in these is literally perfect. Very very minimal wind disturbance. Awesome product from a reputable company at a very affordable price. Pair those with aftershocks boner conduction headphones and you’re set. Amazing Bluetooth audio along with perfect noise protection and audio enhancement.

I have been using the GS Extreme 2 for about a month. Since they are not custom fit, getting proper fitting in your ear is the hardest part. My ears just don’t accept the largest plug options so I’ve been working with the middle group and have settled on the small size. Not a perfect fit and I do have to continue to push in if they get a bit loose. But they do stay in and they do work. And they work so much better than ear muffs. During steel challenge yesterday I used the muffs for a couple of stages and as usual found it a bit difficult hearing my shots on the steel. I had the time to fit the Axil for the rest of the match and could hear so much better. The biggest difference is sound direction which is dismal with my ear muffs. Battery life is exceptional. Don’t have a need really for the Bluetooth option so I’ve not tried that. Have been using the clip to attach to my hat. Does keep the cables from moving. Much cooler to wear than muffs and once it gets really hot will use my full brim cap which is impossible with muffs. Not perfect and certainly not in the category of custom fit but overall I’m very happy with them. Especially for the price.