Comtac vi, over ear, green - PELTOR 3M ComTac VI NIB Headset - Dual DL

I've used these in the field, on patrols, hikes, and range trips. They work great with mitigating loud noises (gunshots), but amplifying other quieter noises (talking, footsteps, foliage rustling, etc). I was easily able to hold a conversation with my buddy at the range and on the default amplification setting, never struggled to hear him or anybody else. I went through Disco32 to get some adapters for my comm setup and they integrated seamlessly, mic sound quality is great and transmissions were coming through clearly (might've been due to my radio setup). If you buy this keep in mind it comes with gel pad replacements which I highly recommend throwing on to replace the foam cups on the headset out of the box. It also came with mounting gear for various helmet rails (Ops Core Fast, Team Wendy Exfil) which was nice but as I own a hard head veteran ATE I had to order their mounting kit. Overall, I would highly recommend buying these if you can afford them. Extremely comfortable, high quality, 10/5 stars. As an active-duty Marine, I have put this headset through the ringer and have not been disappointed in the slightest with their performance or durability. The two AAA batteries that are provided haven't died yet and I've put roughly 60 hours on the Headset without a low power warning.

Funny experience time: Me and my buddies in my platoon were out on a field exercise and were going through the motions at the bivouac (playing cards, cleaning rifles, etc.), and I found out I could program my radio to receive on FM channels. To put it short, we were all gathered around the headset listening to the radio (not even on max volume for the headset) and could hear it as clearly as if we were in a car. So if you're partially deaf like me or need to sleep with the fan on due to government-issued tinnitus, you should have no problem with this headset. It should also be noted that every time I racked out for the night, I put on the headset, (the gel cups kept my ears warm).

P.S. I cannot wait to take this bad mammajamma hunting.