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Howard Leight Impact Sport BOLT The BOLT retains the low profile cups of the
original Impact Sport along with the features
By: Sal Palma enumerated below:
Succinctly stated, BOLT delivers fast impulse I was firing in lane 6 and I was able to clearly
attenuation and excellent audio dynamic range. hear the conversation that lane 1 shooters were
having.
The BOLT fit and comfort is outstanding. I have
large ears, which make prolonged wear Sound amplification is significantly greater than
uncomfortable with compact ear cups, like my the Impact Sport and you’ll want to keep your
MSA Sordin. That was never an issue with the volume control down so you won’t be picking
Impact Sport or BOLT headsets, they’re both up machinery sounds, like ventilation system
extremely comfortable. vents and other air handler sounds common in
an indoor setting. Start with a low volume
My initial test procedure was sitting for a setting and work your way up; even in an
couple of hours watching MSNBC, which I outdoor setting.
successfully attenuated. All kidding aside, the
Howard Leight Impulse Sport BOLT hearing My only improvement recommendation to
protection headset is comfortable with superb Honeywell is explore the feasibility of using a
audio clarity. bandpass filter in the range of 900 Hz.-2,000 Hz.
to help mitigate “white noise” artifacts; yet
No hearing protection evaluation is complete keep enough high frequency components to
without range time and no range time is more retain directional accuracy.
challenging for hearing protection than indoor
ranges. It seems that regardless the degree of I’ll wrap things up by saying that Honeywell has
acoustic treatment, gunshot impulse noise is a hit on their hands. The Honeywell site has the
often reinforced by in phase surface echoes. Impact Sport BOLT at an M.S.R.P. of $116.95. At
M.S.R.P. the Howard Leight Impact Sport BOLT
The range session proved the Howard Leight is a great value. However, they are selling at
Impulse Sport BOLT to be worthy of 4.5 stars. $77.95, so BOLT at the chance to snag a great
Sound suppression was noticeably faster than pair of earmuffs for range time or your next
the original Impact Sport. hunt.
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Pulse Code Modulation is a technique used to -SP
convert an analog signal, your voice for example to a
binary digital stream.