I purchased these with high hopes after seeing how many “social media influencers” that I followed for years and some I have known about for a decade or more before “social media influencing” was a job starting advocating Axil products.
For some reason when shooting rifles and shotguns I am a big fan of earplugs, as opposed to ear muffs. I generally just grab the Honeywell Maximum Howard Leight, they are the orange ones with the blue cord. Unfortunately they take so long to to put in, and they just aren’t convenient for conversation with others.
Seeing Axil hyped by social media I purchased a pair of X Pro. I got the hard case and assorted tips. For some reason they sent me ear muffs with a hard case for ear buds and foam tips. After contacting Axil and making the exchange I received the X Pro. After several attempts with different size tips I realized that these appear to be a social media gimmick.
The xpro really does not muffle much noise. The red push button for the “talk through” feature requires so much pressure that the earbud tends to become dislodged and have to be repositioned. These are no faster to get into the ears than the Howard Leight. All in all don’t waste your money.