I shoot for a living, and wearing standard muffs all day usually leads to crushing headaches. I went in search of an alternative ear pro and ended up checking out this form factor. I bought AXILs at the same time as the ISO Tunes Sport. I will be keeping the ISO Tunes based on these factors:1. Build quality: AXIL Wires are thin, and the earpiece wires can be easily bent and it's hard to keep them in place. ISO Tunes wires are thicker, and the earpiece wires are semi-rigid.2. Earpieces: The AXIL earpieces are too short for hearing protection. Also, several of them seemed like they were melted when I took them out of the package. ISO earpieces have plastic inserts which actually thread-on to the stem.3. Controls: AXIL has controls on both sides, which makes it a bit confusing. ISO just has everything on the right side, and is intuitive like my non-hearing protection ear buds.4. Magnets: AXIL doesn't have magnets in the earpieces to keep them around your neck; ISO does.5. Sound quality: I tested both with live fire, music, and phone calls. ISO isn't high fidelity by any means, but the sound quality is better than AXIL with more range. AXIL can be set to a higher volume for enhancing hearing than the ISO.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]