3M WorkTunes

I run a woodsplitter for three to four hours at a time and mowing my lawn takes an hour and a half. In the past, would use corded earbuds and place hearing protection earmuffs over them, but what would happen over the duration is the buds work themselves out of your ear, and you have to reset them occasionally. Not a big deal, but it gets annoying.So I set out to find something that combines sound and hearing protection simultaneously, and these are it! I like quality sound when I can get it, but lets face it; anyone reading this knows that the moment you need hearing protection in a loud working environment, you aren't going to get an audiophiles experience in any headphone setup!So to get to the meat and potatoes of this product. You are reading reviews because you want to know if they are the ones to buy. In my opinion, they are!• Hearing protection is adequate. While they don't drown out noise as well as some of the other earmuff hearing protection out there (24db vs 30db only hearing protection, no speakers inside), they reduce outside sound levels adequately even when no music is playing.• Sound quality is very good. These are not made by Bose. Don't expect audiophile quality sound here, but do expect very good sound. I saw sound quality complaints in other reviews. I was like, for the price, I'm gonna judge for myself and if they suck, I'll send it back. I still have them, and I feel the sound quality is very good. Again, these are not Bose or Harmon Kardon, if you want that kind of quality sound, spend the money and sit in your living room and hire someone else do the yard work.• Attainable volume is very good. These offer plenty of volume to drown out any ambient sound that may remain. However, you don't really need to turn these up to full blast. After awhile, your ears get used to and adjust to louder sound levels, making you think you need to turn it up more. Remember this when you are using them for long periods of time. These are designed to offer private entertainment within your loud working environment, and if you are cranking the tunes, you kind of defeat the purpose to protect your hearing.• Comfort is good. One thing I noticed and worth mentioning is the headband that rests upon your head may cause a little discomfort over long periods of use. The pad is kind of open and after long term use can press on your scalp. I have shorter hair, so I noticed this. When working in colder weather with a hat, I didn't notice it.• Battery life per use is good. I have never run out of battery and I have run them for 5 hours. By the end of 5 hours of outdoor yardwork and activity, I am spent, so these basically outlast me when started with a full charge.• Bluetooth connectivity is good. I never had a connection issue with these. I use an iPhone 6 that is attached to my belt with a holder. This device never disconnected.So there you have it. For me, this was a good purchase, and I'm glad I got them. I think you will find that too. They do everything that the task requires. As mentioned, the only small gripe, if any, is the headband comfort over the top of my head.I wanted to review this in a way that was realistic and right to the point, and I hope it helps your decision! Now get back to work! :)

I have had these for about a month now. These provide 24db noise reduction... at least thats what the box claims. I have no idea what that means, so I will just tell you how well it works doing stuff around loud shit. I wear these when im mowing the lawn and doing yard work. I have a riding mower and push mower and a gas powered line trimmer, all pretty loud. When i wear these i have no issues hearing music. It doesn't completely block out noise, but does just as well as my regular hearing protection earmuffs. Ive also worn these when using my table saw, routing table, and other loud woodshop power tools, so as far as hearing protection goes, I give em a regular dude's seal of approval. They are pretty comfortable and adjustable, even for dudes with a massive head like mine. Sound quality is pretty good and i would say they are on par with a decent pair of bluetooth headphones. If i were to have any complaint, it has to do with the "everything" button. Changing songs and volume is pretty standard on most $5 bluetooth headphones. But with these there is only one button and all it does is turn them on and off, and activate bluetooth connect. All other controls, pause, play, next and volume are all done on the phone only. I would say the addition of just 2 more buttons so I dont have to put down the weedeater to pull out my phone to skip a song, would go a long way to making these perfect for yard work. Overall I would say good set of headphones for the price, despite the limited functionality of the "everthing... but not really..." button. The ear pads are comfortable, but can get sweaty when doing yard work in the Southern United states in the middle of August. So far however, sweating does not seem to affect these at all. I would say, overall they are pretty good. Battery life lasts long enough to complete a one acre mowing, edging job with plenty of pwer left over, so at least 2 hours or so. They have a jack on em to plug an aux cord into if the battery dies or you are needing to plug em into something that doesnt have bluetooth. Overall, i would recommend these for someone who needs hearing protection, but also wants to listen to music while you work.

Absolutely love these. I have a Kubota diesel tractor and I use these while mowing/moving dirt. They do an amazing job of blocking out the outside noise and the battery lasts a long time. Very durable. Wouldn't hesitate to buy again.

So far they work really well. FM, AM and Bluetooth work tremendously well. FM works better than other headsets I've used with FM, probably because of the larger external antenna.Noise reduction is very good. I feel very comfortable around noisy machinery.As others have said, they are a bit tight, but not too tight in my opinion. A little tweaking can loosen them up if need be. The adjustment mechanism works great.The reason I did not give them 5 stars is the lack of a Li-ion battery. This is an optional add-on, but is no longer being made. I've tried a third party battery and it died within a month with no refund. This isn't entirely 3M's fault, but it wouldn't be a problem if 3M included a Li-ion battery to begin with, or at least still offered it separately. If you want a rechargeable option I'd suggest NiMH rechargeable AA batteries. Otherwise, a pair of AA alkaline batteries seems to last quite a few weeks.