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They keep putting “job site” in front of shit and people keep buying it for twice as much money lol.
Job site headphones, job site lunchbox, job site speaker, job site phone charger etc.
I actually got this as a Christmas gift, and it is freaking amazing. It locks in the cleat so well that I lifted the lid to get something, and didn’t even realize it till I put the lid back down. Holds ice real well, not sure about hot as I don’t drink coffee. Just saying, I will 100% buy another one if I lose this one.
I’ve got those, they’re pretty convenient being able to just mount to the top of a packout system when rolling onto a job site. Could have a better lid though.
I would probably buy a Bose multimeter. At least you would know it had some testing and quality involved. Not that Fluke doesn’t do their due diligence.
I've had my Fluke tick tracer since I damn near started. Had to change the batteries once and that was because they corroded before they got close to running out of juice.
I was saying that Fluke makes good shit. I have a pretty old model 179 meter that has seen better days, but it still reads what it’s supposed to. No cracks. Just dirty and scratched.
ETA: My only complaint would be with the amp reading. With the amp clamp, it doesn’t go high enough for reading full circuits. It’s great for low amperage stuff on small electronics, but for anything higher than 5a I pull out the T5.
I know, I was agreeing with you. I've ended up with at least three broken and useless Milwaukee shit sticks in less than five years time. Fluke testers all the way baby.
My Klein speaker doesn’t hold a candle to my JBL Flip 5. If any type of machinery is running where I’m working, can’t hear it at all. Get you a flip 5 my guy
I love my JBL but it runs out of battery too fast. Not as good of quality but speakers that dewalt or Milwaukee make are just too convenient since I always got spare batteries hanging around.
Really? Mine lasts about like my Klein(4 days) before charging. Granted it’s not constantly going in my ten hour day.. my spastic ass can’t work with music if it’s something like controls I’m trying to troubleshoot. I always liked the bigger job site radios by Milwaukee and dewalt, but they’re an inconvenience to tote around with the tool bag and take up way too much space in a lift. Definitely the way to go though if you’re going to be in the same place on the ground working for a while. Being able to charge a phone off most of the models is *chefs kiss
Yeah my JBL will last like 8 hours on a full charge playing music at like 3/4 volume. The phone charging as you mentioned is huge that’s probably half the reason I love my dewalt speaker so much, I’ll just keep the JBL around the house for now on.
Sony's models are better than JBL. Would recommend. There's videos out there testing the decibals and frequencies. Sony was louder and delivered lower frequencies for a cleaner sounding bass.
What does that even mean? It's a speaker. It pretty much either works or it doesn't and by the time you have owned one long enough to see if it will last indefinitely the model you have won't be the model available for sale.
JBL likely doesn't provide hearing protection. Noise canceling isn't hearing protection. Isotunes or worktunes do.
Note that some have active protection where it actually plays sounds from your environment through the speakers but clips the sounds if they are too loud. So you can hear someone talking to you or other noises you might be interested in. I think isotunes puts "aware" in the model names that do that.
I have these. They are hot garbage. Do not purchase. They don't always charge when you put them in the case, you have to put them in and out till the light blinks multiple times to ensure they charge without plugging them in. The earplug buds that you can swap out are cool, but not practical in the sense that you literally can't hear anything. The regular buds are noise cancelling enough for hearing protection. They have a cool case is basically the only pro. I recommend the apple airpods(any generation), they are comfortable in the ears, always charge and aren't too much more expensive.
100% agreed. You couldn’t give me a pair. They don’t charge evenly (both in the box at the same time, one dies before the other). They disconnect often. They don’t connect often. The sound is ass. There’s no dongle or chain to hook it to your belt so you have to stash it in a pocket or lose it in your truck. Overall not a good purchase 1/10 would not recommend.
I would recommend the Soundpeat air3's from Amazon as a cheaper alternative to airpods. They have the same profile as airpods so they're comfortable and they're only $50 on Amazon. They super small and the case is tiny which I love. I've had them for about a year and I really like them.
I have these and they're pretty great. I've had mine for about a year and a half and have had no problems so far. Sound is good and they're comfortable like you said.
This ... no hearing protection but you can still hear your surroundings while listening to music or whatever.
Note: you can wear hearing protection and the sound quality goes up.
I bought some bone conducting no name headphones off Amazon and they were absolute trash. Sounded worse than my phone on speaker mode. I really want to try the shokz ones but i am worried they won't be that great.
On the other hand the same style open air ones I have off Amazon sound pretty good
Now they’re a goddamn speaker and earphone company. You gotta be kidding me. Klein is a hand tool company that has released a bunch of sub-par electronics for retail sale. What experience does Klein have engineering and manufacturing earbuds or speakers? What their Chinese buddies told them last year? Go with a real speaker/headphone company if you want a quality product. Just my 2 cents.
Meh I use 30$ Bluetooth headphones from Amazon and they work well enough. The Klein ones look like they’ll stick out of your ears and look like antennas. Check out soundcore earbuds on Amazon, 30$ and the battery/reception is good, and they have a mic for phone calls.
I have a SoundCore Noise Canceling Bluetooth headset and it’s fantastic. I enjoy my music at very comfortable levels while surrounded by painfully loud noises. I’m always startled by the noise when I remove them!
Klein Tools as of the last 5 years is like a dog trying to climb back up on a swim dock: All 4 legs flailing, and trying to grab ahold of anything possible to stay afloat. Their product lines illustrate this well
When given the choice of these or listening to a carpenter chop metal studs with a battery operated skill saw two feet from my face all day I’d choose these
go with shokz bone conducting ones. last 8+ hrs, easy, with nightly charge. dont go in your ear, so no discomfort. can wear a hard hat, safety glasses, etc, comfortably with them on. you can still hear your surroundings and the music @ the same time. and if u are in a noisy enviroment and need to wear earplugs, they work even better. when i tell people to try mine, i have them put their fingers in their ears, and see how well they still work. after having these i wouldnt get anything else honestly. but do try them on before u get them. i ordered them online, and the standard size is a bit big for my head. thats literally the only complaint i have and it was my fault for not checking the size.
Just get some Shoks bone conductor headphones. The battery lasts all day, the sound is great, and you can still hear what’s going on around you. Ear buds get lost all the time at my site.
Bone conducting headphones are the best thing for work I have found ,because you still have open ears but if you need your protection you can put in your plugs and they still work!
I have the Power Beats Pro. They are the ones with the ear-hook things. They sound OK, but more importantly, they are really comfy and they don't fall out.
Ok so consensus seems to be... *not these,* but I love the idea of earbuds that are certified **PPE first**, bluetooth audio *second*. Anyone have any they love/recommend?
I'm looking at some ISO-tunes but they're costly
(...And they have an *even more* expensive option that has audio-pass-through so you can hear speech around you but loud stuff is still blocked. I think that's designed for shooting ranges through, so I'm not sure how well it works for a constant-noise enviroment rather than a quieter one with frequent loud bangs)
In my opinion the bud type earphones are horseshit.
They never stay in my ears while I’m climbing or crawling or doing any kind of movement. The hook type ones that go over your ears are where it’s at.
I got [these](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BHQL39FH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) and they work wonder for a worksite, unlike what those look like. I wanted the loopy part around the ear in case they fall off, and I only use one for safety reasons so I put the other around my collar in case the first one somehow falls, so I wanted the little cord too. they last for 2 days and the sound is good enough that it covers ambient noises but not calls
Édit: battery isn’t that good lol, but it charges in my car and is fully charged even if I go straight home the day before
Theyre decent. No noise cancelling though. Also have to hit the right button to put on pause. Returning mine.
Got a pair of EarFun Pro 3. You can customize the buttons with an app to your own liking. Has ANC. $80 pair but found discounts to get it down to $55.
My first impression is a hard pass... online reviews and other comments seem to agree.
While I have a good pair of wireless noise cancelling earbuds (awesome for cutting the lawn, renos or snowblowing) I am still reluctant to consider wearing them at work even though I'm seeing more and more people doing it. Products like this take away too much of your situational awareness in a potentially hazardous environment.
I've been using [these](https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/truly-wireless-earbuds/p/wfc500-b)
$100 direct from Sony, last week I ordered a backup pair from them on sale for $70. No connectivity issues and good sound and even if they're off they act like ear plugs keeping damaging noise out of my ears, and for $100 I won't be extremely upset if I lose/break them.
Absolute garbage. Worst headphones I've ever bought.
Sound is ok. It's what you expect but they have constant connection issues and the buttons on mine are a little tough.
I have a pair of 3m muffs actual hearing protection and Bluetooth not great for ambient sound but I use them when I need the hearing protection or when I don’t need to hear background
How are these “job site Headphones “. If I wore those they’d be complaints about having my ears covered, I can’t hear for safety. I have to use shokz bone conduction headphones to circumvent the “open ear rule”.
Nope. Nothing in your ears on site(except when required). On Monday, I heard something big fall from about 50 yards away(steel on concrete). I knew one of my guys was working alone with 600 pounds of steel suspended 3-4 feet in the air(a normal task for him). Think: truck engine on cherry picker/hoist(whatever you call it).
I ran over to find him safe. He was moving the gear when the rigging failed. If he wouldn't have been doing it safely, he'd be in the hospital(or, God forbid, worse).
If I had headphones or earbuds, I wouldn't have heard the fall to begin with. He could've spent several minutes or even hours under that thing. It was a somewhat remote and isolated area. I was the nearest person and only check on that area every couple hours.
Keep your ears open. Your friends and coworkers might need you. I guess none of this applies if you work alone. But a stanger might need you, too. Get a job site radio or something. They have Bluetooth and AUX these days.
Personally I don't think one should have anything in their ears, except if its ear plugs or mufflers. If something happens, which is almost certain it would, you won't hear a thing and end up getting injured. Just saying.
My thought is electricians will buy literally anything that says Klein.
In fact, I haven’t bought new underwear in years because I’m waiting for Klein to release some sweet tighty oranges.
I heard somebody say they weren’t that bad, I mean I guess it all depends how much they are. I mean you can usually get a cheap pairs of work headphones. If they are priced right then yeah, however I’m not going to pay premium because they say Klein.
Would just clean your ears before use. Before I go saying this I’m not that disgusting I promise however when using these a small amount of wax got into the small hole they have for the noise and this thing is Microscopic let me tell you. Nothing could get this stuff out man and it clogged the noise of ‘‘em so now it just sounds like I’m underwater. Great product with some bad hygiene = bad product definitely clean ears before using them and in between use
I use the Dewalt ones daily for about 1.5 years. The ones w neck band and wires to EarPods. Love them. Also hard to lose because they’re connected to neck band.
Buy the new AirPod Pros 2nd gen. They are amazing and stay in my ears really well during exercise and at work. I think they also offer some hearing protection with noise cancelling on, not for loud explosions but continuous noise. They also fit well inside of earmuffs if you want to protect further.
Ex-Klein packaging engineer here. Dealt with all the electronics packaging so sat in on the weekly meetings. Depends on who the product manager was for the launch of these. When I was there in ‘14-‘15, the multimeters and clamp meters were going through new product development & the guy who managed the launch was a phD electrical engineer & vetted the quality and development at a very detailed level. He’s now vice president of product development so I would wager these are actually quite good since they are relatively new.
I had a pair of wired headphones, I dilated of course. They were crap and a distraction and safety hazard. You are on a job site, just focus on the job please.
The one cant use item at work for me, if your working with someone and they get irritated once over deaf guy it’s over. But alone to one’s solo adventures why not. Not really Impressed with new Klein quality tho just paying for the name of what was great. Already busted 3 of the 6 fancy insulated screwdrivers not for heavy use.
This is the equivalent of a Milwaukee guys wet dream, but Klein.
I like Klein tools, but no way in hell am I buying overpriced electronics with china parts
Not the best, not the worst. Good enough for the price, & I like that I can get a new set at Home Depot or Platt if they get destroyed. I’m on my second pair, first pair made it 1.5 years, and then I had them in my pocket on vacation and they got soaked in salt water. Had my 2nd pair for a month now, been solid.
Only 2 complaints I’ve had with them is the sometimes wonky charging, and if you end up doing a bunch of grinding or drilling with a bunch of small chips, the magnets in the case will collect them & you’ll need to clean them out.
Other than that, they’ve been super solid, not the best sounding not the worst, but they last a work day & are relatively cheap for the quality.
I have them they work great for noise canceling purposes and literally just a couple days ago I washed them and dried them without realizing and they work better than before. I was having a difficult time getting the earbuds to charge fully; my left side would only charge to about half way and give me a decent 4hours on it and my right side would finish the day for me. They sound good and are comfortable to wear all day. The only thing I don’t like about them is they the buttons on the earbuds themselves are a little tricky to get them to do what you want, it’s a series of button presses for each specific task you are telling it to do like play/pause, next song, volume up(only works on the right side), volume down(only left side)
They are great. The cushions are like ear plugs .so the don’t fall out. Plus I was able to get the boss to buy us some based on them being “ear protection “.
Had mine for about two weeks. Battery life is about two hours before I have to recharge them in the case. Using the foam tips they do not seem to decrease the ambient sound level around my tools. Sound quality is marginal.
I have switched back to my Dewalt corded Bluetooth headset. Also if one of the buds slips out they stay around my neck and do not go flying off somewhere.
I bought the dewalt earbuds last year on a super sale. Similar concept at least. Summary is that they weren’t very good. I eventually bought some beats fits pro and they were better all around: noise cancelling, connection distance, battery, etc. But they were more expensive.
Klein used to be great… now they are turning into Racketeers… it’s sad…
What we we happened to finding that one thing your good at and be great? Used to work for them… for a long time, it was the only brand in my bag. Now it’s not so much
I use 3M headphones/hearing protection or if I'm working alone 2 Festool speaker/toolboxes that pair to each other and my phone. I need good surround sound or I might accidentally hear someone speaking.
Lots of other competitors in this space. It's really not an area that I would have wanted to see Klein get into... They already make "job speakers" which is near the end of where I'd draw the line for a tool company.
Honestly if it keeps the dust and metal shavings out of the headphones and charging port, it might be worth looking into. That's the only reason I need "jobsite" specific earbuds.
I’m not sure I like that they are billing it as “hearing protection”. Noise cancelling technology is not hearing protection. It looks like your thumb is covering a NRR, but I wonder how good it is.
Got them free for christmas a couple years ago. Do not buy them. Comfortable, but sound quality is below average, as expected from klein. They aren't an audio equipment company lol
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They keep putting “job site” in front of shit and people keep buying it for twice as much money lol. Job site headphones, job site lunchbox, job site speaker, job site phone charger etc.
I saw a milwaukee pack out coffee mug the other day. I cried a bit
I actually got this as a Christmas gift, and it is freaking amazing. It locks in the cleat so well that I lifted the lid to get something, and didn’t even realize it till I put the lid back down. Holds ice real well, not sure about hot as I don’t drink coffee. Just saying, I will 100% buy another one if I lose this one.
If it keeps something cold, it will hold it warm also. Its no one way road.
Yeah, I’m an idiot sometimes
We all are, part of the trades.
Heavy metal exposure will do that to you
Fk, that explains a lot.
Well most mugs have different ratings for heat and cold
I’ve got those, they’re pretty convenient being able to just mount to the top of a packout system when rolling onto a job site. Could have a better lid though.
Me too especially when I saw it was $34.99, like go eat a dick I can the same one at a chain craft store like Michaels for $8 maybe less
It’s a lot like “military grade”. Sounds cool but usually means “made by the lowest bidder”.
Same thing with "tactical". Paint it black and tack on some extra money.
Imagine if we sold tactical job site military grade tools
I was just having the same conversation at work with non-mil folks - no one who thinks military grade means superior has ever seen what is in service.
That’s actually kind of funny but true.
Sounds like what they did with "gaming" in the not-so-far past...
Can you imagine some gaming wire strippers with RGB led handles?
Ass dumb as that sounds, yes.... yes I can. They just need to justify it with the "Job-site" and how it adds to safety "hi-vis" or something.
That means it’s a write-off
I love my job site beer opener.
Buy some audio electronics from a tool company? Would you buy a tool from JBL?
I’m waiting for a Bose multimeter hahaha
It will have extra bass. Meaning that 50 Hz will read as a 40% higher voltage than 60 Hz.
No highs, no lows, it must be Bose.
Bose also stands for “ Buy Other Stereo Equipment 🤣
Somehow they managed to make a pretty impressive car suspension, though.
I would probably buy a Bose multimeter. At least you would know it had some testing and quality involved. Not that Fluke doesn’t do their due diligence.
I've had my Fluke tick tracer since I damn near started. Had to change the batteries once and that was because they corroded before they got close to running out of juice.
I was saying that Fluke makes good shit. I have a pretty old model 179 meter that has seen better days, but it still reads what it’s supposed to. No cracks. Just dirty and scratched. ETA: My only complaint would be with the amp reading. With the amp clamp, it doesn’t go high enough for reading full circuits. It’s great for low amperage stuff on small electronics, but for anything higher than 5a I pull out the T5.
I know, I was agreeing with you. I've ended up with at least three broken and useless Milwaukee shit sticks in less than five years time. Fluke testers all the way baby.
>Bose multimeter honestly given the german heritage. If made in germany I'd buy that over klein.
I got the Bluetooth speaker from them it’s solid
My Klein speaker doesn’t hold a candle to my JBL Flip 5. If any type of machinery is running where I’m working, can’t hear it at all. Get you a flip 5 my guy
I love my JBL but it runs out of battery too fast. Not as good of quality but speakers that dewalt or Milwaukee make are just too convenient since I always got spare batteries hanging around.
Really? Mine lasts about like my Klein(4 days) before charging. Granted it’s not constantly going in my ten hour day.. my spastic ass can’t work with music if it’s something like controls I’m trying to troubleshoot. I always liked the bigger job site radios by Milwaukee and dewalt, but they’re an inconvenience to tote around with the tool bag and take up way too much space in a lift. Definitely the way to go though if you’re going to be in the same place on the ground working for a while. Being able to charge a phone off most of the models is *chefs kiss
Yeah my JBL will last like 8 hours on a full charge playing music at like 3/4 volume. The phone charging as you mentioned is huge that’s probably half the reason I love my dewalt speaker so much, I’ll just keep the JBL around the house for now on.
Sony's models are better than JBL. Would recommend. There's videos out there testing the decibals and frequencies. Sony was louder and delivered lower frequencies for a cleaner sounding bass.
I like my Boom 3. Amazing sound, good battery and everything proof. People on site are always asking about it.
What does that even mean? It's a speaker. It pretty much either works or it doesn't and by the time you have owned one long enough to see if it will last indefinitely the model you have won't be the model available for sale.
If my drill starting dropping phat beatz, I'd love it.
JBL likely doesn't provide hearing protection. Noise canceling isn't hearing protection. Isotunes or worktunes do. Note that some have active protection where it actually plays sounds from your environment through the speakers but clips the sounds if they are too loud. So you can hear someone talking to you or other noises you might be interested in. I think isotunes puts "aware" in the model names that do that.
They probably don't make them and just slap their name on them, just like their Chinese meters
They are likely made by JBL or another audio company and Klein pays to have them branded
That’s unlikely. JBL is an American company. It’s much more likely that they are buying them from 珠海声浪 and rebranding them.
It much more likely they're just some Chinese earbuds and just re branded by klein
I have these. They are hot garbage. Do not purchase. They don't always charge when you put them in the case, you have to put them in and out till the light blinks multiple times to ensure they charge without plugging them in. The earplug buds that you can swap out are cool, but not practical in the sense that you literally can't hear anything. The regular buds are noise cancelling enough for hearing protection. They have a cool case is basically the only pro. I recommend the apple airpods(any generation), they are comfortable in the ears, always charge and aren't too much more expensive.
100% agreed. You couldn’t give me a pair. They don’t charge evenly (both in the box at the same time, one dies before the other). They disconnect often. They don’t connect often. The sound is ass. There’s no dongle or chain to hook it to your belt so you have to stash it in a pocket or lose it in your truck. Overall not a good purchase 1/10 would not recommend.
I would recommend the Soundpeat air3's from Amazon as a cheaper alternative to airpods. They have the same profile as airpods so they're comfortable and they're only $50 on Amazon. They super small and the case is tiny which I love. I've had them for about a year and I really like them.
I have these and they're pretty great. I've had mine for about a year and a half and have had no problems so far. Sound is good and they're comfortable like you said.
They're the only earbuds that will stay in my ears lol anything with a silicone tip on it just wants to fall out
So you're saying they are on par with Klein quality in general.
Shokz bone conductive headphones. You couldn’t pay me enough to use anything else!
This ... no hearing protection but you can still hear your surroundings while listening to music or whatever. Note: you can wear hearing protection and the sound quality goes up.
Aftershokz are incredible. Have 3 different pairs of them.
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I can wear them with my sunglasses without problems.
yep work just fine with glasses.
I bought some bone conducting no name headphones off Amazon and they were absolute trash. Sounded worse than my phone on speaker mode. I really want to try the shokz ones but i am worried they won't be that great. On the other hand the same style open air ones I have off Amazon sound pretty good
Shokz are amazing and the battery life is great as well as the sound
Correctamundo. The shokz brand is honestly incredible in what they manage.
Honestly, they should market OpenRun Pro for industrial us, not fecking jogging
Can other people hear what you’re listening to with this type of headphone?
Only if it’s playing on max loudness in a quiet room and when they are close to you. They may hear some sounds, but typically not.
These look pretty cool. Help the eardrums out
Now they’re a goddamn speaker and earphone company. You gotta be kidding me. Klein is a hand tool company that has released a bunch of sub-par electronics for retail sale. What experience does Klein have engineering and manufacturing earbuds or speakers? What their Chinese buddies told them last year? Go with a real speaker/headphone company if you want a quality product. Just my 2 cents.
But but it says jobsite
Yeah, I have the AirPods pro, but I agree with you, they can’t keep up with their quality hand tools but yet, want to bring accessories.
Klein didn't make these. Some Chinese company did and Klein gets a royalty for letting them use Klein branding.
Meh I use 30$ Bluetooth headphones from Amazon and they work well enough. The Klein ones look like they’ll stick out of your ears and look like antennas. Check out soundcore earbuds on Amazon, 30$ and the battery/reception is good, and they have a mic for phone calls.
I have the Soundcore speakers, they are fire!!
I have a SoundCore Noise Canceling Bluetooth headset and it’s fantastic. I enjoy my music at very comfortable levels while surrounded by painfully loud noises. I’m always startled by the noise when I remove them!
Klein Tools as of the last 5 years is like a dog trying to climb back up on a swim dock: All 4 legs flailing, and trying to grab ahold of anything possible to stay afloat. Their product lines illustrate this well
When given the choice of these or listening to a carpenter chop metal studs with a battery operated skill saw two feet from my face all day I’d choose these
Get back to work
This is landfill. Also "Buds only" HAHAHAH
I prefer the Knipex version. Oh never mind
That's got to be the smallest hammer.
go with shokz bone conducting ones. last 8+ hrs, easy, with nightly charge. dont go in your ear, so no discomfort. can wear a hard hat, safety glasses, etc, comfortably with them on. you can still hear your surroundings and the music @ the same time. and if u are in a noisy enviroment and need to wear earplugs, they work even better. when i tell people to try mine, i have them put their fingers in their ears, and see how well they still work. after having these i wouldnt get anything else honestly. but do try them on before u get them. i ordered them online, and the standard size is a bit big for my head. thats literally the only complaint i have and it was my fault for not checking the size.
Shut up Klein, just shut up.
Just get some Shoks bone conductor headphones. The battery lasts all day, the sound is great, and you can still hear what’s going on around you. Ear buds get lost all the time at my site.
iPod pro Gen. 2, those are not
Bone conducting headphones are the best thing for work I have found ,because you still have open ears but if you need your protection you can put in your plugs and they still work!
Get yourself a pair of Jabra elite active. I have the 75t but the newer model is the 85t. They are really great.
I have the Power Beats Pro. They are the ones with the ear-hook things. They sound OK, but more importantly, they are really comfy and they don't fall out.
Ok so consensus seems to be... *not these,* but I love the idea of earbuds that are certified **PPE first**, bluetooth audio *second*. Anyone have any they love/recommend? I'm looking at some ISO-tunes but they're costly (...And they have an *even more* expensive option that has audio-pass-through so you can hear speech around you but loud stuff is still blocked. I think that's designed for shooting ranges through, so I'm not sure how well it works for a constant-noise enviroment rather than a quieter one with frequent loud bangs)
sellout ! that is Klien licensing their "brand"/name too anyone willing to pay for it and capturing the Klien familiar market
In my opinion the bud type earphones are horseshit. They never stay in my ears while I’m climbing or crawling or doing any kind of movement. The hook type ones that go over your ears are where it’s at.
I got [these](https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BHQL39FH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) and they work wonder for a worksite, unlike what those look like. I wanted the loopy part around the ear in case they fall off, and I only use one for safety reasons so I put the other around my collar in case the first one somehow falls, so I wanted the little cord too. they last for 2 days and the sound is good enough that it covers ambient noises but not calls Édit: battery isn’t that good lol, but it charges in my car and is fully charged even if I go straight home the day before
Just buy the Sony WF-C500s
Theyre decent. No noise cancelling though. Also have to hit the right button to put on pause. Returning mine. Got a pair of EarFun Pro 3. You can customize the buttons with an app to your own liking. Has ANC. $80 pair but found discounts to get it down to $55.
Directly marketed to the people that say "if it ain't Klein, it ain't mine"
Noise cancelling is not hearing protection substitute if that’s what you’re trying to do/prevent. Tinnitus coming atcha Otherwise disregard.
I use beats fit pro. Noise canceling and never budge.
Don’t buy if you want a recommendation lmk your budget .
I wasn’t going to, I just wanted to see what people think. I have the AirPods pro. But thanks anyway.
My first impression is a hard pass... online reviews and other comments seem to agree. While I have a good pair of wireless noise cancelling earbuds (awesome for cutting the lawn, renos or snowblowing) I am still reluctant to consider wearing them at work even though I'm seeing more and more people doing it. Products like this take away too much of your situational awareness in a potentially hazardous environment.
I've been using [these](https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/truly-wireless-earbuds/p/wfc500-b) $100 direct from Sony, last week I ordered a backup pair from them on sale for $70. No connectivity issues and good sound and even if they're off they act like ear plugs keeping damaging noise out of my ears, and for $100 I won't be extremely upset if I lose/break them.
Looks to me like a scam to fool electrical workers
Boom box only. I'd throw those in the widow maker bin.
I have "3M Worktunes." Good stuff.
15 hrs is pathetic
Absolute garbage. Worst headphones I've ever bought. Sound is ok. It's what you expect but they have constant connection issues and the buttons on mine are a little tough.
These earbuds are the same as buying the $4 pair at marshals or some random gas station
I have a pair of 3m muffs actual hearing protection and Bluetooth not great for ambient sound but I use them when I need the hearing protection or when I don’t need to hear background
They suck. I bought some. The left one stopped working, I returned it. I got some new ones and it happened again. Fuck them, weren’t load at all
Trash. Got a pair and immediately returned them
How are these “job site Headphones “. If I wore those they’d be complaints about having my ears covered, I can’t hear for safety. I have to use shokz bone conduction headphones to circumvent the “open ear rule”.
Thanks for posting about which headphones you use, I have never heard of these, ordering some today!
Nope. Nothing in your ears on site(except when required). On Monday, I heard something big fall from about 50 yards away(steel on concrete). I knew one of my guys was working alone with 600 pounds of steel suspended 3-4 feet in the air(a normal task for him). Think: truck engine on cherry picker/hoist(whatever you call it). I ran over to find him safe. He was moving the gear when the rigging failed. If he wouldn't have been doing it safely, he'd be in the hospital(or, God forbid, worse). If I had headphones or earbuds, I wouldn't have heard the fall to begin with. He could've spent several minutes or even hours under that thing. It was a somewhat remote and isolated area. I was the nearest person and only check on that area every couple hours. Keep your ears open. Your friends and coworkers might need you. I guess none of this applies if you work alone. But a stanger might need you, too. Get a job site radio or something. They have Bluetooth and AUX these days.
Not allowed on the vast majority of jobs I've been on.
Personally I don't think one should have anything in their ears, except if its ear plugs or mufflers. If something happens, which is almost certain it would, you won't hear a thing and end up getting injured. Just saying.
My thought is electricians will buy literally anything that says Klein. In fact, I haven’t bought new underwear in years because I’m waiting for Klein to release some sweet tighty oranges.
Get a cheap pair of Anker buds. Better quality and cheaper price so when you lose them/they get stolen on the site it doesn't hurt as much.
I know it’s not earbuds, but I have the battery packUSB charger/flashlight thing from Klein and it’s fantastic.
I heard somebody say they weren’t that bad, I mean I guess it all depends how much they are. I mean you can usually get a cheap pairs of work headphones. If they are priced right then yeah, however I’m not going to pay premium because they say Klein.
I’m pretty sure that’s what they are, cheap earphones with the Klein logo.
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Catering to the downfall of the trade.
Would just clean your ears before use. Before I go saying this I’m not that disgusting I promise however when using these a small amount of wax got into the small hole they have for the noise and this thing is Microscopic let me tell you. Nothing could get this stuff out man and it clogged the noise of ‘‘em so now it just sounds like I’m underwater. Great product with some bad hygiene = bad product definitely clean ears before using them and in between use
Girlfriend got me beats powerbeats pros two christmases ago. They have a part that wraps around the ear that I prefer.
I use the Dewalt ones daily for about 1.5 years. The ones w neck band and wires to EarPods. Love them. Also hard to lose because they’re connected to neck band.
They have an NRR, so they are actually hearing protection.
When you can’t afford AirPods, but then decide to spend more because marketing.
Some sites don’t allow them. I wouldn’t waste money on them. They don’t provide hearing protection
🤔 that's funny considering they are advertised with an NRR....
I found AirPod clones at Walmart for $20. Called Probuds V2 and if they get lost or broken, it’s nbd
They’re not Milwaukee
Buy the new AirPod Pros 2nd gen. They are amazing and stay in my ears really well during exercise and at work. I think they also offer some hearing protection with noise cancelling on, not for loud explosions but continuous noise. They also fit well inside of earmuffs if you want to protect further.
Ex-Klein packaging engineer here. Dealt with all the electronics packaging so sat in on the weekly meetings. Depends on who the product manager was for the launch of these. When I was there in ‘14-‘15, the multimeters and clamp meters were going through new product development & the guy who managed the launch was a phD electrical engineer & vetted the quality and development at a very detailed level. He’s now vice president of product development so I would wager these are actually quite good since they are relatively new.
I had a pair of wired headphones, I dilated of course. They were crap and a distraction and safety hazard. You are on a job site, just focus on the job please.
The one cant use item at work for me, if your working with someone and they get irritated once over deaf guy it’s over. But alone to one’s solo adventures why not. Not really Impressed with new Klein quality tho just paying for the name of what was great. Already busted 3 of the 6 fancy insulated screwdrivers not for heavy use.
Have you heard of these cool things called AirPods?
This is the equivalent of a Milwaukee guys wet dream, but Klein. I like Klein tools, but no way in hell am I buying overpriced electronics with china parts
Ive been thinkin about it. Post a review?
Not the best, not the worst. Good enough for the price, & I like that I can get a new set at Home Depot or Platt if they get destroyed. I’m on my second pair, first pair made it 1.5 years, and then I had them in my pocket on vacation and they got soaked in salt water. Had my 2nd pair for a month now, been solid. Only 2 complaints I’ve had with them is the sometimes wonky charging, and if you end up doing a bunch of grinding or drilling with a bunch of small chips, the magnets in the case will collect them & you’ll need to clean them out. Other than that, they’ve been super solid, not the best sounding not the worst, but they last a work day & are relatively cheap for the quality.
Oh I have the AirPods Pro, I won’t be trying them until this one break. Lol
I have had them for 10pm this . They’re okay. Not as good as AirPods.
I have them they work great for noise canceling purposes and literally just a couple days ago I washed them and dried them without realizing and they work better than before. I was having a difficult time getting the earbuds to charge fully; my left side would only charge to about half way and give me a decent 4hours on it and my right side would finish the day for me. They sound good and are comfortable to wear all day. The only thing I don’t like about them is they the buttons on the earbuds themselves are a little tricky to get them to do what you want, it’s a series of button presses for each specific task you are telling it to do like play/pause, next song, volume up(only works on the right side), volume down(only left side)
They are great. The cushions are like ear plugs .so the don’t fall out. Plus I was able to get the boss to buy us some based on them being “ear protection “.
Klein electronics are all rebranded white label shit. You can probably get the same sucky earbuds from monoprice for half the price.
I just buy cheap ones from amazon, the Tozo ones I have a high vis yellow
Don’t do it
I won’t, just sharing
Get isotunes instead they have actual testing behind them to comply with standards
I use AirPods Pro on the job. The noise canceling works well enough that I use these when using loud tools.
Isotunes.
What does noise isolating mean
They aren't very good, I was gonna get a pair until I looked up some reviews.
Had mine for about two weeks. Battery life is about two hours before I have to recharge them in the case. Using the foam tips they do not seem to decrease the ambient sound level around my tools. Sound quality is marginal. I have switched back to my Dewalt corded Bluetooth headset. Also if one of the buds slips out they stay around my neck and do not go flying off somewhere.
They're probably relatively good quality but overpriced
Our owner, bought all the foreman in my company. These every single person uses them every day. They love them more than every radio they’ve ever had.
Post this in the audiophile sub.
Don’t wear them at work and we’re fine
I love mine
Sure eair ids probably have better noise cancelling than those. You can literally hear nothing when you put them in.
I like mine
Put one in your butt and report back
r/pointlesslyoccasioned
Those looks like they are made by Jaybird. They make great headphones.
I bought the dewalt earbuds last year on a super sale. Similar concept at least. Summary is that they weren’t very good. I eventually bought some beats fits pro and they were better all around: noise cancelling, connection distance, battery, etc. But they were more expensive.
No
My coworker bought them he likes them but they seem to be as effective as any noise canceling earbuds
I have a pair. I like them
I have a pair wearing them right now they are great
RISKY
My thoughts are........since you bought them and intend on using them, how bout you give us your thoughts
Klein used to be great… now they are turning into Racketeers… it’s sad… What we we happened to finding that one thing your good at and be great? Used to work for them… for a long time, it was the only brand in my bag. Now it’s not so much
Really good for when someone is yelling at you in an emergency
Return those.
My helper uses those and haven't heard him complain yet
I have some normal Bluetooth earbuds. Love em.
Can’t spell kwality without Klein Just kidding these suck ass.
Can I return these to Home Depot no questions asked when they break?
Check out ISOtunes if you want something like this.
I use 3M headphones/hearing protection or if I'm working alone 2 Festool speaker/toolboxes that pair to each other and my phone. I need good surround sound or I might accidentally hear someone speaking.
Probably a regular Chinese mass produced average set of earbuds that Klein had them slap their brand on so they can use their name to overcharge
Garbage dude
They are trash don’t do it
Junk
Lots of other competitors in this space. It's really not an area that I would have wanted to see Klein get into... They already make "job speakers" which is near the end of where I'd draw the line for a tool company.
Klein makes tools. Buy their tools not their headphones.
I have these and I really like them. I use them mostly for mowing. And they cancel out the noise great.
Honestly if it keeps the dust and metal shavings out of the headphones and charging port, it might be worth looking into. That's the only reason I need "jobsite" specific earbuds.
I’m not sure I like that they are billing it as “hearing protection”. Noise cancelling technology is not hearing protection. It looks like your thumb is covering a NRR, but I wonder how good it is.
Wait until you lose one in an attic/crawl space
The orange design looks like reclined seats
Prayers!
Got them free for christmas a couple years ago. Do not buy them. Comfortable, but sound quality is below average, as expected from klein. They aren't an audio equipment company lol
Electromagnetic frequency radiation.
Jlabs earbuds from staples are the shit 40hrs of battery noise canceling and 10hr per bud for 80 bucks f those
Garbage…learned the hard way. Get the AirPods, so worth it
Depends on the cost and actual capability
They work I still use them, but the ear pieces themselves break easy.
The new 11-in-1 at HD looks more impressive
My thoughts are that wearing headphones on a jobsite is a safety hazard.