Peltor 90541 WorkTunes AM/FM Hearing Protector with Digital Tuning | 
| Brand: Peltor
Buy New: $46.99
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 167
Color: Blck/Yellow
Media: Tools & Hardware
Batteries: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.5 x 3.8
MPN: 90541-00000
Model: 90541
UPC: 078371905415
EAN: 0078371905415
ASIN: B0013092CS
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| Features:
| • | Digital tuning with easy to read LCD display, seek/scan button, memory with preset stations and low battery indicator | | • | Stereo input jack with patch cord for listening to a MP3 player or to a scanner at the racetrack (scanner not included) | | • | Convenient on/off switch combined with volume control. | | • | Adjustable stainless steel headband | | • | Comfortable gel/foam cushions, comfortable for extended wear |
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Product Description
Whether you are a construction worker on the job, a person in the workshop or a homeowner mowing the lawn, you may be putting your hearing at risk. And chances are, you are also putting up with some irritating noise. To protect hearing, tune out irritating noise while you enjoy your favorite music station, you need AOSafety WorkTunes. WorkTunes is the first of its kind, offering optimum hearing protection and both AM and FM stereo radio. Features:- The only industrial headset with AM and FM tuning- Lightweight and adjustable for all day comfortSpecifications:- NRR 26 dB- High reception sensitivity
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| Customer Reviews: Read 97 more reviews...
 Listening to music while you work April 2, 2008
DosLady (Bend, OR USA)
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
I bought this for my husband. For years and years, he has worn protector headsets while working outside and in his workshop with NO listening to music. Now, he was truly excited to listen to music/talk radio while he works.
I set up the radio stations. 5 AM and 5 FM stations for preset. The enclosed instructions on this were vague. But following the instructions and pressing the menu button I knew the radio station had done the preset. The digital screen would show the preset as m1, m2, m3, m4,or m5. There is a right/left arrow button to search between radio stations. Then the AM/FM dial. There is a place for a stereo jack for your players. The screen will indicate when the batteries are low.
One thing, one radio station would not preset. A local station, too. It could not pick up a strong signal and therefore could not preset. But I succeeded with the rest. He says, "reception is great". We live in rural Oregon.
My husband did say the headset fit better than any other he had used.
He nows takes it back and forth from work as he is a heavy machine operator. He says Peltor is a well known brand.
June 24, Update
I have been using this headset while I vaccum. I can hear my stations just fine. Once in a while when I bend over I will hear static for a second or two. I still hear the vaccum, but it sounds like it is far away and muffled.
 Almost perfect April 12, 2008
Clovis (United States)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I tune and rebuild pianos as a hobby, so you can imagine how much I value my hearing. I never even swing a hammer without hearing protection, so I have a pair of earmuffs on pretty much all the time while in the shop.
Of course, I also love music. Since I got the Worktunes headphones, I can listen to my music clearly without having to blast it over the sounds of power equipment.
Pros: Digital tuning. Memory presets. Lasts 2 solid days on AA batteries when listening to the radio. Pretty durable. Great reception in rural areas (as good as can be expected from an antenna of this size). Speaker sound quality and dynamic range from an external MP3 player is excellent - much better than I expected.
Cons: In cities and areas of strong signals, the receiver frontend saturates easily and you will hear several stations poorly at once (intermodulation). This is a common problem for many simple FM receivers.
The volume knob doesn't function for the MP3 input... it would be nice if I could change the volume of my music without fidgeting with the MP3 player. This also means that the MP3 input bypasses the amplification circuitry. The power for sound comes from your tiny MP3 player's battery rather than the cheap robust AA batteries in the headphones. That was poor engineering, as it would have been very easy to pipe in the input through the audio amp - sparing the tiny MP3 battery and utilizing the volume knob. In fact, I will modify the input in this manner very soon.
With the radio and the noise reduction, you really can't hear a darn thing that is going on. That could be good and bad. Someone could be robbing your shop in a bulldozer and you'd never know it. Two people have already snuck up on me while wearing these. Be aware of your security. I would not recommend using these while working in a bad neighborhood, or in a situation where a partner will be depending on you to hear screams for help.
Summary: For the price, don't expect anything perfect. The radio problem is minor and common. The noise reduction is excellent. This product exceeded my expectations. If I break these, I will gladly buy another pair. I don't know how I lived without them!
Husband LOVES these headphone am/fm hearing protectors April 14, 2008
Charleen D. Singer (Saint Cloud, MN United States)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I got these for my husband and he is totally satisfied. Very good quality and the price is great too. He says he'd recommend them to anyone. He likes being able to read the digital am/fm tuning. Sounds great, and for safety you are able to 'hear' other sounds that can alert you to any situation.
 Don't Purchase June 15, 2008
Mechanic1 (WI)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This Worktunes AM/FM headphone radio (#90541) isn't worth buying, even at the reduced price Amazon is selling them for. They are junk.
I was persistent and tried out two(2) of the Worktunes from Amazon, thinking the first one was just defective from the factory. Amazon was good at replacing them promptly.
I think the unit is good for hearing protection against outside loud sounds or perhaps as a MP3 only listening device (I hadn't tried that) and, though tight on the head, it fits around ears well(a little tight) and is fairly comfortable. But, as a digital AM/FM radio, it is the poorest radio I've ever owned. I've seen similar comments from others hear.
I have a similar digital AM/FM (with an input jack) headphone radio that I purchased about 10 years ago from Radio Shack that is three (3) times better for listening to AM/FM stations while working. I wanted to replace it because the outside noise wasn't being blocked enough when I cut my grass or worked in the woodshop and the earmuff part of the headphone was getting pretty ragged. I like the digital tuning part of the radio.
I owned a "dial-type" tuner AM/FM headphone radio once that kept getting knocked off station every time you bumped the radio's tuner dial. This would happen while bending your head and the radio touching your shoulder, or your forearm touches the dial while working-I'll never buy the dial-type one again for listening while working.
I have the same local AM and FM stations that I can pickup very well with my table top radios, the Radio Shack AM/FM headphone radio, and an undercounter radio, that this radio picks up either poorly or not at all. The local FM station (~15-20 miles away) sounds good unless you turn your head. It starts to fade into other FM stations. The only way to then get the signal back is to either turn your head back where it was or put your hand on it's whip antenna. This shouldn't happen on a FM channel. There is definitely something wrong with the FM antenna system (probably AM, too) on this radio.
The AM station's reception is similar to my Radio Shack unit. You face one direction, you get the station. You face another direction, the signal goes away. The only difference with the Worktunes, compared to my Radio Shack radio, is that the Worktunes won't even pickup, at all, a station about 30 miles away.
This radio has antenna, perhaps internal radio circuitry problems. I expected more from a Peltor radio. I tried to find information on the Net about these reception problems, from the company that makes the radio, without luck.
I returned my last Worktunes to Amazon within the 30 days and am awaiting a full refund.
I'll keep an eye out for another company making a digital AM/FM headphone radio, or for Peltor to come out with a redesigned digital AM/FM headphone radio before buying one again.
Hope this helps others decide on their purchase of this radio.
 It works March 28, 2008
Anthony Charles
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
It works very well for hearing protection and the sound is pretty good for the price as well. The speakers even give you a little bit of depth for the music. My only problem is that they can't receive radio stations. Even though the tuner is digital and tuned to the correct station it will only pick up the station if you hold the antenna with your hand. As soon as you remove your hand it will loose reception. The older style analog ones pick up stations much better. But like I said if you want them to plug a MP3 player into they are pretty good.
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