Review on 🎧 3M WorkTunes Connect + AM/FM Hearing Protector with Bluetooth Technology for Mowing, Snowblowing, Construction, Work Shops by Josh Tadder

I have had a 3M WorkTunes Wireless hearing protector with Bluetooth technology and digital AM/FM radio (90542-3DC) since May 2016. Over time you will need replacement earpads, mine lasted about a year with heavy use. I've looked here and on the 3M website for replacement ear pads but couldn't find a part number so I called 3M 1-888-364-3577 and they offered me a free replacement that shipped right to my door. I asked for a part number, assuming next time I'll be alone, but was told 3M doesn't sell them, but they will always send free replacement earpads. works for me Insert your finger through the inner opening of the ear pad, slide your finger through the black plastic ring and gently pull out. The ear pads are attached to a black plastic ring and snap in and out. Great service from 3M and working ringtones - a decent product that gets the job done but needs some improvement on the bluetooth side of how I use it. often work with noisy tools and equipment such as circular saws, miter saws, chain saws, lawn equipment, table saws and more. I listen to podcasts while I work, so my work music is always connected to my phone via Bluetooth. The hearing protection is great and I can work my husqvarna 350 at full power and listen to anything as long as the volume on my phone is 100% and then I adjust the volume of the work tunes and the work tunes are set properly The ear pads fit your head snugly over your ears. Worktunes are much better than headphones for hearing what you want to hear over a loud instrument, but if you're using Bluetooth from your phone, headphones with a mic make creating and receiving easier. phone calls. There is no microphone in these 3M work tunes. Receive a call with your business ringtones connected to your phone via Bluetooth and things get complicated, it's pita and it's best not to try to answer. Here's what happens: work ringtones are muted, you have to pick up your phone to see who it is, and when you answer the call you hear work ringtones and talk into the phone if you accidentally press speakerphone or the other person can't hear you then rips work tunes out of your head. My headphones with microphone can answer and end a call by pressing a button, the phone number is pre-dialled so I can decide whether to answer or not, it's very simple and it can be like that for these work tunes. If they had a microphone, working tunes already had a lot of buttons. Too many and in the wrong places. Those who choose to place the power/volume/back-to-home button where it is on the left side of the front need to spend a few days with the people this product was designed for. The product's name is WORKtunes, which in itself implies that the user will be working with something loud and supposedly heavy. Anyone who works with rough hands knows only too well that working with heavy objects causes profuse sweating, and we sometimes turn our heads and wipe the sweat from our foreheads with our shirt sleeves. I accidentally hit that button, which sticks out a mile at least a couple of times a day, and it resets everything I'm hearing to the beginning of the track. If I don't accidentally hit that button, something I'm working on will happen. I rarely hit my head at work, but these monsters seem to make your head double in size, you might even be tempted to fly in a helicopter with them. I use rechargeable batteries and can reliably get through at least a whole day, usually 2-3 days. use. If Bluetooth fails to connect even after pairing, or if you're out of range and lose connection, you can sometimes have trouble reconnecting. It's frustrating, but the procedure that always works is done in this order: turn off work ringtones, turn off phone, turn phone back on, make sure bluetooth is on, then turn on work ringtones and it should connect by itself, but you may have to Go to Bluetooth settings on your phone and manually connect to Worktunes. All this suggests that studying the features of their use was worth it for me. I turn to them when it comes to working with loud instruments, especially for hearing protection. I love the fact that these 3M Performance Tunes have user-replaceable batteries, that 3M supplies replacement earpads for free, and that I can connect to my phone via Bluetooth for wireless use. You pay money and make your choice.