Big Ear Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Evaluating 36 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Loyal customers consistently praise the high quality and comfort of the custom ear protection, noting that the products fit well and perform exceptionally during daily use, travel, or recreational activities. People also emphasize the efficient service and helpful assistance when selecting the right equipment for extremely loud environments. Some reviewers were not happy with extended wait times for custom molds to arrive and experienced frustrating issues with items not fitting correctly. A few consumers also mentioned difficulties receiving proper customer support or prompt resolutions when encountering persistent manufacturing defects.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased for use while riding motorcycles. 5 days after receiving I departed on a 16 day 4000+ mile trip. Some days I had my ear plugs in for 6 or 7 hours, no ear pain. Yes they are expensive but wha... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

2026 BMW MOA Rally. Friendly and accommodating. Provided good service with an emphasis on protecting hearing and being realistic about hearing recovery. I'm looking forward to using my new ear prot... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m on my second set of Big Ear plugs. This most recent set was to help with noise on the pool deck during indoor swim meets. Had a couple of coaches who liked to wolf whistle! This time aroun... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I teach Aerobatics in the Extra and Pitts. These airplanes are extremely loud. I had to change out my clarity aloft foams just about every day. My Big Ear clarity aloft adaptors have turned an a... See more

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  1. Safety Equipment Supplier

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Big Ear supplies custom earplugs according to the needs of an individual customer. We provide on-site custom hearing protection services.


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4.5

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Big Ear Longtime Customer

Following an extremely long motorcycle ride my husband and I arrived at the BMW MOA. We were exhausted even before the event had started. We stumbled upon Big Ear after hearing about them for years. They had stiff competition at the show that we almost went with as Big Ears prices are fairly expensive. With that being said we experienced very good service and received products that we still use to this day years later. We just purchased a new set of filtered earplugs and wear them when we ride. Love them and couldn’t be more pleased.

December 8, 2022
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Big Ear was a pleasure to work with

Big Ear was a pleasure to work with. I was skeptical to start with as I've had a bad experience with earplugs in the past and their Trust Pilot score was not very good. However I was able to get ahold of them and order a set of headphones and earplugs. The plugs both fit great and I've been using them every day since I got them.

December 12, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Owner is AWOL…

Company does not stand behind the product. Could not get a rep to even call me until I repeatedly dogged them. Then they said something like, well our owner isn't even here anymore. He moved to another country. What is that? The Mr. Glenn Hood that this company says is the founder, is not even at the company anymore? Buyer beware.

May 29, 2022
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Reply from Big Ear

Shirley, I apologize that you had a poor experience getting ahold of Glenn. This is Stone, Glenn's son. On record, we did fulfill the order and I personally remember interacting with you and helping you find what you needed. Please let me know personally at my cell 719-271-4528 if there were any issues with your order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Junk. No support Molds shrink and don't fit

Bought a set of Big ears at a motorcycle show in Toronto. The ear plugs shrank and no longer seal. E-mailed Stone hood about the problem and was referred to a Toronto rep. E-mailed him 3 times and never got a response. E-mailed Stone Hood to tell him about the lack of support and never heard from him either. Big Ears are junk and a waste of money . Their warranty isn't worth the paper it's written on. There is is no support after you buy. Any complaint about Big Ears falls on Deaf ears.

May 22, 2022
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Reply from Big Ear

Wayne, this is Stone, I'm so sorry we dropped the ball on not getting in touch with you. Your email fell through the cracks on my end and I did not get back to you. I'd love to make it up to you as I will be in Toronto at the International motorcycle show in January and we can resolve this face-to-face and get you a replacement.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible product! Stay away!

I ordered some custom plugs for sleep. My husband snores.
I received the impression kit and had to do it twice. It was a difficult process and not easy at all. I finally got the plugs and they are horrible! I can still hear EVERYTHING as if I'm not wearing plugs at all. I am so upset I'm out $180. No refunds either. Now I know why.
These are so bad. It's hard, it hurts to put in and it hurts to wear. Glenn (owner) told me to apply some ear oil so it will slip in for a better fit. Why do I need to apply oil? Isn't that the point of custom ear plugs? I don't want my ears greasy ugh I wish I've researched some more before I bought these but I was desperate. They are somewhere in the landfill.
I finally went to an ENT and got some awesome custom ear plugs.
Some of these 5 star reviews are questionable. Do your research!
Never again! I told all my family and friends to not even consider Big Ear.
You've been warned.

July 9, 2021
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Reply from Big Ear

Annie,
When you bought your earplugs we thought you understood that they are a sleeping earplug and they block out about 30dB of outside sound. DB's are measured on a logarithmic scale
If your husband snores at 100-105 dB you still will hear him, but the sound will be reduced. We had you remake the impressions because we wanted to make them deeper in the canal to ensure that we could get the bestseal possible to give you the best reduction. Yes you did make the impressions and sometimes it could be difficult to find someone to help with this.You can always use a ent or hearing aid center to make them for you.As for a refund, we made 2 sets for you and you agreed before you purchased that there are no refunds whatsoever on custom built products.I'm glad that you posted this as this will help manage people's expectations going forward.
Thanks Glenn

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Huge let down from what was promised.

Big ear earbuds for use riding my motorcycle caught my attention when a friend of mine showed up wearing some. I investigated Big Ear and found they are about quality sound and fit for their earbuds. At $350 for the lowest price option, I opted for them. Contacted them, got the fit kit and sent it back. All along I'd say customer service was just average. I had to reach out to them several times to find out what the status was and because of COVID, I was patient but the amount of time it took from my initial contact of them to the time I actually got my earbuds was 3.5 months. Once I got them I was super excited to see how they performed. What a let down. First off the earbuds killed my ears when I put on my helmet. I adjusted the helmet and the second time it was only very minimally better. So fit wasn't good and they DID come off when I took off the helmet. Sound quality on the earbuds is poor for a set of $350 earbuds. I have a set of $50 earbuds that are better. Oh yeah, you need remember they do not offer any kind of refund for earbuds - says so right on their website, so I didn't even try to get one. Overall, a waste of $350 - can't advise anyone else to get them.

April 28, 2021
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Reply from Big Ear

Kristy, I'm so sorry the headphones did not live up to your expectations. There are features through Spotify and other listening apps that you can use to tune the headphones to match your audio profile and really expand how the headphones work. I'd love to make this up to you and help make these sound better. Regarding the return policy, with the headphones being a custom product unfortunately that is not something that we can offer. Once again you can reach out to me at my cell 719-271-4528

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Big Ear

Spencer, I believe you did receive your product. We confirmed through email that it arrived and sent you a tracking number. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I didn’t receive my purchase

I didn’t receive my purchase
How can I have a refund?

September 26, 2020
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Reply from Big Ear

Alfonso, I have confirmation that you received the final product. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I placed an order online

I placed an order online. I attempted chat. No answer. I had questions. No answer. Hope what I ordered comes with what I need.

September 22, 2020
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Reply from Big Ear

Don, I apologize for not responding on the chat. Would love to see if there's anything I can do to help remedy any issues following the non-response. Please reach out to my cell at 719-271-4528

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding product even more impressive company behind it!

I purchased my first set of BigEar earplugs in 2008 for both my firearm training and motorcycle riding.
The first set was stolen with my bike and BigEar replaced hassle free (insurance covered the cost) but quickly I was riding again with the perfect ear protection and sound advantage.
More than 10 years later I'm ready to upgrade to the newer tech and BigEar using my ear impression from 10+ years ago will be building me another great product. The chat with Glen (the founder) made the entire purchase simple and easy. Great product with a great company behind it!!

September 22, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

19” Audio Cable is Poor Quality

I rate the dual transducer in ear monitors as excellent! Well made that deliver incredible sound especially for their size. They are superior to in helmet speakers.
However, the audio cable they came with is far too long so I ordered the 19” cable. Unfortunately, the quality of the shorter cable is subpar with one of the connectors coming loose from the transducer while the other connector surprisingly stays in plays which indicates poor and inconsistent manufacturing with little quality control. For that reason I am rating these 1 Star.
They should never have been shipped out to customers.
Glenn has been available to help rectify but the solution is a patch. I will try the alternate recommended fix but if that fails I will request a refund. I don’t recommend ordering the shorter cable until new designs are available.

July 29, 2020
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Reply from Big Ear

Nestor, I apologize that the short cable did not perform for you. I believe we remedied the issue and got everything taken care of. If not please reach out to me personally at 719-271-4528 and ask for Stone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Big Ear website has plenty of…

Big Ear website has plenty of information from reading to lots of YouTubes.
This will be my second purchase. Can't wait to receive the Big Ears.
Fast, clean and responsive. You won't be disappointed.

June 28, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Glenn is awesome

Glenn is awesome! I contacted Glenn to make sure I was ordering the right type of earplugs for wearing under a snug full face helmet. He was very patient with explaining all the differences between the earplugs. I'm glad he spent the time to answer all my questions. The earplugs feel very comfortable and I should be able to wear them all day without any issues.

June 26, 2020
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