HAUSBELL Parabolic Listening Device for Adventure – Bionic Ear Electronic Nature Explorer, 8X Monocular, Adjustable Volume, Includes Headphone, Fun Outdoor Nature Sound Observation Digital Tools

I needed a directional microphone with high gain. I use this to listen for my golf disc trackers, that are otherwise very hard to hear. The trackers are affixed to the underside of my discs (Frisbees). The trackers use Bluetooth from a phone to find the disc. When in Bluetooth range (maybe 50 feet or so) the disc tracker starts beeping, but Is very difficult to hear. So I may be standing in waste high weeds trying to hear this faint beeping sound within a 50 foot circumference. I’ve spent hours trying to listen and find my discs this way. This directional microphone allows me to pinpoint the sound within a few seconds! I have the gain on maximum. I don’t need the recording feature or the visual scope. It doesn’t matter that there is some white noise with the gain turned up. All I care about is is amplifying the sound and knowing exactly where it’s coming from. This works incredibly well for my needs. I can hear birds at a long distance. The construction is durable plastic and the unit is very light weight. It came with a battery. It’s very easy to assemble. It powers on when you pull the trigger and back off when the trigger is released. I love this directional microphone! Amazing quality for the price!

My son wanted it for his bday, read some reviews and figured ...why not.I hate to say it, but it's junk. Definitely not worth the money. We tried it inside to see if he could hear me whisper across the room. You can maybe, catch a little more than if you were just listening without the device.We went outside and walked through the park, pointing it at people walking by ... nothing. If you're looking for a listening device, keep looking.This makes a better prop for a Halloween costume than anything else.

Initially purchased for use during paranormal investigations, I have found that I spend more time listening to the digestion of my teammates more than anything else. Turns out most demonic activity is a combination of lactose intolerance and junk food. While not really a true parabolic mic, the unit does amplify sounds in a way that is interesting to observe. The recording function is practically useless and there's nothing directional about the mic at all, but if you want to hear a mouse fart from across the room in real time, this will do it. The reality is that the small mic simply has a gain booster built in making things sound bigger than they are. Everything else about it is a toy for looks. Provided there are no solid obstructions you could listen to your spouse, Linda, set up a secret meet up with her lover from across the house. Then you can follow them and find out the truth that she's been sleeping with your boss. Incomparable to other products, as nobody sells a parabolic mic in this price range. Way to corner the market China. The headphones it comes with, while cheap are surprisingly comfortable. The over ear design with faux leather earcups give the illusion of professionalism when using in front of a client. The combo of equipment alone is worth the price of amusement and possibly a messy divorce.

this item is so good i can hear people 3 blocks away spitting or sneezing... kinda odd to hear that but thats wat people do

Works good

amazing ....... someone i know has one and i just had to get it as well. Works wonderfully, great addition to my communications with Spirit.

The thing came decently packaged but once I got the device out of the box it just felt very poorly made. I took it to the woods with my son and the first time that I let him use it the headphones stopped working. It only holds a few seconds of recordings and if you want to record a second time you have to either upload the first file or delete it to hold the second. The only reason that I didn't send it back for a refund is because I just didn't feel like putting up with the refund process. I would not recommend this product to a friend even if I were getting paid to do so. I gave it 2 stars only because I got a couple good laughs with my son only before the battery terminals shorted out and it fried the cheaply made circuit board.

My 9 year old son was very excited to be a "spy" with this listening device. On the first day he was excited that he could hear me from about 50 feet away. Then, he couldn't hear anything. We changed the batteries, tried other headphones, and checked the batteries again, but it still didn't work. We returned it.