Noise reduction earmuffs system and method

An earmuffs system including:

• a first earmuff including a first speaker and a first microphone therein;
• a second earmuff electrically coupled to the first ear muff, the second ear muff including a second speaker and a second microphone therein;
• noise cancellation circuitry for receiving first sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone and processing the first sounds by in part canceling the first sounds to form a first sound output that is provided from the first speaker and the second speaker;
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• a third microphone placed external to the first earmuff and to the second earmuff, the third microphone supplying second sounds for the first speaker and the second speaker to output as a second sound output.

An earmuffs system for a helmet including:

• a first ear muff including a first speaker therein;
• a second ear muff electrically coupled to the first ear muff, the second ear muff including a second speaker therein;
• a first microphone and a second microphone within the helmet;
• noise cancellation circuitry disposed within the first ear muff, the noise cancellation circuitry receiving first sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone and processing the first sounds by in part canceling the first sounds to form a first sound output that is provided from the first speaker and the second speaker;
• and
• a third microphone placed external to the helmet, the third microphone supplying second sounds for the first speaker and the second speaker to output as a second sound output.

An earmuffs system for a helmet including:

• a first ear muff including a first speaker therein;
• a second earmuff electrically coupled to the first ear muff, the second ear muff including a second speaker therein;
• a first microphone and a second microphone within the helmet;
• noise cancellation circuitry disposed within the helmet, the noise cancellation circuitry receiving first sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone and processing the first sounds by in part canceling the first sounds to form a first sound output that is provided from the first speaker and the second speaker;
• and
• a third microphone placed external to the helmet, the third microphone supplying second sounds for the first speaker and the second speaker to output as a second sound output without the second sounds undergoing noise cancellation processing.