[Elecraft] KX1 earphones

[Jim Brown]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 13:25:54 -0500 (EST), Doug Faunt N6TQS
+1-510-655-8604 wrote:

>I want to thank everyone for this thread.  I'm going on the T33C trip
>later this year, and we're severely weight limited.  

Although they are considerably more expensive, you might want to check
out the Etymotic Research earphones. These are excellent professional
products, and provide excellent noise isolation. I work in pro audio,
and occasionally do live recording work where my mix position is set up
in the same room with a loud band. Their excellent isolation allows me
to mix at a much lower sound level than I otherwise would. 

I have one pair of the ER4S model and one ER4P and I wouldn't consider
doing a live gig without one of them.  They work great in a contest
situation, and they work great with my K2.  The ER6 is a lower cost
model with somewhat lower isolation that should be fine for what you
need. The ER4P is a bit more efficient, but I this is likely to be
important only if battery drain is a big deal, and even then I wouldn't
expect it to make a lot of difference. 

You can further improve the isolation (at least of the ER4's) by having
custom earmolds made by an audiologist. I find that the generic
earmolds that come with the headphones are fine for my physiology, so I
haven't done that. 

Etymotic Research is located a few miles from O'Hare.  

http://www.etymotic.com/

This may be the lowest cost vendor. They have a good reputation in the
pro audio world. 

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manufacturer/Etymotic+Research/

Jim Brown  K9YC