[Elecraft] K1 headphone selection?

[Don Wilhelm]

Alan,

The K1 has lots of audio, so you don't really need extremely sensitive 
headphones.  Your question has a lot of 'individual preference' content 
to it, but I will share mine.

I have the Sony MDR-CD60 headphones here and like them over any others I 
have tried - they are quite comfortable and have great response for my 
ham use.  I bought them several years ago at Target or Wall Mart or 
someplace like that (really can't remember).
I checked the web and found a source at 
http://www.networksupplyinc.com/NEWproductslist/Specials/sonyheadset.htm.
I don't know if this is the best deal, and you are welcome to Google on 
your own for further information.  One site for audiophiles did not seem 
to like them, but for my purposes, they are great and quite comfortable.

One caveat - I wear hearing aids because of my high frequency hearing 
loss (but below 200 Hz my hearing is normal).  I usually listen using 
speakers because I cannot use headphones over my hearing aids, but if I 
take the aids off, these headphones are "just the thing" for me.  YMMV.

73,
Don W3FPR

ARDUJENSKI at aol.com wrote:
> I was searching the archives for suggestion for a good quality portable  
> headsets for the K1 taking into account
>
> (1) good low end response,  
> (2) comfortable to wear for a few hours and 
> (3) good volume and 
> (4)  good sensitivity. 
>  
> Many of the "stereo" headsets are about 32 ohm and not sure if that  rules 
> these out performance wise.
>
> I am trying to avoid buying 4 or 5 sets  and hoping to gain from the LIST's 
> vast experience. To spare the bandwidth on  the LIST you can send comments 
> directly to    
>  
> ardujenski AT aol.com
>   
>