[Elecraft] Headphones

[ab2tc]

Good grief, that's a lot of money to spend on earphones. I have been using
cheap (~$15) Sony foam pad earphones with excellent results for years. But I
am also happy with my Heil boom set. I don't find them "sharp" at all but
they do make the XYL tap my shoulder if she needs my attention.


G4MKP wrote:
> 
> Anyone looking for headphones?
> 
> I have been using the Heil Pro Set headphones for some time with my K3.
> However, for cw contesting I have always felt that are a little ‘sharp’
> and
> quite uncomfortable after an hour or so. Last week I bought the Bose QC2
> and
> tried those. Whilst the audio quality is ok, for the price (£220) they are
> not that good. Also, the cupped earpieces are probably fine for noise
> cancelling during long haul flights, I’m not convinced that they are best
> suited for my needs in the shack. I returned the QC2 phones and replaced
> them with the Bose on-ear phones (£117). Audio very nice (cw copy is
> particularly pleasing), and I guess with a difference impedance to the
> Heil,
> a little less drive required fro the rig. They are comfortable and unlike
> the cupped earpiece, I’m aware of other sounds around the shack. The Pro
> Set
> phones only needed for SSB work now. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Terry
> 
> G4MKP
> 
> <snip>
> 


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