[Elecraft] Koss SB-45 Headset, update on comfort

[Anthony Scandurra]

For you DXpeditioners, it should be noted that the Koss SB-45 folds up
quite nicely for easier packing.  See the Koss website's photos of them in
the folded up configuration.

https://www.koss.com/headphones/headsets/sb45-824

Thanks for the review of the headset, Dave!

73, Tony K4QE

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:54 PM, Dave Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Last week I posted my impressions of the Koss SB-45 here:
> http://marc.info/?l=elecraft&m=145134615022993&w=2
>
> I promised an update on long-term comfort after the RTTY Roundup contest,
> so this is it.  I wore this headset for two 12 hour contest sessions this
> past weekend, and found its comfort equal to or better than the Yamaha
> CM-500, which most everyone, including myself, seems to think is very
> good.  There is a sweet spot in the headphone height adjustment, where
> equal pressure is applied above and below the ears, and it feels really
> super at that point, even for an eyeglass wearer like myself.  My ears
> didn't get as hot as with the CM-500, and the SB-45 headband has nice soft
> padding that didn't irritate the top of my bald head like the CM-500
> sometimes does.
>
> Overall, I think the SB-45 is equal to or better than the CM-500, at about
> half the price.
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
>
>
> .
>
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