[Elecraft] Yamaha Headphones

[Jorge Diez - CX6VM]

hello Mike

you have both, SB45 and SB45-USB on this link
https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Koss-Estere%C3%B3fonos-de-comunicaci%C3%B3n-SB-45/dp/B00081A2CW

And really a good price, $30

73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W

El lun, 21 nov 2022 a las 21:49, Mike Smith VE9AA (<ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>)
escribió:

> While that may be true Jim, the Koss SB45’s I saw on Amazon.ca (ca=Canada)
> had USB plugs on the ends of them, not the 1/8” phono type for Mic and Ear
> (stereo).
>
>
>
> I looked at many ads, and there was enough inconsistencies in the ads
> (some ads showed USB & 1/8” pictures, both) that I did not buy that
> particular model.
>
>
>
> I was headed to the Caymans for a contest expedition and time was of the
> essence, so I erred on the side of safety as there would not be enough time
> to buy the proper one later, should I have rec’d the USB ones (that were no
> good to me)
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA (ZF2AA in CQWW SSB 2022)
>
>
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>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
> From: Jim Rhodes [mailto:jimk0xu at gmail.com]
> Sent: November 21, 2022 8:08 PM
> To: Mike Smith VE9AA
> Cc: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha Headphones
>
>
>
> If you want a Koss and an electret mike get an SB45. Basically an SB40
> with electret instead of dynamic mike.
>
>
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>
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 8:25 AM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
> wrote:
>
> I have a pair of CM500's I've used extensively for the past 7-8 yrs.maybe
> longer.
>
> I typically wear them from 12-40hrs on any major contest weekend.  It would
> not be an exaggeration to say
>
> I have well in excess of 1000hrs on them. (a guess..the # might be 2 or
> 3k.who knows.)
>
>
>
> All I did was wear out the bonded pleather, but liked the phones so much I
> bought new velour earpads for them that cost nearly as much as the
> headphones originally cost, hi. They are better than new now. No issues
> ever
> with the headband.
>
>
>
> Recently I bought a few sets of the Koss SB40 and by gosh they look an
> awful
> lot like the Yamaha's..maybe made in the same factory - who knows.  They
> are
> starting to get hard to find as well but I found mine on amazon.ca for
> around $60 CDN
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA
>
>
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
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>
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73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W