[Premium-Rx] Headphones

[Blair Batty]

> > > I'd like to get a pair of headphones, comfortable and
> > > lightweight so I can enjoy my Harris 590 privately, and also
> > > not be bothered by ambient sound. I want real headphones,
> > > not the lightweight "ear-bud" or "walkman" phones. I'm very
> > > eclectic in my listening: ham, SW broadcast, commercial,
> > > air, etc. I'm comfortable with spending several hundred dollars,
> > > if necessary.

Thank you to all of you who replied. The ~only~ person who thought
low-fidelity communication headphones was a good idea, sold them...

Everyone seemed to agree to get the best 'phones I could
afford. I finally settled on Sony MDR-V700 headphones because:

1) they were among the recommended by premium-rx members
2) I happened to be passing a Sony store...
3) MDR-V700 was the best that the store happened to have in stock.

I found a dramatic improvement in legibility and sound quality, by
using headphones, instead of the built-in speaker of my Harris RF-590.
A dramatic improvement for a small cost; recommended!

Sincerely
Blair Batty
Canada

p.s. I also visited Radioshack for some headphone mono-to-stereo
adaptor plugs.