[R-390] HI-Z Headphones

[Tom Norris]

Yea, I've seen those. Today they're up to $183. I have to wonder  
about that. I have several sets of that *very* headphone that I  
bought from Fair Radio Sales two years ago for $15 each still in the  
box and foil wrapper. They're made by Astrocom BTW.

I have a couple pair of high impedance headphones made by Clevite  
that I was lucky enough to find on ebay a few years ago, I think they  
were about $15 as well. There really isn't any reason to pay any more  
than that. It's sort of like the folks that pay 10x more for  
"Collins" branded tubes. Collins never made their own tubes, they  
probably were made by GE or anyone else.

IMHO This is not off topic, this type of discussion is one of the  
reasons the list is here.

Tom NU4G

On Sep 1, 2005, at 10:03 PM, DW Holtman wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I noticed that someone is selling "Collins radio" HIgh Impedance  
> headsets on the E Place. They are now up to $113.00???
>
> A company called Cailfone (put it in Google) sells good quality HI- 
> Z mono headsets with 1/4" plug for $15.00.
>
> I know that this is off topic, but I thought it is something that  
> some members might be interested in.  I have no interest in this  
> company other than I bought a set a while back for use with my  
> Hallicrafters SX-42 receiver.
>
> They charge $3.00 for shipping and handeling and use Pay Pal for  
> their payments.
>
> 73's
> DW Holtman
> WB7SSN
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