If you are going to spend that much, you might as well get the Proset K2. Great listening, comfortable, and constantly great audio reports from others.
http://www.elecraft.com/MD2/proset.htm Eric wb7sde On Thu, Jul 17, 2014, at 09:09 AM, Walter Underwood wrote: > If you are OK with open back headphones, the Grado SR-60 ($80) has been > the best deal in audio for a long time. You can turn headphones into a > headset with the ModMic add-on boom mic ($50). > > http://www.modmic.com/ > > wunder > K6WRU > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ > > On Jul 17, 2014, at 8:19 AM, Ignacy <n...@arrl.net> wrote: > > > I use Yamaha CM500 with K3. It is wearing out so I started looking at > > alternatives. Yesterday I connected Bose OE ($100). The sound quality > > changed from OK or a bit harsh to very smooth, like from Chevy to Cadillac. > > > > A pleasure to listen to. > > > > I thought that headphones are headphones and their main differences are > > frequencies characteristics, sensitivity + fit. However, with OE the sound > > quality is greatly improved. Any idea why? > > > > Seems choosing $40 headsets with $3k radio is not be the best idea. > > > > If only they had a headset.... > > > > Ignacy, NO9E > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Audio-from-OK-to-superior-tp7591291.html > > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to e...@evross.com -- Eric Ross ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com