I recently received the Bose Quiet Comfort II headphones as a gift. I used them on my next flights to PEI for airplane noise reduction and it works well for that. They were so comfortable that I used them in the contest when I arrived in PEI. I now prefer the Bose headphones over earbuds which I have used for 30 years because I hated over the ear cans as they hurt my head and made my ears hot (and I tried a number of headphones.) I don't turn on the noise reduction in PEI, but I do at home as the shack is noisier at the home QTH. You can keep them plugged in to a USB port, so the batteries don't run out. I have always used a boom mic so the headphones are not an issue for SSB.
As long as I am touting products, I have the Heil PRAS in both my shacks. I built a breakout box so it only is used on my mostly deaf left ear. The PRAS works so well that I actually forget I have a hearing deficit while doing SO2R. I have a hearing aid for my left ear, but it doesn't improve intelligibility at all. The PARS unit improves intelligibility amazingly well. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 10:19 AM Clark Macaulay <[email protected]> wrote: > Another vote for MDR-7506. I'm a 99 44/100 CW ope and don't need the > microphone. The Sony are light, cover my entire ear, and replacement OEM > pads relatively available. Nice carrying case comes with it (for those > that travel). > > Clark WU4B > > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 10:26 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you do not need a microphone, the Sony MDR-7506 that K9YC has > mentioned > > numerous times on this list is just awesome. These are high quality > > headphones that sound great and are super comfortable. I use mine for all > > CW > > and RTTY contests plus occasionally for other things around the house. > > > > John KK9A > > > > Mike Streeter wm5dx wrote: > > > > I bought the Yamaha phones a couple of years ago. They were fine for a > > while > > but the microphone was very loose and kept getting in the way and then > the > > foam earpiece covering all fell apart. So, when I thought about it, it > > occurred to me that the younger generation that does a lot of gaming for > > hours on end must need something that worked well and are comfortable for > > long periods. I did a little research and then bought a "Pro Gamer" > headset > > HyperX Cloud. Not as cheap as the Yamaha but not as pricey as Heil. (I've > > had Heil headsets over the years and never been really happy with them). > > The real clincher was that the HyperX has a detachable microphone so now > I > > have something to stir my tea with. (The only use I have for it). > > I am very pleased, they seem to perform well with the K3 and I find them > > durable and comfortable. But, as someone else said, every person is > > different. > > 73, Mike, WM5DX. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > > -- > 73, > > Clark, WU4B > Little Pistol With Wires > QRPARCI #10815 > SKCC #3892 > NAQCC #5055 > CWOPS #1869 > Collins Collectors #AC90-12432 > Southeastern DX Club <http://www.sedxc.org> > North Georgia QRP Club <http://www.nogaqrp.org> > > > *"It is vain to do with more what can be done with less."* > *Attributed to *William of Occam (1288 AD - 1348 AD) > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
