I used to work in the audio industry. Was working for a higher end amplifier manufacturer. We always thought that BOSE actually stood for "Bring Other Sound Equipment". It was also often said "No highs no lows it must be Bose". Honestly though some of their professional line of amps were quite well made and designed but that was because they farmed those out to us 100% we designed and manufactured them for them.
A great set of headphones for anyone who wants external noise isolation and wants good quality audio is the Etymotic ER-4P. I have a pair of these and have gone to an audiologist to have custom ear molds taken and had earpieces made by Westone. Westone makes hearing aids and makes for a wonderful addition to the Etymotic headphones. I can wear these headphones all day at work and not have even the slightest bit of fatigue. The ER4P's are probably the most transparent audio reproduction system I've ever heard. I've not spent large periods of time using these headphones during a contest but I can assure you all that they are completely flat and un-coloring when listening to music. I can't see how they'd be anything less than stellar when listening to the airwaves. Furthermore I can assure you that you'll never find any sort of active noise canceling that will do as good of a job at external noise reduction than the stock ear pieces that come with the ER-4P's. I have used them for a while during a field day and there is NO hearing the generators in the distance! This is crucial in gaining maximum dynamic range when it comes to the AF range. Also if you go to the Etymotic website and see the price don't be too put off by that as they can be found MUCH cheaper on the web! On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 10:36 +0000, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Yuk - not pretty - but I guess it works. > NOTE - that was the QC1 - thge QC2 has slightly different fittings > > But, what a thing to do to a £370 pair of headphones! > > I use mine while practicing my Morse and plan on using them when I > actually start CW QSOs. > > The K2 Proset headset works very well and does cut out a lot of > ambient noise. > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
