Good grief, that's a lot of money to spend on earphones. I have been using cheap (~$15) Sony foam pad earphones with excellent results for years. But I am also happy with my Heil boom set. I don't find them "sharp" at all but they do make the XYL tap my shoulder if she needs my attention.
G4MKP wrote: > > Anyone looking for headphones? > > I have been using the Heil Pro Set headphones for some time with my K3. > However, for cw contesting I have always felt that are a little sharp > and > quite uncomfortable after an hour or so. Last week I bought the Bose QC2 > and > tried those. Whilst the audio quality is ok, for the price (£220) they are > not that good. Also, the cupped earpieces are probably fine for noise > cancelling during long haul flights, Im not convinced that they are best > suited for my needs in the shack. I returned the QC2 phones and replaced > them with the Bose on-ear phones (£117). Audio very nice (cw copy is > particularly pleasing), and I guess with a difference impedance to the > Heil, > a little less drive required fro the rig. They are comfortable and unlike > the cupped earpiece, Im aware of other sounds around the shack. The Pro > Set > phones only needed for SSB work now. > > Cheers, > > Terry > > G4MKP > > <snip> > ----- AB2TC - Knut -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Headphones-tp1672987p1673381.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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
