K9YC wrote: > If you want really good in-ear earphones, look at offerings > by Etymotic Research and Shure. Both are widely used by > professionals. > http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er4.aspx > > http://store.shure.com/store/shure/en_US/list/categoryID.12165500 > > I own an ER4S and an ER4P, and a three Shure models that > precede those listed on their webpage. I'm happy with all but > the lowest cost Shures. > > The Shure products are widely available in the retail > distribution world. I think that Etymotic also has dealers, > and the dealers may offer substantial discounts. > > All of these pro products work fine with the ear-fittings > that come in the box, but can be fitted with earmolds. You > need to get fitted by an audiologist. Whether an earmold > helps, and how much it helps, depends on everyone's > individual ear. It's sort of like shoes. :) One of the major > advantages of these in-ear products is superior isolation > from room sound. 40dB is typical of the best, and custom > earmolds tend improve on that. Again, depending on your ears, > they may also improve comfort.
Earbud specialists say that custom-molded earpieces can actually be less comforatble for some people than generic ear pieces that come with the earbuds ... to Jim's point about individuality. Another 25 dB of isolation can be added by using high-quality ear muffs, too. I've found the Bilsom Leightning L3 muffs to be entirely comfortable over a 48-hour contest weekend. Quality earbuds with quality ear muffs provide much more isolation than the best noise-cancelling headphones. Ed - W0YK ______________________________________________________________ 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
