[Elecraft] Head Phones

[Paul Ecker]

Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
performance. Any recommendations?

73 Paul w2eck
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Clark Macaulay]

Paul,

I've used Sony MDR-7506 and heartily recommend it. Like you, I don't need a
mic, so these were a cut above the lower priced spread.


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On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:19 PM Paul Ecker  wrote:

> Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
> but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
> set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
> performance. Any recommendations?
>
> 73 Paul w2eck
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Jim Brown]

On 1/13/2021 1:38 PM, Clark Macaulay wrote:

I've used Sony MDR-7506 and heartily recommend it.


Yes, very nice. BUT -- Yamaha CM500, which includes a mic and which I 
also like a lot, is quite comfortable and about 2/3 the cost. The Sony 
is considerably more ruggedly built; I own three pairs and I've never 
had a failure. I've had un-repairble broken wiring in two CM500s.


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Logan R Zintsmaster]

I wear a pair of the Sony 7506 headphones on a regular basis for several hours 
at a time. Very comfortable and sound good. 

Logan, KE7AZ 

Entropy is winning. 

> On Jan 13, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Clark Macaulay  wrote:
> 
> Paul,
> 
> I've used Sony MDR-7506 and heartily recommend it. Like you, I don't need a
> mic, so these were a cut above the lower priced spread.
> 
> 
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>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:19 PM Paul Ecker  wrote:
>> 
>> Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
>> but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
>> set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
>> performance. Any recommendations?
>> 
>> 73 Paul w2eck
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> -- 
> 73,
> 
> Clark, WU4B
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> SKCC #3892
> NAQCC #5055
> CWOPS #1869
> Collins Collectors #AC90-12432
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> North Georgia QRP Club 
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Bill Frantz]

I have had some Sennheiser noise canceling headphones for 
perhaps 10 years. They are still going strong with no 
significant signs of wear.


They work well for public service events involving parades 
because they make it possible to hear while a high school band 
is playing in your ear. (You also need a noise canceling mic so 
others can hear you over the band.)


I've never found them to be uncomfortable, even on extended 
airplane trip, where they reduce the cabin noise level. I use 
them even if I'm not listening to anything just to reduce the 
noise level.


73 Bill AE6JV

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Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
performance. Any recommendations?

73 Paul w2eck


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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Walter Underwood]

The Sony is fine for listening to music, so it should be fine for speech or CW. 
I tried my Yamaha CM500s for music after my Grado SR-60 headphones finally 
died, and the Yamaha phones were unlistenable. I went back to Apple ear buds 
until I got new Grados. OK for speech, but not good enough for music.

The Sony MDR-V6 has fairly flat response, the MDR-7506 has an upper midrange 
(presence) boost. Get the one that is on sale.

wunder
K6WRU
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> On Jan 13, 2021, at 2:02 PM, Jim Brown  wrote:
> 
> On 1/13/2021 1:38 PM, Clark Macaulay wrote:
>> I've used Sony MDR-7506 and heartily recommend it.
> 
> Yes, very nice. BUT -- Yamaha CM500, which includes a mic and which I also 
> like a lot, is quite comfortable and about 2/3 the cost. The Sony is 
> considerably more ruggedly built; I own three pairs and I've never had a 
> failure. I've had un-repairble broken wiring in two CM500s.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[JP Douglas]

I’ve got a Sennheiser headphone as well, they rock!
Also have the Yamaha headset, it’s not as good for noise cancelling as the 
Senheiser but it does have the mic.
Unless I’m in a situation where I have to use a headset with mic, I always go 
for the Senheiser.

73 de Jose Douglas KB1TCD

> On Jan 13, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Bill Frantz  wrote:
> 
> I have had some Sennheiser noise canceling headphones for perhaps 10 years. 
> They are still going strong with no significant signs of wear.
> 
> They work well for public service events involving parades because they make 
> it possible to hear while a high school band is playing in your ear. (You 
> also need a noise canceling mic so others can hear you over the band.)
> 
> I've never found them to be uncomfortable, even on extended airplane trip, 
> where they reduce the cabin noise level. I use them even if I'm not listening 
> to anything just to reduce the noise level.
> 
> 73 Bill AE6JV
> 
> On 1/13/21 at 4:17 PM, ecke...@gmail.com (Paul Ecker) wrote:
> 
>> Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
>> but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
>> set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
>> performance. Any recommendations?
>> 
>> 73 Paul w2eck
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Louandzip via Elecraft]

 
My MDR-1506 are ~20 years old.  Love them.  Recently replaced the pads again.  
There are many many different ear pads available on Amazon. 
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 3:51:37 PM MST, JP Douglas 
 wrote:  
 
 
I’ve got a Sennheiser headphone as well, they rock!
Also have the Yamaha headset, it’s not as good for noise cancelling as the 
Senheiser but it does have the mic.
Unless I’m in a situation where I have to use a headset with mic, I always go 
for the Senheiser.

73 de Jose Douglas KB1TCD

> On Jan 13, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Bill Frantz  wrote:
> 
> I have had some Sennheiser noise canceling headphones for perhaps 10 years. 
> They are still going strong with no significant signs of wear.
> 
> They work well for public service events involving parades because they make 
> it possible to hear while a high school band is playing in your ear. (You 
> also need a noise canceling mic so others can hear you over the band.)
> 
> I've never found them to be uncomfortable, even on extended airplane trip, 
> where they reduce the cabin noise level. I use them even if I'm not listening 
> to anything just to reduce the noise level.
> 
> 73 Bill AE6JV
> 
> On 1/13/21 at 4:17 PM, ecke...@gmail.com (Paul Ecker) wrote:
> 
>> Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
>> but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
>> set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
>> performance. Any recommendations?
>> 
>> 73 Paul w2eck
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Charlie T]

Yeah BUT.
The Sony's have much better high freq response.
I have severe hearing loss up in the treble range, where the harmonics of a
trumpet & snare drum as well as the ring of a Gibson Hummingbird reside.
The Yamaha's are good IF your hearing is normal, but I can tell a YUGE
difference using the MDR-7506's.


73, Charlie k3ICH




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On 1/13/2021 1:38 PM, Clark Macaulay wrote:
> I've used Sony MDR-7506 and heartily recommend it.

Yes, very nice. BUT -- Yamaha CM500, which includes a mic and which I also
like a lot, is quite comfortable and about 2/3 the cost. The Sony is
considerably more ruggedly built; I own three pairs and I've never had a
failure. I've had un-repairble broken wiring in two CM500s.

73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[john]

This would be an easy choice for me. A week and a half ago I wore Sony
MDR-7506 headphones for 24 hours in the ARRL RTTY Roundup and there was
absolutely no discomfort plus they sound great.  I bought these years ago
after reading K9YC's comments and I never regretted it.

John KK9A  W4AAA in 2021 RTTY RU


Paul Ecker W2ECK Wrote:

Know this is a well worn out subject. But looking for a reasonably priced,
but comfortable set of headphones. Just the headphones, don't need a mic. A
set that is lightweight enough to wear for a few hours but reasonable
performance. Any recommendations?

73 Paul w2eck

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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Charlie T]

I would make one further recommendationBuy a pair of velour ear pads
from Beyer Dynamics.
They probably make them for all popular cans.
They are much more comfortable than those thin (flaky) vinyl one the phones
come with AND they last a lot longer too.

73, Charlie k3ICH



 

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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[Edward R Cole]

I have a very old Sony MDR-V600 which is not noise cancelling but 
great sound and muffs very comfortable over my over-ear hearing 
aids.  I bought the Antlion boom mic which uses a small earth magnet 
cemented to the head phones to mount the boom mic.  I don't use the 
mic very much in the shack, but the headphone hang on a coat hook by 
my radio cabinet for  frequent use.  Boom mic is intended for outdoor 
use in portable operation with my KX3.  I tested the mic on air with 
my K3 and got good reports with it.


I also got a Senheiser noise-cancelling headphone but were not as 
comfortable as my Bose QC-2 (which I use mainly on aircraft).  I gave 
the Senheiser to my wife.


I tried the Yamaha with boom mic but they caused my hearing aids to 
oscillate (howl) whenever I put them on (so I sold it).


Get a good quality stereo headphone that are comfortable (over the 
ear muffs for better noise isolation).



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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

[john]

This makes me wonder how noisy people's shacks are?

John KK9A



Edward R Cole kl7uw wrote:

Get a good quality stereo headphone that are comfortable (over the
ear muffs for better noise isolation).


73, Ed - KL7UW


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[Elecraft] Head Phones and a note about Replacing the KI03 I/O

[KARL MARDERIAN]

   First off I ran across some people taking about Head Phones and the  
K3. If I what use a Mono pair of phones, I like the Kenwood HS-5 8  
Ohms. They are well mad and sound good. But I regress, at the end of  
replace KI03, one is told to cut both traces on the RF board, from the  
bottom of the radio. They state if cut properly, you should read "0"  
ohms on your meter. Well, I got reads of between 12-14 ohms. Is there  
not all kinds of electric stuff on the other side of the board for the  
circuit to follow. My mag glass works just fine to show I cut the  
copper out the PC board. Just so you known
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones and a note about Replacing the KI03 I/O

[Don Wilhelm]

Karl,

Did you cut the correct traces?
You should read "infinity" on your meter after the cut, and not "0".  
Measure across each cut - one probe on one side of the cut and the other 
probe on the other side of the cut.

73,
Don W3FPR

KARL MARDERIAN wrote:
>First off I ran across some people taking about Head Phones and the  
> K3. If I what use a Mono pair of phones, I like the Kenwood HS-5 8  
> Ohms. They are well mad and sound good. But I regress, at the end of  
> replace KI03, one is told to cut both traces on the RF board, from the  
> bottom of the radio. They state if cut properly, you should read "0"  
> ohms on your meter. Well, I got reads of between 12-14 ohms. Is there  
> not all kinds of electric stuff on the other side of the board for the  
> circuit to follow. My mag glass works just fine to show I cut the  
> copper out the PC board. Just so you known
>   
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Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones and a note about Replacing the KI03 I/O

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

What mod/document are you referring to about Karl? 

If there's an error in one of the docs we want to fix it.

AFAIK, *all* mods are carefully tested including making the resistance
checks on an actual unit to ensure they are accurate before the document is
released.  

If it says "open circuit" the resistance should be many megohms. Sometimes
it's possible to "turn on" a junction somewhere in the circuit by connecting
the DMM leads in a certain way, but the correct reading should be obtained
by reversing the leads. When that's true, there should be a note in the
procedure to reverse the leads if the readings are wrong. 

Also, if an older ohmmeter is used, it will often produce totally different
readings because it applies higher voltages to the circuit. In fact, older
"ohmmeters" not specifically designed for solid state work can destroy
integrated circuits and transistors with the voltage some of them apply. 

Ron AC7AC

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   First off I ran across some people taking about Head Phones and the  
K3. If I what use a Mono pair of phones, I like the Kenwood HS-5 8  
Ohms. They are well mad and sound good. But I regress, at the end of  
replace KI03, one is told to cut both traces on the RF board, from the  
bottom of the radio. They state if cut properly, you should read "0"  
ohms on your meter. Well, I got reads of between 12-14 ohms. Is there  
not all kinds of electric stuff on the other side of the board for the  
circuit to follow. My mag glass works just fine to show I cut the  
copper out the PC board. Just so you known
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