Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-24 Thread Bill W4ZV
DW Holtman wrote: > > The high range of my hearing is greatly attenuated from too many years > working on Flight decks and around jet engines. So I have no need for a > pair > of high performance $250.00 headphones. But, I'm looking for a new set. > Does > anyone have any recommendations for

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread Matt Zilmer
N > >- Original Message - >From: "Brett Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: ; "'AE4CW'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:26 PM >Subject: RE: [Elecraft]

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread DW Holtman
Brett Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DW Holtman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ; "'AE4CW'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modif

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread Brett Howard
A decent pair of relatively inexpensive full size cans would be the Sennheiser HD201. You'd probably be pretty happy with these. Especially for communications use and you'll be able to get them for under your $50 budget afer shipping. On Sun, 2008-03-23 at 18:47 -0600, DW Holtman wrote: > Hello,

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread DW Holtman
n the $50.00 range? Best, DW Holtmen WB7SSN - Original Message - From: "Brett Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: ; "'AE4CW'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:26 PM Subje

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread Brett Howard
I'm no where near as pleased with the ER6's as I am the 4's. The 6's are a lot bigger and a bit cumbersome and no one that I know of will make a full ear mold of them. As far as the mic I use a Heil GM4 and a Heil Boom. On Sun, 2008-03-23 at 12:07 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > 250 is p

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
there is no place for the (headset) mic . 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Howard > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:38 AM > To: AE4CW > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [El

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-23 Thread AE4CW
The amount of isolation has a lot to do with individual ear canal shape. I have very rectangular canals, and none of the Shure or Sennheiser universal fit tips (foam, soft cones, silicone cones, or three-flange) come close in my case to the isolation of the well fitted custom molds provided by Li

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-22 Thread Brett Howard
250 is pretty cheap. I paid more than that when you add up what I paid for the ER4P's and the molds separately. Yet still in pretty much all of the monitors I've listened to the Etymotics are about as antiseptic as I've found. I'm a big fan of a very clean very flat response and the ety's are qu

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-22 Thread AE4CW
I second Brett's comments re the use of custom fitted in-ear monitors (IEMs) for great isolation and sonic clarity. Properly fitted, they are very comfortable, provide about 25 dB of external isolation and you hear exactly what your receiver is producing. I do live sound monitor engineering on

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-22 Thread Brett Howard
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

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-22 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
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 a

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-22 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
W0JFR wrote: Awhile back, someone mentioned that their club/group modified the Bose Quiet Comfort headphones with a microphone. Could you provide a description of this modification and a list of parts? http://www.freewebs.com/k1dg/boseheadphonemod.htm -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK __

[Elecraft] OT: Bose QC Mic Modification

2008-03-21 Thread W0JFR
Awhile back, someone mentioned that their club/group modified the Bose Quiet Comfort headphones with a microphone. Could you provide a description of this modification and a list of parts? Thanks, - John, W0JFR -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/OT%3A-Bose-QC-Mic-Modificati