Hi,
I go out and buy the cheapest on-the-ear headphones I can find, usually for
about $10, and use them until they fall apart. Currently I have an old
pair of Sony (MDR-026) headphones. The foam pads have long since worn out
and I threw them away. The phones are still comfortable and so light I
hardly realize I have them on. Although probably meant for music, they are
actually low fidelity which suits ham radio use just fine. I don't need to
hear high end hiss.
I operate almost all CW and RTTY and do not need headphones with a boom
mic. In contests I'm a lonely single op in a quiet household, so ambient
noise is never a problem.
73,
Kermit, AB1J
In a message dated 12/2/2011 6:01:26 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
CollinG@navcanada.ca writes:
Good morning Matt (and all),
Thank you all for your input on my question.
I was out Christmas shopping yesterday evening and took some time to have
a "look - touch - listen - try" of many of the current popular offerings in
the local stores, over ear, on ear, in ear, earbuds etc.
I still find in ear /earbuds uncomfortable but the higher end model do
sound very good. Unfortunately I was not able to try the Bose QC2 or QC15 that
others have been speaking highly of.
I have made a choice - the Sennheiser HD280's - based on input and reviews
of others and availability. Also the fact that they have a replaceable
cord. I don't much care for the coiled style of cord and I will be "fixing"
that very minor bit before too long.
I don't know if the higher end and more expensive models would give me
more so I took aim squarely in the middle of the pack price wise and flipped a
coin to decide between the HD280 and MDR-5706.
Cheers, Graham ve3gtc
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