[CQ-Contest] Headphones for CW

[Ktfrog007 at aol.com]

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 at 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