[CQ-Contest] Headphones for CW

[Matt Murphy]

Graham -- I have a pair of the 280s also (or a very similar model) and the
audio quality is superb, though my pair fits a bit tight on my rather large
noggin. Congrats on the decision.

73,
Matt, NQ6N

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Collins, Graham <CollinG at navcanada.ca>wrote:

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> Good morning Matt (and all),****
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> Thank you all for your input on my question.****
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> 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.****
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> 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
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> 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”
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> 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.****
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> Cheers, Graham ve3gtc****
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> *From:* Matt Murphy [mailto:matt at nq6n.com]
> *Sent:* December 1, 2011 20:06
> *To:* **Collins, Graham**
> *Cc:* rin JG1VGX; **cq-contest
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> *Subject:* Re: [CQ-Contest] Headphones for CW
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> I have had excellent luck with these:
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> http://www.amazon.com/JBuds-Premium-Hi-Fi-Noise-Isolating-Earbuds/dp/B001GS8FZ2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1322787658&sr=8-4
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> They are extremely comfortable, and they let me hear things that are
> unintelligable on my new heil proset. They are also very nice with the K3,
> even if you turn up the AGC threshold, which can be very nice for picking
> out weak signals.
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> Matt NQ6N
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