[SCCC] CW Headphones

[Kent Olsen]

I second the Radio Sport. It feels like a pillow on my head.

Kent
N6WT

On Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 19:27 Dennis Vernacchia <n6ki73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yamaha CM500
> ..best bang for the buck....you may need an audio adapter unit with them so
> ask vender....
>
> 73 Dennis N6KI
>
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 5:18 PM Steve <k0xp at k0xp.com> wrote:
>
> > So I've decided that my 45+ year-old headphones, which still work
> > perfectly fine but whose plastic cushions and ancient olde foam are
> > all cracked, dried-up or otherwise done for (nearly like me) over 20
> > years ago, just might be up for upgrading and replacement. I've
> > perused the available Heil phones but for one reason or another,
> > don't think those will fit the bill. Dunno about the MFJ phones but
> > there doesn't seem to be much data on them. Ordinary computer phones
> > such as "dynamic" types are a no-go; they just don't have the
> > presence or volume that my deaf ears require. They're good to fall
> > asleep with, but nothing to dig deeply into pileups with.
> >
> > I'm looking for headphones that do NOT have "peaking" or "emphasis"
> > in the above-1000-cycle range; i.e., I'm not the least bit interested
> > in high frequency response (and particularly not voice
> > communications) since almost all (99.995%) of my operating is with my
> > narrow CW filters in and radios and filters peaked around the 660 Hz
> > range (or lower for certain weaker signals). They must be no higher
> > than 16 ohms and preferably 8 ohms.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > TNX,
> > Steve K0XP
> > Mission Viejo
> >
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> On Aug 13, 2018 5:18 PM, "Steve" <k0xp at k0xp.com> wrote:
>
> So I've decided that my 45+ year-old headphones, which still work
> perfectly fine but whose plastic cushions and ancient olde foam are
> all cracked, dried-up or otherwise done for (nearly like me) over 20
> years ago, just might be up for upgrading and replacement. I've
> perused the available Heil phones but for one reason or another,
> don't think those will fit the bill. Dunno about the MFJ phones but
> there doesn't seem to be much data on them. Ordinary computer phones
> such as "dynamic" types are a no-go; they just don't have the
> presence or volume that my deaf ears require. They're good to fall
> asleep with, but nothing to dig deeply into pileups with.
>
> I'm looking for headphones that do NOT have "peaking" or "emphasis"
> in the above-1000-cycle range; i.e., I'm not the least bit interested
> in high frequency response (and particularly not voice
> communications) since almost all (99.995%) of my operating is with my
> narrow CW filters in and radios and filters peaked around the 660 Hz
> range (or lower for certain weaker signals). They must be no higher
> than 16 ohms and preferably 8 ohms.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TNX,
> Steve K0XP
> Mission Viejo
>
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