[SCCC] CW Headphones

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I agree with Dennis.  I have been using the Yamaha CM-500's for more than 5 years.  I am a BIC contester and find them comfortable on my ears even with reading glasses.  These have been very popular with lots of contesters and can be found for $55 or so.  "Best bang for the buck". is correct.
 
Kurt, W6PH  (mostly CW)
 
In a message dated 8/13/2018 7:27:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, n6ki73 at gmail.com writes:

 
 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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