[TenTec] Noise canceling headphones

[Paul Gates]

$60.00 sounds good to me. R these just head phones... I am looking for a good headset... And where could I get more info on the Koss QZ phones?
Pearly
Paul Gates
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Wagner<mailto:tfwagner at snet.net> 
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  Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 9:02 PM
  Subject: RE: [TenTec] Noise canceling headphones


  The Koss QZ Pro model *is* noise cancelling.  Works pretty
  well.  About $60.

  73,
  Tom Wagner - N1MM
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  -----Original Message-----
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  [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ken Brown
  Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:18 PM
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  Subject: Re: [TenTec] Noise canceling headphones



  > hought about noise canceling headphones like the Heil Quiet Phone.  
  > Does anyone have experience with these or others on fan noise when 
  > working CW? There are only a few reviews on eHam. 


  >
  > I am using Koss QZ/99 phones and am very happy with them. I think I 
  > bought them from AES. They are comfortable and sound good. They are 
  > NOT noise cancelling headphones. They just cover the ears completely 
  > and keep out noise better than most. Previously I was using Heil 
  > BM-10, which I also really like, however they are lightweight, not ear 
  > covering. I orginally got the Koss QZ/99 because my XYL complained 
  > that the BM-10 would not stay on her ears. This is more of a problem 
  > with longer hair, as hair between the headphone pads and the ears 
  > tends to make them slip off of the ears. Headphones that surround the 
  > ear stay on much better. Once I got the Koss QZ/99 I found that I like 
  > them better both because they stay on better and they block out noise 
  > better. This keeps the Titan 425 fan noise out of my ears nicely. I 
  > cannot say whether they work better to keep external noise out of the 
  > ears better than active electronic noise cancelling heaphones, however 
  > they cost a lot less and work great for me.

  DE N6KB

  >
  >


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