Headphones

[G4MKP]

Anyone looking for headphones?

 

I have been using the Heil Pro Set headphones for some time with my K3. However, for cw contesting I have always felt that are a little ‘sharp’ and quite uncomfortable after an hour or so. Last week I bought the Bose QC2 and tried those. Whilst the audio quality is ok, for the price (£220) they are not that good. Also, the cupped earpieces are probably fine for noise cancelling during long haul flights, I’m not convinced that they are best suited for my needs in the shack. I returned the QC2 phones and replaced them with the Bose on-ear phones (£117). Audio very nice (cw copy is particularly pleasing), and I guess with a difference impedance to the Heil, a little less drive required fro the rig. They are comfortable and unlike the cupped earpiece, I’m aware of other sounds around the shack. The Pro Set phones only needed for SSB work now.

 

Cheers,

 

Terry

G4MKP

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[ab2tc]

Good grief, that's a lot of money to spend on earphones. I have been using cheap (~$15) Sony foam pad earphones with excellent results for years. But I am also happy with my Heil boom set. I don't find them "sharp" at all but they do make the XYL tap my shoulder if she needs my attention.

G4MKP wrote

Anyone looking for headphones?

I have been using the Heil Pro Set headphones for some time with my K3.
However, for cw contesting I have always felt that are a little ‘sharp’ and
quite uncomfortable after an hour or so. Last week I bought the Bose QC2 and
tried those. Whilst the audio quality is ok, for the price (£220) they are
not that good. Also, the cupped earpieces are probably fine for noise
cancelling during long haul flights, I’m not convinced that they are best
suited for my needs in the shack. I returned the QC2 phones and replaced
them with the Bose on-ear phones (£117). Audio very nice (cw copy is
particularly pleasing), and I guess with a difference impedance to the Heil,
a little less drive required fro the rig. They are comfortable and unlike
the cupped earpiece, I’m aware of other sounds around the shack. The Pro Set
phones only needed for SSB work now.

Cheers,

Terry

G4MKP

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[Tim Heasman]

Hi,

For the benefit of those K3 owners in the UK, Tesco have a 1/2 price offer
on Logitech X-140 speakers at £19.97.  My K3 has never sounded so good on
AM.
They need quite a bit of drive, they are connected to the rear head phone
socket with AF GAIN on HI.

The finish also matches the K3 ok as well.

Happy holidays

Tim

gm4lmh

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[Jim Brown-10]

I would be VERY cautious about buying amplified loudspeakers. While
I have no experience with the particular model cited, I've only seen
(so far) one amplified speaker that didn't have at least some
problem with RFI. It was a Genelec, approximate cost $2K.

73,

Jim K9YC


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[Darwin, Keith]

Maybe I'm strange (OK, no maybe about it) but I don't see the attraction
of good speakers for the K3.  I use headphones all the time and they
sound fabulous.  Every time I switch back to speakers I find I can't
hear signals or copy them as easily.

- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -

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[Jim-168]

Well I have a real clean set of amplified speakers someone through away a
Dayton a few years back that sound really nice but I get a little feedback
into them.

The one's I use that I like are the BOSE Companion II. Nice audio, no
feedback but I didn't dig these out of the trash.

As far as a communication speaker I Have my trusty Icom SP-20.

Also a nice speaker is my Sounds Sweet speaker. I want to sell it but it
would cost a good bit to ship it.

73 de KE4WY Jim

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Hi,

For the benefit of those K3 owners in the UK, Tesco have a 1/2 price offer
on Logitech X-140 speakers at £19.97.  My K3 has never sounded so good on
AM.
They need quite a bit of drive, they are connected to the rear head phone
socket with AF GAIN on HI.

The finish also matches the K3 ok as well.

Happy holidays

Tim

gm4lmh

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