K3 Headphones
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Sam,
When this topic was previously discussed I saw mention of Extreme Isolation EX 29 headphones which provide: 1) Good noise suppression (29 dB or nearly a factor of 1000 at 1000 Hz) so you can keep the volume down and not hear your station's fans or the TV in the next room. 2) Comfort and an adjustable padded headband. 3) Exact impedance match for the K3 at 32 Ohms and hence plenty of volume from the K3. 4) They are California made and cost $99. 5) Stereo headphones with built in adapter for the larger phone plug jack used on the K3 front panel. The adapter plugs in and then screws home over the smaller stereo plug attached permanently to the phones. The plugs appear to have gold plating, which is a complete waste. 6) They come with a nine foot line cord which I just wrapped around a toroidal core even though I was not experiencing problems with noise. They are also available with a 40 inch long cord. I purchased a set and am most pleased with them. You can look the Extreme Isolation EX-29 Headphones up on Google or go to http://www.quietheadphones.com/product/ex-29 and order by post for $99. These headphones are made for musicians to use in groups but I think they are missing another market. I also have the Heil Proset Plus but prefer these cans for CW work. Both sets of phones have their advantages but for CW the Extreme Isolation phones are more to my liking. The EX 29 will be clamped to my ears this weekend for CQ WPX. 73 Doug EI2CN PS EI5DI wrote an article for the NCJ some time back on the subject of headphones. He prefers Sony MDR EX71SL ear buds because cans bother his ears when he is wearing glasses. I also wear spectacles but mine have a thin wire frames and are comfortable with headphones. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I've had Sennheiser HD400 for many years (long since out of production
but there is a newer model). These are very light. I've also the Heil Proset noise cancellers. The Proset and any other can-style headphone I've ever used just kill my ears after a while, like in a contest. The HD400's are better but still, eventually after 4 hours or so I have to take them off. I bought a set of Sennheiser CX300-II earbuds on ebay new for $35, some special. I think they're regularly $50. These have excellent sound quality as one expects from Sennheiser. They're noise blocking, nearly as good as the Heil noise cancellers. And they completely solve the long term ear pain issue. I can wear them all day (or night) without any discomfort. I set the K3 AF Gain to Low and the AF LIM to 20. Highly recommended! -- 73 Art Allison, Colorado "Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right." --Henry Ford. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I have the Sennheiser HD 280 pro 64ohm, I also use
Creative ear buds EP-630 they work very well also the price of the ear buds are very reasonable. Regards Art ka9zap On 5/28/2010 11:29 AM, Art K6XT wrote: > I've had Sennheiser HD400 for many years (long since out of production > but there is a newer model). These are very light. I've also the Heil > Proset noise cancellers. The Proset and any other can-style headphone > I've ever used just kill my ears after a while, like in a contest. The > HD400's are better but still, eventually after 4 hours or so I have to > take them off. > > I bought a set of Sennheiser CX300-II earbuds on ebay new for $35, some > special. I think they're regularly $50. These have excellent sound > quality as one expects from Sennheiser. They're noise blocking, nearly > as good as the Heil noise cancellers. And they completely solve the long > term ear pain issue. I can wear them all day (or night) without any > discomfort. > > I set the K3 AF Gain to Low and the AF LIM to 20. > > Highly recommended! > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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