"Telamon" wrote in message
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I really don't understand why some people think speakers and headphones
that limit the audio response are the way to go for intelligibility as
you are stuck with the limited audio response even when conditions are
good. That is like buying a car that does not have 3rd and 4th gear
because you only use 1st and 2nd to go up hill.


Maybe it's a leftover from the days when most serious SW communication was
done with Morse code. A very sharp audio peak would help supress
interfering signals, as nearly all those signals would come in at different
audio frequencies. Peaky, narrow audio bandwidth headphones were the best
for helping the communication pros dig signals out of the noise.

And who wants less than "the best"?

Frank Dresser