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headphones
I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make
out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? |
tommyknocker wrote: I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? El cheapo old Archer Dynamic 16 ohm headphones. I have two pair. They are great for SW. |
Very good question.
I have tried most out there & here are my favorites. For maximun intelligibility.....Heil Proset . Will make a Hiiisssyyy radio sound really hiiisssyyy. For maximum comfort.......Yaesu YH-77 Highs are rolled off. I wear reading glasses most of the time in the radio room & the smaller headphones....like the YH-77..... are the most comfortable. The Kenwood HS-5 is a good set as well if you find them comfortable. 73, Ken tommyknocker wrote in message ... I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? |
tommyknocker wrote:
I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? Sennheiser, beyerdynamic, David Clark. For intelligibility and isolation, David Clark. Hands down. Ain't cheap. Worth every penny. |
"tommyknocker" wrote in message ... I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? This site specializes in everything headphones -- from ear-buds to top-of-the-line $1000 audiophile headphones, and has reviews and advice. http://www.headphone.com/layout.php -- Stinger |
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I like mine. On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:03:42 -0500, "Ken Wilson" wrote: Very good question. I have tried most out there & here are my favorites. For maximun intelligibility.....Heil Proset . Will make a Hiiisssyyy radio sound really hiiisssyyy. For maximum comfort.......Yaesu YH-77 Highs are rolled off. I wear reading glasses most of the time in the radio room & the smaller headphones....like the YH-77..... are the most comfortable. The Kenwood HS-5 is a good set as well if you find them comfortable. 73, Ken tommyknocker wrote in message ... I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? |
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El cheapo old Archer Dynamic 16 ohm headphones. I have two pair. They are
great for SW. I have two also, forget the name of one and it is in the closet with the extra gear. It has a small break ina connection that I have to fix but they are VERY cushy, almost like putting your ear in a pillow.....I really need to fix them. But I use my trusty Optimus Pro 40's, I've used them so much that the inside foam has worn out so I've had to break out the electrical tape and do a nice tape job. They are very comfortable. But yes I need another pai, matter of fact, I have to check the thread I started on those new titanium ones from Radio Shack. I'll have to say, you KNOW when you put them on that they are expensive. Hopefully the DX performance would be the same. |
tommyknocker schrieb:
What brands of headphones do you guys use? Sennheiser HD590 - just a bit noisy on the 7600G, 120 ohms vs. maybe 16 ohms output impedance. Had to return a pair of Koss KSC-50s (then Sennheisers are a tad big for mobile use, though very comfortable), hopefully I'll get a replacement in this lifetime. Stephan -- Meine Andere Seite: http://stephan.win31.de/ PC#6: i440BX, 2xCel300A, 512 MiB, 18+80 GB, GF2MX AGP 32 MiB, 110W This is a SCSI-inside, Legacy-plus, TCPA-free computer :) Reply to newsgroup only. | See home page for working e-mail address. |
tommyknocker schrieb: I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? I always run audio out of my NRD-525 through a Kenwood HiFi-amp with equalizer and take my AKG K-240Montor headphones when neccecary. Also 2 analog audio filters in series if needed (bandpass, notch, peak). odo |
For HiFi headphones, Grado is superior to any mass-market brand.
On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:03:36 -0800, tommyknocker wrote: I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? |
tommyknocker wrote: I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? ====== I wouldn't recommend hi-fi headphones. The response of such covers a wide range of frequencies, and would likely exacerbate low frequency rumbles, hums, etc. Similarly, one shouldn't have need for the crisp high-frequency crackles of clicks, crashes, etc that such hi-fi phones would deliver. Nothing would seem better than a bonafide pair of military-style metal disk phones that responded to voice frequencies, steeply rolling off below 100 Hz and above 1000 Hz. In this regard, I have used an old stenographer's caliper headset which covered just about that range of frequency for good result. On the other hand, if I am in the mood for listening to music over a superb signal, then I use my standby JRC-ST-3 headset, having performed some internal surgery to bypass the 8:300 ohm xfmr, and rewired the earspkrs to a DPDT switch providing a switchable choice of 'in-phase' or 'out-of-phase' listening ... a dramatic effect. Try it. |
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Now you've got me thinking... :-) I have two Grundig portables, a YB400 and an S350 and the YB comes with some earphones (which although sound reasonable, I don't like - I don't like ear buds). But now, here is my puzzle: what is the recommended earphone impedance for those radios? I couldn't find it specified anywhere! Is there some sort of standard one? If yes, do all earphones on the market have that same impedance? And about the response frequency, it appears that hifi earphones are not suitable for SWL. What is the suitable frequency range then? (70Hz-11KHz maybe?) Back in high school, I used to use (tele)phone speakers quite successfully in my DYI HF projects. But then we had phones with detachable speakers ... They were with very narrow audio response and with quite a high impedance (500Ohms ?). Nic. http;//www.csd.uwo.ca/~nic "tommyknocker" wrote in message ... I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? -----= Posted via Newsfeed.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeed.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== 100,000 Groups! - 19 Servers! - Unlimited Download! =----- |
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*** post for FREE via your newsreader at post.newsfeed.com *** Now you've got me thinking... :-) I have two Grundig portables, a YB400 and an S350 and the YB comes with some earphones (which although sound reasonable, I don't like - I don't like ear buds). But now, here is my puzzle: what is the recommended earphone impedance for those radios? I couldn't find it specified anywhere! Is there some sort of standard one? If yes, do all earphones on the market have that same impedance? And about the response frequency, it appears that hifi earphones are not suitable for SWL. What is the suitable frequency range then? (70Hz-11KHz maybe?) Back in high school, I used to use (tele)phone speakers quite successfully in my DYI HF projects. But then we had phones with detachable speakers ... They were with very narrow audio response and with quite a high impedance (500Ohms ?). Nic. http;//www.csd.uwo.ca/~nic "tommyknocker" wrote in message ... I am SO frustrated. For the second day in a row I've been unable to make out Radio Exterior de Espana's newscast over the speaker of my FRG8800. I've tried SSB (cuts down the static), the tone and the attenuator but they seem to be just below audibility level. I'm gonna follow some advice I was given here a couple weeks ago about using headphones. But I want to get good quality ones, not cheap jogger's ear buds. What brands of headphones do you guys use? The impedance of the headphones for a shortwave receiver is not that important, providing they are not high impedance, such as several hundred ohms, which would significantly lower the volume. Most headphones will be below 50-ohms. As for the frequency range, shortwave broadcasters don't transmit much audio above about 5-Khz, so that would be a good top end for the headphone response. This is well below the full fidelity range of Hi-Fi headphones, which is why they are not a particularly good choice for shortwave, unless you have significant hearing loss on the high frequency end of the audio spectrum. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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