These are personal opinions, and headphones are a personal topic... I have a substantial headphone collection from all the usual suspects gathered over the years. I seem to collect these things.
An Inrad W1 from Vibroplex has become my favorite. My preferred headphone jacks are 1/4", and I've had trouble with 3.5mm to 1/4" adapters from another manufacturer staying solidly connected. I find the W1 more comfortable than most other headsets I have. It has a relatively long cord and feels and looks sturdy. They grip my head a bit less tightly and feel a bit lighter than some of the other high-end over-ear headsets, but the isolation is quite good. I also like its dynamic microphone. I found a Sony wireless (Bluetooth) noise-cancelling headset WH1000XM3 on sale at Costco recently. It also has a wired connection, and should be useful to listen to content from my mobile phone or tablet when on an airplane, or to plug into the plane's entertainment system. It lacks a microphone. It's relatively light and comfortable, but I haven't yet used it for a long contest. My old favorite Sony MD-V headset is still sometimes a good fit. I think it's now called an MDR-7506. It also lacks a microphone. I find it helpful to change headsets from time to time, just to change the pressure points. So I have several headsets around... 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Richard Thorne Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 04:11 To: James Bennett <[email protected]>; Elecraft Reflector Reflector <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yama CM-500 Replacement Jim, I have a pair of Yamaha C-500's which I like a lot, however, I wanted to try something different that was built a little better. I picked up an Inrad W1 from Vibroplex. Physically they are built much better than the CM-500. They are over the ear like the CM-500's and they do a bit better job keeping the noise out. They are a little heavier than the CM-500 and have a a little more pressure (ie clamping) on your head. You will need a 1/4" to 1/8" stereo adapter for the phones if your rig has an 1/8" jack for the headphones. I've had the headset since October and used it for a serious effort during Nov Sweepstakes. I had no issues during the 24 hour contest. They are keepers in my opinion. The mic is dynamic and I'm getting good audio reports. They are in a different price range than the CM-500 but worth adding to your list of candidates. Rich - N5ZC On 1/8/2019 9:00 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft wrote: > Sad to say, but my trusty old CM-500 headphones with boom mic finally bit the > dust. The ear pads had started rotting away, leaving me with black pieces of > gunk on my ears after every on-air session. Tried replacing the pads with a > set of Koss pads but they simply were too small and I wound up breaking off > the connectors going to the speakers. Life is too short to spend any more > time messing with them, so it’s time to look for a replacement. > > I’d like to hear from others who are using a similar type of headphone/mic > combo - one that is a direct plug-in to the back of a K3 like the Yamaha > CM-500. If Yamaha would offer replacement parts to their users I’d consider > getting another CM-500, but they don’t and I’m not inclined to buy something > again that cannot easily be repaired. > > Suggestions…? > > Jim / w6JHB > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
