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NI0C
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 2, 2008 05:15
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Meet my needs
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My Heil $100.00 Quiet phone headset completely fell apart and became unusable after only a couple of years.
For only $25.00 from AES, I replaced them with the MFJ-392B. I'm a lowband Dx'er always listening for signals at or near the noise level, so my headset is very important to me. (I never use a speaker!) I thought I'd give these a try since the price was right. I like them very much!
I especially like the individual volume controls (I guess they're more accurately described as adjustable attenuators), since I hear better with the left ear. For the first time in a long time, I'm not mashing my headphones to my ears to hear better.
I also like the long, lightweight cord on these phones. The Heil headset had a shorter cord that was burdened by the essentially useless (for me, anyway) active noise reduction circuit and battery. Now I can stand up and stretch without removing my headset, while the MFJ set fits snugly around my ears providing adequate ambient noise reduction.
I'll handle these phones with care, based on the problems others have described; maybe I'll even order a spare set or two. I could buy four of them for what I paid for the Heil headset.
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W7SPK
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 18, 2007 04:54
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392b ROCKS!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is the third pair I've owned. Wore the first one out, stepped on the second one (daughter left it on the floor), currently using the third.
They're sold as "Shortwave listening headphones" but work awesome for anything else. I use mine on my computer when playing online games, with the CD player when doing my code practice tapes, listening to my iPod, and of course on my HF rig.
For $20 they are the best!
I drive semi truck for a living and am starting to have hearing problems in my right ear. I can adjust the volume in one ear on the headphones to balance it out. That alone is worth the 20 bucks.
Sean Kelly W7SPK
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K8RBW
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Rating: 3/5
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Jun 8, 2007 10:18
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Ditto
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had exactly the same experience as KN4LF. Mine, too, were destroyed after a careful attempt at repairing them. I am still finding the flaking from the head cushions when they aged. The were OK when they were working.
Dick
K8RBW
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KN4LF
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Rating: 3/5
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Jun 8, 2007 10:10
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392B Helps With Hearing Loss
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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My age is 50 and I have high frequency hearing loss related to my time served in the U.S. military. The upper frequency range of the headphones is 24000 hz and that fact really assisted me in hearing voice communication better. I also liked the fact that each speaker could be adjusted independently of the other.
I owned three sets of the 392B's in recent years and that in itself is indicitive of the down side of the headphones, poor construction quality. Each of the headphones developed an intermittent connection of the left side speaker. Repair was impossible as when it is disassembled it is destroyed! Also with time the material that coats the headphones dries out and flakes off.
I would rate the performance as a 5 and quality of construction a 1.
I replaced the 392B with a set of Sony MDR-DC180 headphones. They only go up to 20000 hz but are constructed much better and are more comfortable.
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KN4LF
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Rating: 3/5
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Jun 8, 2007 10:08
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392B Helps With Hearing Loss
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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My age is 50 and I have high frequency hearing loss related to my time served in the U.S. military. The upper frequency range of the headphones is 24000 hz and that fact really assisted me in hearing voice communication better. I also liked the fact that each speaker could be adjusted independently of the other.
I owned three sets of the 392B's in recent years and that in itself is indicitive of the down side of the headphones, poor construction quality. Each of the headphones developed an intermittent connection of the left side speaker. Repair was impossible as when it is disassembled it is destroyed! Also with time the material that coats the headphones dries out and flakes off.
I would rate the performance as a 5 and quality of construction a 1.
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K7MDM
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Rating: 1/5
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Mar 20, 2007 10:07
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392-B series
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Audio is o.k., quality is not. Ear cups are way to small and sit on top of the ear, not around the ear. The synthetic leather has deteriorated and flakes off every time they are used. Relegated to the "Only if all else fails" pile.
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W0DKM
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 17, 2005 12:32
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$20.00 and work great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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For the money, these are great phones. I have used for 1 year without a problem. They must have changed design over the last 2 years. The older reviews blasted them badly. And I can't blieve they are talking about the Phones I have. Very light weight for a full sized phone. The last ones I had were made in the 60s or 70s, very heavy.
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KB1KFO
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 29, 2005 20:06
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Great for the price
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had these headphones for about 2 years now, and I'm very happy with them. Actually this is my second pair. The dog ate the first pair, and I ordered another pair the next day. I only use them for CW, but I find them very comfortable for extended use, and the sound is fine. For $20, you don't get real upset when the dog uses them!
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W8KQE
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 28, 2004 10:34
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Excellent for the price!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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$20 for a pair of BASIC headphones with tone controls is a good deal, providing they work OK. These do, fortunately, and considering the price, I have no complaints. I don't use headphones often, but having these for those times where I need to operate 'quiet CW' in the house is great. Obviously, if you use headphones a lot, i'm sure there are more 'high end' units on the market. But for many hams, these fill a niche inexpensively and effectively.
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W6GDK
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Rating: 2/5
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May 3, 2004 18:11
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Uncomfortable
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I kick myself for not reading the reviews first. bought these on impulse at HRO and as soon as I put them on, I knew they would be trouble. They remind me of the new breed of Acitve Noise Reduction headphones from Bose, Panasonic, Sony etc. They all are guilty of undersizing the padded cups. I guess they designed them for small children. The pads press againt the ear instead of surrounding the ear, and become quite painful within 15 minutes. I bought them for a club shack and we usually are only on 15 minutes or so, so they will be tolerable.
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