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Review Summary For : MFJ Headphones
Reviews: 22MSRP: 19.95
Description:
16 ohm, 100-24000 Hz, mono or stereo,8 oz, 9 ft cord
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/products.php?prodid=MFJ-392
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KB3ZNL Rating: 2022-03-21
WHEN AM I GOING TO STOP BUYING MFJ? Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
MFJ-392B. Audio muffled and distorted. Hear more background noise. One of the cans broke off and is just loosely held on. My $8 cheapo from Amazon works circles around this 392B.
GRUMPY2021 Rating: 2021-08-05
Don't trust all the glowing reviews Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I bought two pair. One for in home and the other for portable work. I thought the first pair might be defective...afterall it is MFJ. Second pair the same. Muffled bass. So much so they are useless. I threw both pair in the trash and will not give MFJ anymore of my money. I do understand now my people say MFJ - Mostly..... Junk.
WB0FDJ Rating: 2011-11-15
They work just fine Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I have had the 392B headphones for several months now. Thought I'd buy a "cheap" pair (twenty some odd dollars) to see if they'd work. They are actually pretty good and perform better than I expected. I've used them with all my radios, just to see how they performed and I am satisfied. Yeah, you can spend a lot more money but for the price, they just work. Several of my radios have speakers that, well, leave something to be desired; with the phone plugged in the sound is much improved. I've even used them with my QRP kit stuff (SWL, Cubs) and they do well there too.
KC8Y Rating: 2010-10-03
OK by me Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have the 392B headphones...bought about 3-months ago...use them with my ham radio (IC-736 xcvr) and my scanner...I do like the individual volume controls on each ear.

BUT, I agree with the comment about the material covering the soft ear pads...Because my h-phones are still very new, haven't had "gets kinda brittle and begins to flake off after a couple years."

All-in-all, for the price, they're the best I've found around
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AF3Y Rating: 2009-12-26
I LIKE em! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Headphones are probably the most "personal" item in your shack, except maybe for your key/paddles. I really like the MFJ 392-B phones. I like the individual volume controls for each ear, I like the lightweight, yet snug fit.

I dont like the fact that the material covering the really nice soft earpads, apparently gets kinda brittle and begins to flake off after a couple years. But - for $25, it's no biggie. I am ordering another pair tonight. For the money, the best I have found, and I have four different sets of phones. The other three are either too heavy, or just dont feel good, or whatever. My vote is for the MFJ. Now, if they ONLY could make the earpiece covers a bit better... hi hi
NI0C Rating: 2008-02-02
Meet my needs Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
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.
W7SPK Rating: 2007-11-18
392b ROCKS!!! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
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
K8RBW Rating: 2007-06-08
Ditto Time Owned: more than 12 months.
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
KN4LF Rating: 2007-06-08
392B Helps With Hearing Loss Time Owned: more than 12 months.
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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Earlier 3-star review posted by KN4LF on 2007-06-08

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.
K7MDM Rating: 2007-03-20
392-B series Time Owned: more than 12 months.
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.