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>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:29:04 -0600
>From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>Subject: Re: #7490.3 recommendation for headphones (!)
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If you don't need a microphone, I suggest looking at the Califone
3068 AV.  They are sturdy, easy to clean, and have a couple of nice
features.  A stereo-mono switch gives sound in both ears regardless
of the source.  Independent volume controls for left and right
channels can be useful on poorly mastered materials.  They come with
adapters for 1/4" or 1/8" jacks.

Although they are not as dramatically ugly as some Califone products,
they look sufficiently institutional to discourage theft by our
style-conscious students.  Buying ten or more at a time from Troxell,
we paid around $9 each.  They have outlasted most of the other
headphones that we have tried.

Derek

Derek Roff
Language Learning Center, MSC03-2100
Ortega Hall Rm 129, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
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