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I thought it was time to come and beat this dead horse and get some input.
Preliminary survey of prices:
$160 Elite
$136 Cardiology III
$75 Classic II
My thoughts:
From what I can tell, the elite is definitely the best acoustically engineered of the bunch. The Cardiology III sacrifices acoustic quality to be a bit cheaper and more versatile (tunable diaphragm drops audio quality, but lets you have an adult and pediatric stethoscope at the same time).
Then there's the part of me that says "Stop being stupid. You won't hear a real difference between the three. The Classic II is half the cost and offers the same 'versatility' (for better or worse) as the Cardiology III."
In short:
Elite - Seems to have the best acoustic quality.
Cardiology III - Cheaper, more versatile. Appealing because the specialties most interesting to me see both adult and pediatric patients. (Do you even need a pediatric stethoscope for things like FM and EM, or will an adult size work for what you'd be listening for?)
Classic II - "Stop wasting money are **** you don't need."
Thoughts?
Preliminary survey of prices:
$160 Elite
$136 Cardiology III
$75 Classic II
My thoughts:
From what I can tell, the elite is definitely the best acoustically engineered of the bunch. The Cardiology III sacrifices acoustic quality to be a bit cheaper and more versatile (tunable diaphragm drops audio quality, but lets you have an adult and pediatric stethoscope at the same time).
Then there's the part of me that says "Stop being stupid. You won't hear a real difference between the three. The Classic II is half the cost and offers the same 'versatility' (for better or worse) as the Cardiology III."
In short:
Elite - Seems to have the best acoustic quality.
Cardiology III - Cheaper, more versatile. Appealing because the specialties most interesting to me see both adult and pediatric patients. (Do you even need a pediatric stethoscope for things like FM and EM, or will an adult size work for what you'd be listening for?)
Classic II - "Stop wasting money are **** you don't need."
Thoughts?