Getting a Welch Allyn Harvey!

I just won it in an eBay auction! Honestly I won it by default because no one else was bidding for it. It was just $100. that’s a steal, considering the other prices I’ve been seeing for it.

Quick search (I never heard of an Allyn Harvey before) and they popped up at prices close to $1000! Are they really that good, or are they antique collector items? I know a cardiologist who only spends around $100 or so on stethoscopes because he loses them all the time!!

I've got a Harvey DLX and it's a very good stethoscope. The sound quality is excellent and the chestpiece is heavy and nicely cold. I can't recall what I paid for it, but it was nowhere near $1000.

Sydplaydoc,

do you know how the quality compares to Littman?

I've got several Harvey Stethoscopes, both the Elite and the DLX. Personally, I think the sound quality is better than Littmann, they seem much more clear and just as loud.

I think the Harvey is a bit clearer than a Littmann Cardio III or IV. But there's a lot of factors that come into play. It might just be that the earpieces on the Harvey fit my ears better than the Littmanns. I've got an Elite too and the sound quality is also excellent. The only downside with the Elite is that the tube is a bit shorter, so you have to get a bit closer to your patient (which could be good or bad).

The Littmann Master Cardiology is the loudest stethoscope I've used. But to me, it's not as clear as the Welch-Allyn stethoscopes. The MC's large diaphragm struggles with super visible spots like a PMI. I've heard more subtle heart sounds with my DLX. I'd be curious to see what the Eko digital attachment does to the Welch-Allyns - I'm just not sure I wanna spend $200 to find out. I've gotten somewhat burned on an electronic stethoscope in the past, so I'm a little hesitant.

You’re making me want to buy one