MDF 747XP Acoustica Stethoscope

I am using this stethoscope in nursing school. Love the ID tag! It is a great cost effective product. I can hear all the sounds and I have life-time parts replacement!

I have been using this scope for the last 5 months as a new RN. I really wanted to get one by that "other" company, but didn't want to spend the money. During school, one of the better sounding scopes I used was a cheapy hanging in the unit, so I thought I'd give this one a try.

I have absolutely no issues hearing with this scope. Are there better ones out there?? Sure. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a more reliable and cheaper alternative.

I did a side-by-side comparison of this versus the Classic II SE. The weight of Acoustica wins hands down. You won't grow tired of this hanging around your neck for 12 hours. As for the sound quality, the Acoustica doesn't reproduce deeper sounds as well as other scopes, so some deeper heart sounds like murmurs might be harder to auscultate. However, unless you're a hardcore Cardiologist, I don't think you're going to need it. And quite frankly, I have no problem detecting common murmurs, as well as valve clicks from artificial valves.

I have no problem doing everyday job functions such as bowel sounds, blood pressures, apical pulses, and lung sounds. Like I said, unless you are in cardiology and specifically need to be able to detect various otherwise undetectable heart sounds, I don't think you need to spend the extra money on a more expensive model.

This stethoscope is very good for its price. I use this everyday as a nurses assistant to check blood pressure and other vitals. This scope is ideal for listening to sounds of the body. Its not an excellent tool however it will get the job done fast and effectively. I would recommend this item to others.

I use this stethoscope every day to check blood pressures and listen to lung sounds. Since I'm not a cardiologist I didn't really need or want to spend a lot of money on an expensive stethoscope. This gets the job done and is very affordable. At this price I wasn't expecting to be blown away by the quality, but I have to say as far as stethoscopes in this price range go this is one of the better ones I've owned.