Best stethoscope on Reddit
391 reviews from r/nursing, r/NewToEMS, r/physicianassistant and 38 more subreddits
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#1
Littmann
4.4
(170)
"I got a Littman Card IV and love it."
"Littman, worth it din naman po."
"Just get Littmann, doc."
"I got my first littman 7 years ago. And i still use it up to now."
"Invest ka na sa Littmann, sobrang worth it."
"Just buy the littman!!!"
"Just buy littman. i had mine since first year medschool."
"Littman, will last many years."
"I have heard the difference between a littman and a cheap steth side by side."
"Get the Littman. They can last you from first year to fellowship single purchase."
#2
Eko
4.4
(32)
"I've had the core for 2 years and just purchased a 500 to replace it."
"Five years later she still uses it daily for the amplification and noise cancellation."
"It's the best investment I've made."
"Eko Core hands down."
"Another vote for the Eko. Shit’s magic."
"You can use your HSA money to buy a eko attachment."
"I love my Eko."
"Eko of any variety."
"Highly recommend."
"I have an eko cuz I also have hearing loss."
#3
Littmann Classic III
4.6
(25)
"Littmann classic 3 is what most new grads get and is a great option."
"Gonna go with the 3, seems to be consensus and should serve my needs nicely."
"My husband got me a litman classic III when I got into fellowship w my name engraved on it and I still use it."
"Is the gold standard as far as I'm concerned."
"I like my littmann classic 3."
"Classic III is the go-to for a reason."
"I have the Littman Classic III and it's great."
"I love my Littmann Classic III."
"Theres a reason it's so popular."
"Go with a lit 3."
#4
Littmann Cardiology IV
4.7
(23)
"The Littman Cardiology IV is the most popular among PA students and medical professionals."
"Littmann is still the gold standard."
"Littman Cardiology IV"
"Having a nice stethoscope is super important."
"Many schools will require this."
"BPT: cardio4 or master cardio."
"Littman Cardiology IV & Master Cardiology series are still top of the line."
"TLDR: Cardiology III was the gold standard for decades."
"The first stethoscope i owned where I could hear anything was the Cardiology IV."
"Cardiology IV is definitely worth it."
#5
MDF
4.1
(22)
"Easily outperforms the Littman cardiology IV that I lost."
"Their business model is, “make every component better than Littmann then sell it for less”."
"Fantastic for what I need it for on the ambulance and it won’t break the bank."
"I have my MDF for 5 years now and it works perfectly."
"MDF has a cute purple and teal one. Its 39! I love its cuteness."
"M D F"
"I like MDF a little better than Littmann."
"MDF provides free replacement parts for life."
"I know a lot of people that love their MDFs."
"I personally got an MDF off amazon for abt $24."
#6
Baxtel
4.0
(8)
"Baxtel ✨"
"Baxtel may parang deluxe sila na malakas din naman if not littmann."
"Baxtel supremacy if ayaw pa talaga bumili Littmann ngayon"
"Goods na ang Baxtel may kasama na sphyg, ingat lang sa mga fake na baxtel if sa Bambang ka bibili."
"Go for Baxtel stet and sphyg na yun nasa 1k plus lang"
"Baxtel or mdf! i have both and malakas naman sila."
"Baxtel."
"Baxtel is really great at a reasonable price!"
#7
Littmann Master Cardiology
5.0
(6)
"I like my master cardiology one."
"I got my single sided master cardiology for $120."
"I absolutely love it and it works tremendously well for my needs."
"I love my master cardiology."
"Personally, I have always used Littman stethoscopes."
"I'd recommend the Master Cardiology. Great sound quality."
#8
Thinklabs
4.5
(6)
"ThinkLabs is loudest."
"Thinklabs is awesome! I’m a nurse and I use it on babies it’s great."
"I had a friend in school who has implants and used the thinklab stethoscope because she could just plug in any headphones."
"The thinklabs one is one that uses earphones and amplifies the sound very very loudly."
"Thinklabs or Eko- check out AMPHL.org , they have a comparison chart of stethoscopes"
"I have a thinklabs one due to wearing hearing aids."
#9
Littmann Core
4.8
(5)
"I gifted the Littmann Core and received one for Christmas."
"Highly recommended."
"The Littman CORE stethoscopes are amazing! A little more expensive but they are absolutely worth it."
"The Littman CORE is so freaking cool."
"I get them to try out the Littmann CORE because it is less expensive."
#10
Littmann Classic
4.0
(5)
"Used the classic as a student and had no issues."
"Littman classic. Damn good."
"Get a Littman Classic."
"Littman Classic is my go to recommendation."
"I have littman classic from my EMS days and cardiology from PA school."
#11
Littmann Cardiology III
5.0
(4)
"In my opinion, the best all around is the Littmann Cardiology 3 or 4."
"I’ve used the classic and littman cardiology 3 and 4. The cardiology is significantly better."
"I'm a little deaf and sounds come in very clearly. Totally recommend it."
#12
Microtone
3.8
(4)
"Microtone has worked fine for me during MBBS"
"Microtone,used it throughout my MBBS."
"Microtone"
"Microtone stethoscope."
#13
Littmann Cardiology
4.7
(3)
"I’m a huge fan of the littman cardiology ones."
"I love my Littman cardiology."
"I use a Littman cardiology."
#14
Electronic Stethoscope
4.0
(3)
"Anyone I know with hearing problems uses an electronic stethoscope."
"The new cheaper electronic stethoscopes are great if you don't mind some occasional feedback."
"Yea we have one that can connect directly to a hearing aid."
#15
Littmann Lightweight
4.0
(3)
"They're like $60 and do the job."
"I personally wouldn't go too much below a Littmann Lightweight."
"I think a classic is probably the best value overall."
#16
Adscope
4.0
(3)
"Just as good as a Litmann and usually cheaper."
"Agree with the adscope as people stated."
"The higher end adscopes are pretty good for your money."
#17
ADC
4.0
(3)
"The ADC Adscope Lite 612 $54.34 was slightly better than the MDF Instruments Acoustica $25.93."
"Second-hand ADC is my go to."
"ADC makes exact copies of litmans for a fraction of the price."
#18
Eko 500
5.0
(2)
"Is amazing. I’m deaf on one side and it’s A game changer."
"Eko 500 is amazing!"
#19
Stethoscope
3.0
(3)
"Any recommendations for a Stethoscope that you can gift your loved one?"
"You can get him a cheap one from Walmart in the Health section."
"Mdf din steth ko, honestly wala naman technically difference haha."
#20
Littmann Lightweight II S.E.
4.5
(2)
"3M Littmann Lightweight II S.E. Stethoscope."
"Littmann Lightweight II S.E. - usually around $60 - excellent sound quality."
#21
Indosurgicals
4.0
(2)
"Indosurgicals"
"Indosurgicals"
#22
Welch Allyn
4.0
(2)
"I have seen most residents and assistants in my college use WELCH ALLYN stethoscopes."
"Welch Allyn, MDF."
#23
Littmann Classic II
4.0
(2)
"Classic II is great value and acoustics."
"I started with a Littman Classic II. It was great."
#24
3M Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope
4.0
(2)
"You can get the 3M Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope using an FSA/HSA."
"3M Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope"
#25
Ultrascope
4.0
(2)
"I recommend Ultrascope."
"I have an Ultrascope and I love it!"
#26
Dr Morepen
4.0
(2)
"Works so damn good."
"Dr Morepen."
#27
Littmann Electronic Stethoscope
5.0
(1)
"Right out of PA school I sold the non-electronic one."
#28
MDF Dual Head Lightweight
5.0
(1)
"I rock this cheapo one and it has been amazing for the past 4ish years."
#29
Littmann Electronic Amplified
5.0
(1)
"That is a wonderful scope especially if your hearing isn't spectacular."
#30
Littmann Core 500
5.0
(1)
"Get the Core 500. I own them both and it's a huge improvement."
#31
Hicks Victor
5.0
(1)
"I have used this steth for over 6 years now, it is built pretty sturdily... acoustic performance is almost as good as Littmans classic III."
#32
Core
5.0
(1)
"Core is great, and if you ever need a hearing aid it can connect to it via your phone."
#33
Kila Labs
4.0
(1)
"Great tube designs very much equal to a certain name brand."
#34
3M Littmann
4.0
(1)
"I use the 3M Littmann Lightweight stethoscope it’s $60.00."
#35
Prestige
4.0
(1)
"I also have a Prestige cardiology from Amazon that’s legit just as good and half the price."
#36
Ormed
4.0
(1)
"I'm using Ormed blue steth and it's good!"
#37
Henry Schein
4.0
(1)
"The Henry Schein Adscope Clinician that runs $26.81 was essentially equal to the ADC Adscope Lite 612 $54.34."
#38
Elko
4.0
(1)
"Only ELKO"
#39
Dr. Morepen
4.0
(1)
"Dr morepen"
#40
Spirit
4.0
(1)
"Spirit and Baxtel!"
#41
Indoplas
4.0
(1)
"Indoplas!"
#42
MDF Sprague
4.0
(1)
"Personally, an MDF sprague for 30 quid."
#43
Erika Finesse II
4.0
(1)
"Is very good."
#44
Stemoscope PRO
4.0
(1)
"Worked for me… until I lost it."
#45
MDF Stethoscope
4.0
(1)
"MDF is a good starter stethoscope and is not that expensive."
#46
EKO Core 500
4.0
(1)
"EKO core 500. Use it on flight."
#47
MDF ProCardial
4.0
(1)
"It works a little better than the Eko."
#48
Thinklabs One Digital Stethoscope
4.0
(1)
"Personally I like the sound on this a little better."
#49
ADC Adscope Lite 619
4.0
(1)
"I personally got this one."
#50
MDF One
4.0
(1)
"MDF One or Littman Classic."
#51
Adscope 619
4.0
(1)
"Adscope 619 for me."
#52
Kila Cardiology
4.0
(1)
"For half the price of a Littman, I've been incredibly happy with my Kila Cardiology."
#53
Littmann Budget
4.0
(1)
"Budget Littman is all you need."
#54
Adscope Cardiology 600
4.0
(1)
"I like the Adscope Cardiology 600."
#55
MDF Cardiology
4.0
(1)
"I really like the MDF cardiology ones."
#56
Littmann III
4.0
(1)
"I think a Littman III would serve you well."
#57
ADC Cardiology 3 Replica
4.0
(1)
"They make litman scopes for a fraction of the price"
#58
Littmann Electric Littmann
4.0
(1)
"Theres an electric littman that has both amplification as well as bluetooth to your phone."
#59
Cardio
4.0
(1)
"Helps me picking up all those murmurs and irregular heart sounds."
#60
Littmann IV
4.0
(1)
"If you have the extra money get the IV but you said nothing fancy so why not just get the 3"
#61
Mindray
4.0
(1)
"Mindray, and GE are good too."
#62
Riester
4.0
(1)
"Riester"
#63
Primus Classic 3
4.0
(1)
"I bought primus classic 3 for 1.7k sa orange app and it's good naman."
#64
Littmann Classic III or IV
4.0
(1)
"Littman III or IV are good, the electric one is better for heart than lungs imo."
#65
Bjorn Hall
4.0
(1)
"I recently bought a 2nd, cheaper stethoscope from Bjorn Hall and it’s actually pretty great!"
#66
Harmony
4.0
(1)
"I'm undecided between harmony and primus rn."
#67
EKO
4.0
(1)
"EKO Stethoscope."
#68
Disposable
4.0
(1)
"Best= free and you're forced to use them on 90% of patients these days anyways."
#69
Acoustica
4.0
(1)
"These acoustica ones on Amazon are good enough for the ER."
#70
MDF Instruments
3.0
(1)
"The MDF Instruments Acoustica $25.93 was slightly worse than the ADC Adscope Lite 612."
#71
Fisher-Price
3.0
(1)
"Yellow Fischer Price disposable"
#72
Chad
3.0
(1)
"If you know what your doing you can make do with a red disposable stethoscope."
#73
Amazon
1.0
(1)
"Get a 30 dollar one with a bell off Amazon."
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