ADC 615PBCA Adscope Model 615 Platinum Sculpted Clinician Stethoscope with Tunable AFD Technology, Lifetime Warranty, Breast Cancer Awareness Metallic Pink

I am an emergency physician. I use my stethoscope every day of my working life. For years I used a 3M Littmann Master Cardiology Stethoscope, Black Plated Chestpiece and Eartubes, Black Tube, 27 inch, 2161 (currently over $200). A year ago I picked up this ADC Adscope 615, and since then this has become the only stethoscope I bring to work. The longer tubing helps avoid bending over and saves my back. The elongated chest piece handles very nicely. Critically for me, it is light around the neck. Much much lighter than the Littman. It's quite possible that a technical acoustic assessment would find differences between the Littman (with it's thicker, shorter tubing, and heavier and more expensive chest piece) and the 615. However, for the scope of my work in the Emergency Department there are no differences which impact my clinical performance whatsoever. Even cardiologists these days rely far more on echocardiograms and do not make definitive diagnoses of murmurs by auscultation alone, so I really wonder if there are any physicians for whom there is an appreciable difference in performance. At under $50, with the longer tubing, the lighter carrying weight around the neck or in the coat pocket, and the excellent acoustics, this is a great choice for any physician, PA, NP, nurse, paramedic, EMT or medical student. The price tag definitely takes the sting out of losing one of these, which happens every few years.

Perfect for the price! Lightweight. I honestly forget that I’m wearing it around my neck when I’m charting. Soft ear pieces. Better than the high dollar stethoscopes.

Not too heavy and well-made, I've had them for a few years, and they still work great! The sound is clear and bright.

I love the color (purple) and the sound is really good. Only thing I’m not a fan of is the long diaphragm because it’s hard to get a good seal on the arm when doing manual blood pressure. Other than that I really like this stethoscope.

I ordered the BCA Metallic Pink after the Metallic Raspberry arrived as a purple color rather than the bright fuschia that many pictures show. I've attached the image of the two side by side. This stethoscope has awesome acoustics, you can hear lung sounds and heart sounds simultaneously yet clear. It helps if you use it as designed (light for diaphragm, firm for bell). For the price I am ecstatic that I'm impressed and not disappointted. With this 615, I was able to clearly auscultate a click murmur that I couldn't pick up very clear with my MDF MD-One nor my classmates Littman classic II so I'm sold on this ADC. Make sure you Register you scope with ADC right away for your lifetime warranty. So that way anything that need a replaced can be shipped out, the stethoscope companies understand how important it is for us to be equipped with our much needed tools in order to provide care to our patients.

I am a med student currently in my clinical rotations like all others I was in a dilemma whether to buy Litman or the never heard brand ADC. I spent about 2 days trying to find out the best stethoscope possible. After detailed reviews, I thought I should go for the branded Litman and it was costing me around 120$. Then my friend and most other people even suggested Litman. I have to tell you honestly if you want to get Litman get the top cardiology one don't waste your 120$ for something which is not very worthy I feel. But if you are med student and you are on a budget and want to get the top cardiology Litman mimic then get ADC Adoscpe 615 platinum. I have to tell you this one almost resembles the Litman cardiology and it just beats Litman classic-3. I believe this is just the right product for any med student who's in their rotation and when I received the product I felt its quite durable as well. I hope I don't have to get another one until I finish my residency. Litman's classic series is just a brand I feel. Its like BENZ there are basic and top-end models. people who ride the basic model they don't know why they are spending so much still they are buying it just for the brand. Please don't fall into the trap and not all branded products have great quality and vice-versa. This is my opinion because I have spent an ample amount of time comparing and used Litman products in hand. I would highly recommend hands down.

I'm a nurse and I need a good stethoscope for listening to heart and lung sounds. I also need a stethoscope for taking manual blood pressures. The ADC Adscope is great as far as listening to heart sounds. It's clear as a bell. You can tell the bell portion is high quality - its built like a Littman. Compared to many stethoscopes, the tubing on this one is rubbery. I can't say that I like that feature - it may prove to be harder to clean than the more vinyl tubing of other stethoscopes. Also, there's no carrying case. Sure, I plan on wearing this around my neck most of the time, but its less pretentious to keep it in a storage case on your way to work. Plus it stays cleaner that way. Wow - I love how snug the earplugs fit into my ears. What a great stethoscope for the money. Fantastic sound. Awesome purchase.

Reason's this stethoscope helps me to provide better care: Reduced background noises vs double sided stethoscope (I don't work with children so I don't need that style). It's unique enough to not "disappear" if I set it down/leave it at work. Soft/comfortable rubber tips - I use this thing about 100 x daily and my ears are fine at the end of the day. Heart/lung sounds are clear and allow me to more easily identify and understand problems. I do rapid fire assessments on up to 35 people at a time, and if I hear something troubling I can refer them for a higher level of care (EKG). I've already ended up screening out an apparently healthy guy who needed CPR an hour later - partly because this scope clearly let me understand this this patient was very abnormal. Reasons this scope may not work for you: You're hung up on buying a Littman because if you don't you think people will judge you. You want a double sided stethoscope because you think they look cooler (or maybe you actually need one for some legitimate reason). You have poor hygiene and your earwax could show up easier on the black eartips. You're cheap and want to buy one of those crappy, double tubed monstrosities that don't do a good job but look impressive to patients.