I've used this stethoscope for the last year in a pediatric cardiac ICU setting with great success. Nearly everyone else I work with has a Littmann Cardiology (IV or Master), and whenever they borrow my stethoscope, they're always impressed by the quality. Littmanns tend to be really loud, whereas this one is slightly softer but far clearer. It seems that the Littmann Master Cardiology amplifies everything (heart/lung sounds but also ambient noise) while the DLX is slightly softer because it blo [...read more]

This is the perfect NICU stethoscope, as expected. I'd been using my Welch Allyn Harvey DLX, but even the pediatric attachment proved too large for the 1 lb micro-preemies. Even though this isn't a cardiology stethoscope, this has superior acoustics over the Harvey in the NICU population.

I've had an excellent experience purchasing from Steeles. I had my stethoscope engraved with my full name and credentials; I was worried that the engraving wouldn't work out because the infant b [...read more]