ADC Adscope 615 Platinum Sculpted Clinician Stethoscope with Tunable AFD Technology, Tactical

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.

I love this stethoscope! I can hear everything and it is a great and sturdy build! I do not have much money as a student to spend a lot on a stethoscope, and can't wait until I can buy some from the higher end of this series. I have tried my friends $300 littmann, and this to me had just about the same acoustics! I can hear just about every lung, heart, and bowel sound with this one. I can even hear through clothing if I need to. It's an extremely sturdy build, and has a nice feel and look to it. I can easily sanitize it too. My patients so far love it because it does not startle them with a cold feel. My husband even said it didn't feel cold when I used it on him. I really think this is a great buy for the price and the warranty on it is great!!!

Great stethoscope for the money. I replaced my missing Master Cardiology with it and it performs fine for my purposes. Recommend highly

I ordered this tactical black scope almost 6 years ago and used daily. Perfect mix of quality, weight, comfort, sound and price. Ive used littmann previously. They make great stuff but the high end ones are too heavy and their lightweight models are too cheesy. This one fits right in between. The bell cover finally came apart and after being unable to find parts to order, contacted ADC. They responded same day to my email and sent out the parts I needed free of charge that was delivered a few days later. Great service. However, the black coating on the bell will fail and scratch off after a year or 2. They don't include cosmetic issues with their lifetime warranty. They were kind enough to help me out but I would suggest avoiding this particular model and stick with silver bell models. They are bulletproof....

I like that you don't hear a bunch of noises due to being one sided

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.

Emergency medicine physician, 8 years and counting. Been looking for a solid replacement for my current stethoscope which basically died on me, but unable to cough up 200 USD for the Littman model that I fancied. Stumbled across this beauty, and never looked back!Lightweight and doesn't even feel any heavier during 24-hour shifts. The sleek, extended tubing is a blessing for the back when taking vitals and stuff.The sound, which was heavily maligned by other reviews, may be due to the fact that it works in reverse, i.e. light contact is a bell function, deep pressure is a diaphragm (standard) one. It all takes getting used to, but the sounds are clear when used properly. Heck, the bell function was like listening to a bass amp!Tac Black color. Released the Batman in me. LOL Do wish this beaut was more available!