Prestige Clinical Royal Blue Stethoscope

When I started EMT school several years ago, I had to have a physical. I went to my doc and during the exam, I asked him about stethoscopes. I reminded him that I was a student, so my budget wasn't very large. He flipped his scope over and I saw that it was the Prestige Clinical I. He got his after his expensive Littman was stolen in the hospital on rounds. He jetted into a nursing uniform shop and picked his up. That was about 8 years before I saw him. I went out and bought the same one (about $40 at the time). I have never regretted it. My classmates liked it better than their Littmans, my instructors lusted after it and bought their own, and very few people will steal them because they want the Littman name. It is very comfortable, durable, great sound quality and excellent value. If you are just starting out or are an old pro, I highly recommend this scope. My doc owns his practice and has the budget to buy whatever he wants, but he has yet to change from his Prestige.

I had a Littman which I loved and lost, and needed a replacement - pronto - as I am in nursing school. I ordered the Prestige for price, length, and weight. There are many inexpensive scopes with a double tube towards the diaphragm and this adds to the weight. I have also tried some with poorly fitting ear pieces, which more or less renders them useless. This has a very sensitive diaphragm, well-fitting ear pieces (and two sets of replacements)... it is a nice color, excellent length, good weight, reasonable price, and arrived quickly.