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.

Normally a Littmann nurse this is my first time going off brand and I’m very pleased .. the sound quality is amazing and I love the color

This is a very good and trust worthy brand, bought one 17 years ago that replaced a litman and this one replaced that one, was still able to hear out of it until the little band in the middle broke and i could not keep the ear piece in my ears immediately knew where to go and what brand to buy again would recommend to any health professionaL

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....

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!

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’ve already reviewed this stethy in a different color, but I purchased this for my friend as a gift because I love mine so much. I mainly use it for BPs and HRs but I can hear better than any Littman I’ve ever had. It’s also super durable I don’t feel like it’s a piece of junk around my neck. It’s weighty but not too heavy and comfortable to wear all day. I’ll be buying one for my daughter when she starts nursing school soon!