Cardiomart brand stethoscopes

[HisTreasure, BSN, RN]

Now that I am officially a nurse and will be starting my first job soon I decided it was time to upgrade my stethoscope from my Littman Classic II to a better model. I heard Ultrascopes are good and was considering that brand, however while doing research on the Ultrascope I happened upon a site full of stethoscopes called cardiomart (http://www.cardiomart.com). They have one that looks just like an Ultrascope, one that looks like a Cardiology III, and one that looks like the Cardiocare stethoscope. They are really inexpensive compared to the mainstream competitors. Has anyone ever had experience with this company? How good are the stethoscopes in comparison to the name brands?

[WSU_Ally_RN, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't trust getting a scope from somewhere I've never heard of, especially since they are so much cheaper.... you get what you pay for. But anyway, why do you think you need a new scope? In all the clinicals I have done so far, I would say 99% of the nurses have a Littman Classic II. Even the doctors use these, for the most part. Unless you'll be on a cardiology floor, or something like that, I would say that the one you have now will be all you need...