Eko CORE 500™ Digital Stethoscope — 40x Amplification, Active Noise Cancellation, 3-Lead ECG, FDA-Cleared AI with Eko+, Full-Color Display, Reimbursement Eligible — Silver, COR501

I’ve been using the Core 500 Digital Stethoscope for a little while now, and it has definitely exceeded my expectations. The sound quality is incredibly clear—far better than my traditional stethoscope. Being able to amplify heart and lung sounds makes assessments faster and more accurate, especially in noisy environments. The digital display is simple and intuitive, and the overall build feels solid and professional. I really appreciate the ability to replay sounds; it’s a game changer when double-checking findings or discussing cases with coworkers. Battery life has held up well, and it charges quickly. If you’re looking to upgrade or want a reliable stethoscope that gives you an edge with digital features, the Core 500 is absolutely worth it. Highly recommend for EMS, nursing, and medical professionals who want the best tools possible.

Absolutely love this stethoscope. I cannot recommend it any higher! I’ve been in the medical field for 25+ years, and I’ve always had difficulty hearing with a stethoscope to discern the various lung sounds and heart murmurs. This stethoscope muffles out any environmental noise and allows me to hear with such precision, that I can hear the tiniest, faint crackle or wheeze. Every coworker that’s expressed interest in it, I’ve handed it to them told them to go use it on a patient, and they come back in awe. It is well worth the price, in buying it through Amazon you can do longer payment plans if it’s not in the budget as a solid payment. I highly recommend it. I rarely use the Eko app, but the ability to record the EKG tracing in real time is amazing.

Bought this as a gift for graduating with my APRN. Looks very professional. I always struggled with being able to hear clearly with stethoscopes, love that I can turn up the sound and really hear and identify sounds clearly. I can easily hear murmurs I could never identify with my Littman. Love that you can toggle inbetween lung, heart or both. I use wide mostly unless I need a more clear sound from a specific area. Haven’t played must with the EKG features. Would buy again. Worth the prices. Well made. Lasts about a week consistent use before needing charging. Fast charges.

This was the best stethoscope I ever bought. The quality of sound and the visual is absolutely the best.

I have always been a fan of Eko. Got my first Litman Core in 2022 and will never go back to a standard stethoscope again. It' works amazingly. I recently upgraded to the Core 500. A little background, I work outpatient family medicine in a urban area. I see about 25-30 patiets per day in office, predominantly adults but also children and newborns. Pros: - sound quality is excellent. Exceptional filtering. I can hear more precisely than even with my other Eko products. It has helped me pick up on more early heart murmurs (allowing for early testing and early surveillance--including an asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis that was missed by his last provider). My parents really like hearing their kids heartbeat by bluetooth to my phone to allow for audio and I have used it in teaching as well so my student can listen as i'm listening. It's structurally stable. Lightweight--I barely notice the difference between it and my stethoscope. An ergonically works well. Cons - only one I can think of so far is that it's too large to use on a newborn. I have been very happy with my eko products and I appreciate the upgrade to the core 500. 2 other docturs in my office also have them. Most of the doctors here have upgraded to the digital stethoscopes. Most of them are Eko. We love it.

I never knew about this until I was looking for something completely different. The quality in the audio is amazing. With the analog stethoscopes sometimes I struggled with the sound. No anymore with this! Great product

Fun and functional special features. Expensive subscription to use all the features.

I am a medical student with graduate-level experience in signal processing. An early academic project of mine involved work on a portable ECG device, so I have a general understanding of the core ideas and challenges that come with designing such a device. I own a KardiaMobile portable 6L EKG device and a Littmann stethoscope with a tunable diaphragm which provide great points of comparison. My overall experience with this stethoscope is quite positive. I can see it being an useful learning tool as well, saving example EKG AND PCG recordings (simultaneously!!) of heart conditions as I observe them in the clinic. The EKG feature is easy to use, and finds a signal quite quickly (even faster than my KardiaMobile device). While it finds a signal super quick, it'd be nice to have some translation of the 3 plotted leads to the standard EKG leads found on a regular hospital system-- right now it requires some user interpretation. As far as the acoustics on this stethoscope go, it's handy to have the amplification, and I could see how it might help some clinicians with mild hearing loss. The noise-cancelling feature is also handy, reducing some of the artifactual noise you pick up with stethoscopes like the standard Littmann. HOWEVER, I find that turning the noise-cancelling can sometimes help pick up some of the higher-frequency sounds (the pulmonary setting also helps with this). Also, (nitpicking here) I've noticed the diaphragm paired with the Eko signal processing seems to be a bit different than I'm used to with the Littmann, especially on the cardio setting. Higher pressure on the Littmann emphasizes the higher frequency sounds, but on the Eko, it oddly seems to emphasize the lower frequency sounds. Also, sometimes the pressure optimal for clean EKG is not optimal for listening (in some cases). So it might require a little playing around and getting used to. Also, when using the stethoscope head paired with Bluetooth instead of the wired earpiece, there's a slight delay in the connection which is noticeable but at the end of the day is probably not a big deal, and could just be my earbuds. It is still pretty cool to be able to keep the head in my bag or pocket without the earpiece in case I see something interesting I want to record (and its fairly easy to tell on the app whether the acoustic/electric signal quality is good, even without listening). Overall, it's been both super educational and fun working with this stethoscope, and I look forward to using it more!

Esta increíble la calidad, el sonido y lo del electrocardiograma. Creo hasta el momento es el mejor estetoscopio que existe.

EXCELENTE !!!

Purchased for my daughter who is studying veterinary medicine. Connects seamlessly to her cochlear implants and enables her to hear the same as other students who don’t have a hearing loss. Bought in the standard colour which was the only one available which is lovely but would have loved an opportunity to be able to purchase the blue one but that is purely personal choice and cosmetic! Would be lovely to be able to purchase some of the accessories as would have loved the case to keep it safe. Great visual display. Love love love it!

I read about the CORE 500 and having used an electronic stethoscope for over 20 years, I was keen to try it. It is quite simply the best stethoscope I have ever owned. The sound is crystal clear and is wonderful for detecting murmurs, chest sounds, bruits, etc. The heart rate and ECG is a bonus. I don't subscribe to EKO Plus for AI interpretation as it's too expensive and I am happy to trust my many years of experience, but I can well imagine it being useful to doctors at an earlier stage in their career.

El producto viene con su empaque íntegro y bien protegido. Es increíble cómo mejora la auscultación cardíaca y registra telemetría de forma rápida y guarda una copia en el celular. He tenido algunos problemas para modificar el registro de los pacientes en la aplicación pero son cosas menores que seguramente repararan en actualizaciones.