Can I do anything about excessive sidetone in WE 500?

[bwroga]

How loud is the side-tone you hear on the first phone? It should be just below the volume of your voice spoken into the phone. Some new phones have little to no side-tone at all, which at least for me, makes it rather awkward.

The sidetone is about that loud, so I guess what I'm experiencing is normal.

[bwroga]

Lastly....two rotary phones is almost the start of a collection 

Now I just need to get one of these, and my collection will be complete!

[HarrySmith]

In case you have not noticed people tend to speak loudly into cell phones, that is because there is zero sidetone on a cell. It sounds like your 500's have normal sidetone.

[AL_as_needed]

The sidetone is about that loud, so I guess what I'm experiencing is normal.

Another phone related riddle solved by CRPF. 

Ah the classic doughnut phone in a very 70s brown.... Was never really into the whole design line series of sets.

[Pourme]

I had to have at least one doughnut phone...got a crisp looking white one so I'm good, now.