The advice below is exactly on the money for me too. My passenger gets David Clark while I use Flightcom ANR. I passed on the Lightspeed 15K and the 20K was too many $$$$ more.
After sitting in the BOSE booth at Sun N Fun, I just couldn't bring myself to plunk down $1000 after the $100 discount..... Bob U. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Larry: > > A headset is a highly personal piece of equipment. I would > highly recommend wearing all the headsets you possibly can > before purchasing one - don't just take a recommendation. > Fit (including wear with sunglasses), weight, sound quality > of both the headset and mike, and ambient noise reduction, > are all important. One or more of these items may be more > important to you than others. > > You should definitely try the active noise reduction > headsets. In a noisy plane like the 'coupe, you can't > believe what a great job they do. > > I developed very strong personal preferences over thirty > years of flying. I found for instance, the David Clarks > which I wore in friend's planes gave me a headache because > of the high headband pressure they use to get a good seal. > Other brands had problems like: my ears wouldn't fit in the > earcups, earcups were very shallow so there was no > cushioning, you couldn't wear sunglasses because the seal > was broken or because the seal was so stiff it ground the > glass frames into your skin. > > In my former plane (much quieter) I used $40 Panasonic hi-fi > headsets with a Telex mike attached to the earcups. In the > Alon, I use a Bose headset because it is so comfortable (to > my taste), has a low earcup pressure and fits sunglasses > well because of its double seal, and it sounds great. The > noise reduction is incredible. But, I didn't buy it without > trying and comparing. I purchased a used one from someone > who thought it was too heavy and it hurt his neck; to each > his own taste. > > If you can't compare headsets, and this is your first, I > wouldn't purchase a $300 item. I'd go as cheap as possible > and live with it for a while - price doesn't necessarily > equate with what will feel good on your head. > > David > N6359V > > larry allison wrote: > > > > I'm in the market to buy a headset and David Clark's was highly > > recommended.
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