Need Recommendations: Denali ANR or Sennheiser HMEC 400 ANR?

[clonezone]

Unfortunately, none of the airport shops I have visited carry
either of these headsets in stock. The ANRs they carry -
lightspeeds,DC etc. just didn't cut it for me (for one reason
or another). The lightspeeds did rather
well on the ANR part but the voices sounded distant - this I
really did not like.

After reviewing many specs etc. I am thinking of the
Denali ANR or the Sennheiser HMEC 400. (which I'll have to
web-order)

Anyone had experience with both? Which did you prefer?
Criterea for me are comfort, fatigue (lack of), clarity of sound,
realistic reproduction of voice. (I'm trying to stay in and around
my $600-ish budget).

Any comments, suggestions, advice appreciated.

Thanks so much.
Regards,

- Aman

[JimC]

Headsets are a very personal item and what is ideal to one person may not
please the next person at all. The best thing you can do is try out several
and buy the one that's closest to ideal for you.

I tried several and ended up with a DRE-6000 and an Oregon Aero soft top.
For me, that's just about an unbeatable combination. I think that anr head
set sells for about $300.

Good luck,

JimC

"clonezone" > wrote in message
om...
> Unfortunately, none of the airport shops I have visited carry
> either of these headsets in stock. The ANRs they carry -
> lightspeeds,DC etc. just didn't cut it for me (for one reason
> or another). The lightspeeds did rather
> well on the ANR part but the voices sounded distant - this I
> really did not like.
>
> After reviewing many specs etc. I am thinking of the
> Denali ANR or the Sennheiser HMEC 400. (which I'll have to
> web-order)
>
> Anyone had experience with both? Which did you prefer?
> Criterea for me are comfort, fatigue (lack of), clarity of sound,
> realistic reproduction of voice. (I'm trying to stay in and around
> my $600-ish budget).
>
> Any comments, suggestions, advice appreciated.
>
> Thanks so much.
> Regards,
>
> - Aman

[G.R. Patterson III]

clonezone wrote:
>
> Any comments, suggestions, advice appreciated.

Check the Denali and Sennheiser web sites. They may have semi-free trial period
offers, such as Bose does.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

[Thomas Borchert]

Clonezone,

As you have already found out, headsets are a very personal thing. Look
for a vendor with a return policy.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Clamer Meltzer]

> After reviewing many specs etc. I am thinking of the
> Denali ANR or the Sennheiser HMEC 400. (which I'll have to
> web-order)
>
> Anyone had experience with both? Which did you prefer?
> Criterea for me are comfort, fatigue (lack of), clarity of sound,
> realistic reproduction of voice. (I'm trying to stay in and around
> my $600-ish budget).
>
> Any comments, suggestions, advice appreciated.
>
> Thanks so much.
> Regards,
>
> - Aman

I haven't had experience with both, but I bought the Sennheiser HMEC 400 on
the web. I like it, audio is very clear. The only problem I've had is that
the earcups/pads are a bit small. Maybe I should have my ears reduced? ;)
Batterylife is also short at about 9 hours, but there is an adapter to run
it on power from the panel.

Rgds

Clamer Meltzer

[Kobra]

I just upgraded my DC 13.4S for a Lightspeed Thirty 3G. I compared them to
the DC ANR, Denali and Bose. The Bose were the most comfortable, the
lightspeed was the best ANR and the DC seemed to have the highest quality.
The Denali's had a nice mix of each.

I got the Lightspeeds because they were super quiet and had input for cell
phone and CD/MP3 which works incredibly well. The cell phone input is great
for IFR clearances. The music input is wonderful for VFR xc flying,
especially at night.

Kobra

"Clamer Meltzer" > wrote in message
...
> > After reviewing many specs etc. I am thinking of the
> > Denali ANR or the Sennheiser HMEC 400. (which I'll have to
> > web-order)
> >
> > Anyone had experience with both? Which did you prefer?
> > Criterea for me are comfort, fatigue (lack of), clarity of sound,
> > realistic reproduction of voice. (I'm trying to stay in and around
> > my $600-ish budget).
> >
> > Any comments, suggestions, advice appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks so much.
> > Regards,
> >
> > - Aman
>
> I haven't had experience with both, but I bought the Sennheiser HMEC 400
on
> the web. I like it, audio is very clear. The only problem I've had is that
> the earcups/pads are a bit small. Maybe I should have my ears reduced? ;)
> Batterylife is also short at about 9 hours, but there is an adapter to run
> it on power from the panel.
>
> Rgds
>
> Clamer Meltzer
>
>